Turks in Ireland (Turkish: İrlanda Türkleri, Irish: Turcaigh in Éirinn) are Turkish people who live in Ireland having been born elsewhere or are Irish-born but have Turkish roots. By Turkish roots, this could mean roots linking back to Turkey, the island of Cyprus, or the communities of the Turkish diaspora.
İrlanda Türkleri | |
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Total population | |
Several thousand[1] est. 2,000-3,000 (2007 estimate)[2] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Cork, Dublin, Limerick | |
Languages | |
Turkish, English | |
Religion | |
Predominantly Sunni Islam Minority Alevism, Other religions, or Irreligious |
According to the 2016 Irish census, there are 1,043 Turkish nationals living in Ireland.[3] During the time of a 2005 strike against the GAMA Turkish Construction Company, socialist news websites reported that they alone employed 900[4][5][6] to 2,000[7] Turkish workers. The Turkish embassy may have an investment in downplaying the number of Turks in Ireland given the negative reception of Turks in other European countries, such as German Turks, Dutch Turks, and French-Turks.[2] Thus, overall, the number of Turkish descendants living in Ireland is estimated at 2,000-3,000.[2]
According to information from the Turkish Foreign Ministry on 06/02/2019, there are 4,500 Turkish citizens living in the Republic of Ireland.[8]