Knowledge (XXG)

Turks in Kosovo

Source 📝

1489: 2129: 74: 1465: 1477: 1449: 607:
The total census number for Turks (18,738) is somewhat lower than that of previous estimates. To give an example, in Lipjan/Lipljan, the figure of Turks decreases from 400–500 to 128. However, in the 2010 general elections, the Turkish political parties KDTP and KTB received together a total of 207
1680: 602:
stated that there was approximately 20,000 Kosovan Turks, constituting about 1% of Kosovo's population. More recent estimates suggest that there are now about 29,000 to 30,000 Turks living in Kosovo, forming between 1–2% of Kosovo's total population. According to the 2011 census 18,738 citizens
449:
As a result of the Turkification policies enacted by the Yugoslavian government between 1948-1956, the number of registered Turks in Kosovo jumped from a mere 1,313 (or 0.2% of the population) in 1948 to 34,343 (4.3% of Kosovo's population) in the 1953 census. This was partly the result of the
321:
experienced a widespread phenomenon where villagers settling in the cities would, upon arrival, begin adopting Turkish customs and the Turkish language. Those who settled in these urban environments, where Turkish was the language of communication with the government and the language of social
621:. The Turks in Mamusha are mainly of Albanian origin due to having turkified Albanian last names that derrived from Albanian tribes. Names like Taç, Bütüç, Mazrek, Gaş, etc are originally Thaçi, Bytyçi, Mazrreku, Gashi. However, the largest Turkish population in Kosovo live in 1930: 293:
rule. Although Turkish colonists began arriving in 1389–1455 when, during the Ottoman conquest, numbers of soldiers, officials, and merchants began to make their appearance in the major towns of Kosovo, the overwhelming majority of modern Turks in Kosovo are of
322:
prestige, opted to refer to themselves as Turks, in order to distinguish themselves from those who had not migrated to the cities and as a marker of socioeconomic status. A large number of these Turkified inhabitants still retain names alluding to their ethnic
608:
votes. Although members from other communities sometimes vote for Turkish parties and other issues need to be taken into account, this figure suggests that for this municipality the census figure may not be representative and that further analysis is needed.
2873: 1939: 643:
region together with Turkish speaking Muslim Roma the Divanjoldjije Group, they are concentrated in the urban areas of the city, and constitute roughly 0.4% of the total municipal population, and in the rural settlements of
629:
municipality, the Turkish community resides mostly in the town of Gjilane and in the villages of Livoç i Epërm and Dobërçan, constituting between 0.9–1.1% of the total population of the municipality. Kosovan Turks living in
634:
amount to roughly 1.5% of its total population; in the southern part of the town, Kosovan Turks live scattered in the city, while those who live in northern region reside in the "Bosniak Mahalla" neighbourhood. In
1697:
The KLA and other Albanian extremists sought to expel almost all non-Albanians (Serbs, Roma, Bosnians, Montenegrins, and even Turks). Some were killed, houses were burned, churches and monasteries destroyed.
2963: 3031: 438:(KLA). This persecution took various forms, including killings, burning of houses, destruction of churches and monasteries, as well as threats against monks and nuns.Additionally, many 1874: 1710: 371:. From this point, Kosovo as a political entity was discontinued as the region was divided among new administrative units. Following the Austrian and Bulgarian occupation during 2160: 2801: 2048: 1514: 1856:
Frau Adilji, Ihre Mutter stammt aus Pristina, ist aber ursprünglich Türkin. Ihr Vater wuchs als Albaner in einem serbischen Dorf nahe der kosovarischen Grenze auf.
625:. They constitute roughly 5% of Prizren's population, and the town remains the historical, cultural and political centre of the Kosovan Turkish community. In the 3041: 2828: 2153: 2925: 2868: 603:
declared themselves as Turks, constituting 1.1% of Kosovo's total population. The European Centre for minority Issues Kosovo has stated that:
2041: 1919: 1900: 1720: 1690: 376: 3026: 2806: 1488: 3036: 2883: 2818: 2212: 2146: 1536: 1434: 1066: 2643: 2002: 1983: 1960: 3021: 2995: 2034: 2232: 2128: 1333: 2878: 1812: 2893: 2093: 1284: 1219: 2888: 2706: 1565: 1503: 2930: 1541: 2582: 2490: 1617: 1464: 2942: 2920: 2915: 1208: 1069:(KTDP)- under the leadership of Mahir Yağcılar, centred in Prizren (the only registered Turkish party of Kosovo) 2900: 2542: 2272: 2208: 2823: 1295: 2978: 2843: 2813: 2615: 2260: 2255: 2057: 1227: 1214: 1290: 639:
Turks constitute about 0.9% of the total population, and live scattered throughout the urban areas. In the
2947: 2664: 2537: 2355: 2098: 1350: 443: 435: 1124: 2853: 2773: 2463: 2440: 2107: 2078: 1844: 1448: 1409: 1369: 1163: 368: 142: 1404: 1243: 2990: 2937: 2910: 2572: 2223: 1524: 1430: 1137: 840: 1202: 1189: 1129: 399:, regained control over the region. In 1946, Kosovo returned to maps when a region bearing the name 2783: 2763: 2758: 2753: 2659: 2305: 2277: 1176: 1417: 1374: 1356: 1303: 1271: 1111: 2968: 2690: 2680: 2372: 2172: 2073: 1256: 1142: 599: 1393: 1316: 1233: 1150: 1098: 1382: 1079: 2716: 2610: 2600: 2557: 2313: 1998: 1979: 1956: 1915: 1896: 1716: 1686: 1494: 1338: 1248: 736: 631: 364: 306: 252: 224: 152: 73: 48: 1168: 3000: 2905: 2778: 2527: 2522: 2510: 2500: 2495: 2485: 2480: 2424: 2402: 2382: 2367: 2318: 2282: 2242: 2204: 2068: 1476: 1092: 892: 344: 286: 242: 157: 147: 62: 1361: 458:
during the Ottoman era. These self declared Turks, almost exclusively consisting of ethnic
2973: 2863: 2858: 2833: 2768: 2633: 2605: 2567: 2552: 2547: 2515: 2505: 2472: 2362: 2350: 2287: 2237: 1519: 1194: 396: 328: 282: 2685: 1181: 2737: 2732: 2711: 2638: 2562: 2532: 2445: 2419: 2414: 2377: 2196: 2182: 2169: 2103: 1398: 1344: 468: 439: 431: 404: 363:
In 1912 the Ottoman Turks lost control over Kosovo and the region became a part of the
352: 290: 262: 212: 208: 1422: 1276: 1116: 3015: 2838: 2577: 2338: 2088: 1566:
http://esk.rks-gov.net/rekos2011/repository/flipbook/1/Te%20dhenat%20kryesore_ALB/#/0
1546: 419: 356: 336: 204: 1932:
Minority Communities in the 2011 Kosovo Census Results: Analysis and Recommendations
1876:
Theory and Practice of Human and Minority Rights under the Yugoslav Communist System
2848: 2250: 2113: 1888: 1401:, first Ambassador of the Republic of Kosovo to the People's Republic of Bangladesh 788: 427: 415: 340: 200: 1321: 395:. With the defeat of the Axis powers, Yugoslavia, then ruled by Communists led by 1308: 2983: 2793: 2407: 1329: 1084: 466:
until 1958 on the basis of a bilateral agreement between Yugoslavia and Turkey.
380: 372: 175: 1261: 655:
Turkish population in Kosovo according to the 2011 census (Turkish majority in
17: 2343: 955: 411: 384: 185: 1155: 1103: 2138: 1060:
Turkish Democratic Union- under the leadership of Erhan Köroğlu, centred in
1007: 918: 866: 459: 323: 295: 1972: 1531: 1387: 2026: 1786: 2083: 1882:, MIRICO: Human and Minority Rights in the Life Cycle of Ethnic Conflicts 1816: 1061: 942: 905: 749: 710: 640: 636: 423: 348: 318: 310: 124: 1750:
ONOMASTIC-HISTORICAL RESEARCH ON EXTINCT AND ACTUAL MINORITIES OF KOSOVA
1666:
ONOMASTIC-HISTORICAL RESEARCH ON EXTINCT AND ACTUAL MINORITIES OF KOSOVA
1651:
ONOMASTIC-HISTORICAL RESEARCH ON EXTINCT AND ACTUAL MINORITIES OF KOSOVA
2200: 1455: 981: 827: 814: 801: 762: 692: 678: 645: 622: 618: 388: 302: 119: 114: 442:
were forcibly displaced, and in the early stages of the conflict, the
1237: 1033: 1020: 994: 968: 879: 775: 723: 649: 626: 463: 446:specifically targeted and killed Turks. 332: 314: 278: 266: 180: 2013: 1287:, communist leader, theoretician, writer, publicist, and translator 853: 392: 2874:
Turkish diplomats assassinated by Armenian militant organisations
2964:
Turkish communities and minorities in the former Ottoman Empire
2142: 2030: 1353:, Turkish poet and author, as well as a politician and diplomat 1230:, officer of the Ottoman Army and a general of the Turkish Army 617:
The Turkish minority of Kosovo have a majority population in
1938:, European Centre for minority Issues Kosovo, archived from 1332:, journalist and liberal politician; founding member of the 652:
municipality, where they amount to 0.5% of the population.
1838: 1326:, writer, cartoonist, screenwriter, director and presenter 1057:
Turkish Public Front- under the leadership of Sezai Saipi
375:, Serbia and Montenegro became part of the newly created 387:
in 1941, the former territory of Kosovo became part of
2020:, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe 1813:"Population by gender, ethnicity at settlement level" 1053:
There are three Turkish political parties in Kosovo:
326:origin, usually consisting of tribal names such as 2956: 2792: 2746: 2725: 2699: 2673: 2652: 2626: 2593: 2470: 2458: 2433: 2393: 2329: 2296: 2220: 2191: 2179: 1929:European Centre for minority Issues Kosovo (2012), 1596: 1594: 414:, a variety of non-Albanian communities, including 194: 166: 133: 105: 80: 38: 1971: 1840:Sind Sie eine Mustermigrantin von Zwinglis Gnaden? 1774: 1682:Confronting Genocide: Judaism, Christianity, Islam 281:began in the late 14th century after the medieval 2802:Persecution of Muslims during Ottoman contraction 1581: 1579: 1577: 1575: 1573: 3032:Ethnic Turkish people by country of citizenship 1787:European Centre for minority Issues Kosovo 2012 1515:Turkish minorities in the former Ottoman Empire 605: 472:Turks in Kosovo according to official censuses 1712:Betrayal: A Political documentary of out times 475: 40: 2154: 2042: 1611: 1609: 1095:, Swiss TV presenter (Turkish-Kosovar mother) 54: 8: 33: 1798: 2188: 2161: 2147: 2139: 2049: 2035: 2027: 1974:Kosovo: How Myths and Truths Started a War 1953:Open Wounds: Human Rights Abuses in Kosovo 661: 32: 2834:1956–1989 Assimilation of Bulgarian Turks 2829:Exodus of Turks from Bulgaria (1950-1951) 2819:1944 Deportation of the Meskhetian Turks 1893:Ethnic Groups of Europe: An Encyclopedia 471: 1618:"Kosovo Turks' fear of Albanianization" 1558: 1444: 2926:National Socialist Underground murders 2869:Maratha, Santalaris and Aloda massacre 1762: 1735: 1709:Kovachevich, Sophia Z. (2012-02-09). 1636: 1414:, writer, poet and short story writer 1186:, writer, poet and short story writer 403:was granted autonomous status within 377:Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes 7: 2807:Exodus of Muslims from Serbia (1862) 1600: 1585: 1347:, football manager and former player 450:historical connotations of the word 106:Regions with significant populations 301:During Ottoman rule, the cities of 265:who constitute a minority group in 98:(about 1–2% of Kosovo's population) 1978:, University of California Press, 1537:Turkish Democratic Party of Kosovo 1435:Turkish Democratic Party of Kosovo 1253:, literary scholar and Turcologist 1205:, biographer, poet, and translator 1067:Turkish Democratic Party of Kosovo 25: 3042:Kosovan people of Turkish descent 2014:"Community Profile: Kosovo Turks" 454:, which had been synonymous with 391:, which was itself controlled by 95:Other estimates: 30,000 to 50,000 2996:Turks in the former Soviet Union 2127: 1487: 1475: 1463: 1447: 72: 1912:Historical Dictionary of Kosovo 470: 27:Ethnic minority group in Kosovo 2747:Diaspora in Post-Soviet States 1: 2894:Assassination of Galip Balkar 2884:Assassination of Orhan Gündüz 1811:Kosovo Agency of Statistics. 1470:An Ottoman mosque in Prizren. 289:and the territory came under 92:(1.1% of Kosovo's population) 2889:Assassination of Erkut Akbay 2627:Diaspora in the Persian Gulf 1997:, Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1993:O'Neill, William G. (2002), 1815:. p. 12. Archived from 1504:Mosque of Muderis Ali Efendi 648:and Banullë/Bandulić in the 462:, then began to emigrate to 3027:Turkish diaspora by country 2879:Assassination of Taha Carım 1995:Kosovo: An Unfinished Peace 1951:Human Rights Watch (1993), 3058: 3037:Turkish diaspora in Europe 2943:Banya Bashi Mosque clashes 2921:1993 Solingen arson attack 2018:Kosovo Communities Profile 1679:Jacobs, Steven L. (2009). 1211:, poet and historiographer 2916:1991 Altun Kupri massacre 2674:Diaspora in South America 2594:Diaspora in North America 2125: 2064: 1752:. ASHAK. p. 245-246. 434:, were persecuted by the 199: 171: 138: 110: 85: 71: 2901:1983 Orly Airport attack 2209:Turkish Cypriot diaspora 1837:Jikhareva, Anna (2015), 277:Turkish settlement into 3022:Ethnic groups in Kosovo 2979:Turks in the Arab world 2844:Bloody Christmas (1963) 2814:Kirkuk Massacre of 1924 2108:Ashkali & Egyptians 2058:Ethnic groups in Kosovo 1775:Human Rights Watch 1993 1748:Gashi, Skënder (2015). 1715:. Xlibris Corporation. 1664:Gashi, Skënder (2015). 1649:Gashi, Skënder (2015). 1542:Kosovo–Turkey relations 2948:Iraqi Turkmen genocide 2931:Murder of Enver Şimşek 2700:Diaspora in South Asia 2233:Bosnia and Herzegovina 1970:Mertus, Julie (1999), 1955:, Human Rights Watch, 1910:Elsie, Robert (2010), 1392:, former president of 1215:Hacı Ömer Lütfü Efendi 610: 483:% of total population 436:Kosovo Liberation Army 256: 246: 228: 55: 41: 2906:1989 Fergana massacre 2854:Afrikaanderwijk riots 2726:Diaspora in East Asia 1873:Baltic, Nina (2007), 1845:WOZ Die Wochenzeitung 1668:. ASHAK. p. 724. 1653:. ASHAK. p. 724. 1291:Abdurrahman Şeref Laç 1209:Prizrenli Suzi Çelebi 195:Related ethnic groups 143:Balkan Gagauz Turkish 2991:Turks in the Balkans 2938:2004 Cologne bombing 2911:1990 Komotini events 2839:1959 Kirkuk massacre 2644:United Arab Emirates 2180:Traditional areas of 1525:Turks in the Balkans 1497:building in Prizren. 1441:Ottoman architecture 1281:, singer and actress 1228:Cafer Tayyar Eğilmez 1074:Notable Kosovo Turks 89:18,738 (2011 census) 2653:Diaspora in Oceania 2394:Turkish minorities 2330:Turkish minorities 2297:Turkish minorities 2221:Turkish minorities 2192:Turkish majorities: 1914:, Scarecrow Press, 1685:. Lexington Books. 1433:, President of the 1351:Yahya Kemal Beyatlı 1125:Tevfik Nazif Arıcan 613:Areas of settlement 401:Kosovo and Metohija 56:Kosova'daki Türkler 35: 2969:Turkish population 2824:Gavurbağı massacre 2459:Diaspora in Africa 1370:Ekrem Behçet Tezel 1266:, military general 1199:, community leader 1164:Mehmet Faik Baysal 600:Human Rights Watch 379:in 1918. When the 365:Kingdoms of Serbia 261:), are the ethnic 3009: 3008: 2454: 2453: 2136: 2135: 1921:978-0-8108-7231-8 1902:978-1-59884-302-6 1722:978-1-4653-0574-9 1692:978-0-7391-3589-1 1495:League of Prizren 1313:, poet and writer 1285:Hikmet Kıvılcımlı 1224:, poet and writer 1046: 1045: 586: 585: 233:), also known as 218: 217: 16:(Redirected from 3049: 3001:Turkish diaspora 2396:in North Africa: 2383:Turkmen Mountain 2299:in the Caucasus: 2189: 2163: 2156: 2149: 2140: 2131: 2051: 2044: 2037: 2028: 2021: 2007: 1988: 1977: 1965: 1946: 1944: 1937: 1924: 1905: 1883: 1881: 1859: 1858: 1853: 1851: 1834: 1828: 1827: 1825: 1824: 1808: 1802: 1796: 1790: 1784: 1778: 1772: 1766: 1760: 1754: 1753: 1745: 1739: 1733: 1727: 1726: 1706: 1700: 1699: 1676: 1670: 1669: 1661: 1655: 1654: 1646: 1640: 1634: 1628: 1627: 1625: 1624: 1613: 1604: 1598: 1589: 1583: 1568: 1563: 1491: 1479: 1467: 1454:Ottoman mosque, 1451: 1426: 1413: 1405:Nusret Dişo Ülkü 1391: 1378: 1365: 1325: 1312: 1299: 1280: 1265: 1252: 1244:Nimetullah Hafız 1223: 1198: 1185: 1172: 1159: 1146: 1133: 1120: 1107: 1088: 662: 469: 287:Battle of Kosovo 259: 249: 231: 230:Turqit në Kosovë 81:Total population 76: 66: 58: 52: 44: 42:Turqit në Kosovë 36: 21: 3057: 3056: 3052: 3051: 3050: 3048: 3047: 3046: 3012: 3011: 3010: 3005: 2974:Turks in Europe 2952: 2864:Tochni massacre 2859:Revival Process 2788: 2742: 2721: 2695: 2669: 2648: 2622: 2589: 2466: 2450: 2429: 2395: 2389: 2331: 2325: 2298: 2292: 2273:North Macedonia 2222: 2216: 2205:Northern Cyprus 2181: 2175: 2167: 2137: 2132: 2123: 2060: 2055: 2025: 2011: 2005: 1992: 1986: 1969: 1963: 1950: 1942: 1935: 1928: 1922: 1909: 1903: 1887: 1879: 1872: 1868: 1863: 1862: 1849: 1847: 1836: 1835: 1831: 1822: 1820: 1810: 1809: 1805: 1797: 1793: 1785: 1781: 1773: 1769: 1761: 1757: 1747: 1746: 1742: 1734: 1730: 1723: 1708: 1707: 1703: 1693: 1678: 1677: 1673: 1663: 1662: 1658: 1648: 1647: 1643: 1635: 1631: 1622: 1620: 1616:Today's Zaman. 1615: 1614: 1607: 1599: 1592: 1584: 1571: 1564: 1560: 1555: 1520:Turks in Serbia 1511: 1498: 1492: 1483: 1480: 1471: 1468: 1459: 1452: 1443: 1420: 1407: 1394:Fenerbahçe S.K. 1385: 1372: 1359: 1319: 1306: 1293: 1274: 1259: 1246: 1217: 1192: 1179: 1166: 1153: 1140: 1138:Necmi Rıza Ayça 1127: 1114: 1101: 1082: 1076: 1051: 669: 615: 596: 591: 477:Year of census 397:Josip Broz Tito 285:state lost the 275: 257: 248:Kosova Türkleri 247: 229: 221:Turks in Kosovo 190: 162: 129: 101: 67: 60: 53: 46: 34:Turks in Kosovo 31: 28: 23: 22: 18:Turks of Kosovo 15: 12: 11: 5: 3055: 3053: 3045: 3044: 3039: 3034: 3029: 3024: 3014: 3013: 3007: 3006: 3004: 3003: 2998: 2993: 2988: 2987: 2986: 2976: 2971: 2966: 2960: 2958: 2954: 2953: 2951: 2950: 2945: 2940: 2935: 2934: 2933: 2923: 2918: 2913: 2908: 2903: 2898: 2897: 2896: 2891: 2886: 2881: 2871: 2866: 2861: 2856: 2851: 2846: 2841: 2836: 2831: 2826: 2821: 2816: 2811: 2810: 2809: 2798: 2796: 2790: 2789: 2787: 2786: 2781: 2776: 2771: 2766: 2761: 2756: 2750: 2748: 2744: 2743: 2741: 2740: 2735: 2729: 2727: 2723: 2722: 2720: 2719: 2714: 2709: 2703: 2701: 2697: 2696: 2694: 2693: 2688: 2683: 2677: 2675: 2671: 2670: 2668: 2667: 2662: 2656: 2654: 2650: 2649: 2647: 2646: 2641: 2636: 2630: 2628: 2624: 2623: 2621: 2620: 2619: 2618: 2616:South Carolina 2608: 2603: 2597: 2595: 2591: 2590: 2588: 2587: 2586: 2585: 2578:United Kingdom 2575: 2570: 2565: 2560: 2555: 2550: 2545: 2540: 2535: 2530: 2525: 2520: 2519: 2518: 2508: 2503: 2498: 2493: 2491:Czech Republic 2488: 2483: 2477: 2475: 2468: 2467: 2462: 2460: 2456: 2455: 2452: 2451: 2449: 2448: 2443: 2437: 2435: 2431: 2430: 2428: 2427: 2422: 2417: 2412: 2411: 2410: 2399: 2397: 2391: 2390: 2388: 2387: 2386: 2385: 2375: 2370: 2365: 2360: 2359: 2358: 2348: 2347: 2346: 2335: 2333: 2332:in the Levant: 2327: 2326: 2324: 2323: 2322: 2321: 2316: 2308: 2302: 2300: 2294: 2293: 2291: 2290: 2285: 2280: 2275: 2270: 2265: 2264: 2263: 2261:Western Thrace 2258: 2253: 2245: 2240: 2235: 2229: 2227: 2224:in the Balkans 2218: 2217: 2213:Mainland Turks 2195: 2193: 2186: 2177: 2176: 2170:Turkish people 2168: 2166: 2165: 2158: 2151: 2143: 2134: 2133: 2126: 2124: 2122: 2121: 2116: 2111: 2101: 2096: 2091: 2086: 2081: 2076: 2071: 2065: 2062: 2061: 2056: 2054: 2053: 2046: 2039: 2031: 2024: 2023: 2009: 2003: 1990: 1984: 1967: 1961: 1948: 1926: 1920: 1907: 1901: 1885: 1869: 1867: 1864: 1861: 1860: 1829: 1803: 1791: 1779: 1767: 1755: 1740: 1728: 1721: 1701: 1691: 1671: 1656: 1641: 1629: 1605: 1590: 1569: 1557: 1556: 1554: 1551: 1550: 1549: 1544: 1539: 1534: 1529: 1528: 1527: 1522: 1510: 1507: 1500: 1499: 1493: 1486: 1484: 1481: 1474: 1472: 1469: 1462: 1460: 1453: 1446: 1442: 1439: 1438: 1437: 1431:Mahir Yağcılar 1428: 1415: 1402: 1396: 1380: 1367: 1354: 1348: 1342: 1339:Ali Haydar Şen 1336: 1327: 1314: 1301: 1288: 1282: 1268: 1267: 1254: 1241: 1231: 1225: 1212: 1206: 1200: 1190:Süleyman Brina 1187: 1174: 1161: 1148: 1135: 1122: 1109: 1096: 1090: 1075: 1072: 1071: 1070: 1064: 1058: 1050: 1047: 1044: 1043: 1040: 1037: 1030: 1029: 1026: 1023: 1017: 1016: 1013: 1010: 1004: 1003: 1000: 997: 991: 990: 987: 984: 978: 977: 974: 971: 965: 964: 961: 958: 952: 951: 948: 945: 939: 938: 935: 932: 928: 927: 924: 921: 915: 914: 911: 908: 902: 901: 898: 895: 889: 888: 885: 882: 876: 875: 872: 869: 863: 862: 859: 856: 850: 849: 846: 843: 837: 836: 833: 830: 824: 823: 820: 817: 811: 810: 807: 804: 798: 797: 794: 791: 785: 784: 781: 778: 772: 771: 768: 765: 759: 758: 755: 752: 746: 745: 742: 739: 733: 732: 729: 726: 720: 719: 716: 713: 707: 706: 701: 696: 688: 687: 684: 681: 675: 674: 671: 666: 614: 611: 595: 592: 590: 587: 584: 583: 580: 577: 573: 572: 569: 566: 562: 561: 558: 555: 551: 550: 547: 544: 540: 539: 536: 533: 529: 528: 525: 522: 518: 517: 514: 511: 507: 506: 503: 500: 496: 495: 492: 489: 485: 484: 481: 478: 474: 473: 405:FPR Yugoslavia 274: 271: 258:Turqit Kosovar 216: 215: 213:Turkic peoples 209:Turkish people 197: 196: 192: 191: 189: 188: 183: 178: 172: 169: 168: 164: 163: 161: 160: 155: 150: 145: 139: 136: 135: 131: 130: 128: 127: 122: 117: 111: 108: 107: 103: 102: 100: 99: 96: 93: 90: 86: 83: 82: 78: 77: 69: 68: 39: 29: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 3054: 3043: 3040: 3038: 3035: 3033: 3030: 3028: 3025: 3023: 3020: 3019: 3017: 3002: 2999: 2997: 2994: 2992: 2989: 2985: 2982: 2981: 2980: 2977: 2975: 2972: 2970: 2967: 2965: 2962: 2961: 2959: 2955: 2949: 2946: 2944: 2941: 2939: 2936: 2932: 2929: 2928: 2927: 2924: 2922: 2919: 2917: 2914: 2912: 2909: 2907: 2904: 2902: 2899: 2895: 2892: 2890: 2887: 2885: 2882: 2880: 2877: 2876: 2875: 2872: 2870: 2867: 2865: 2862: 2860: 2857: 2855: 2852: 2850: 2847: 2845: 2842: 2840: 2837: 2835: 2832: 2830: 2827: 2825: 2822: 2820: 2817: 2815: 2812: 2808: 2805: 2804: 2803: 2800: 2799: 2797: 2795: 2791: 2785: 2782: 2780: 2777: 2775: 2772: 2770: 2767: 2765: 2762: 2760: 2757: 2755: 2752: 2751: 2749: 2745: 2739: 2736: 2734: 2731: 2730: 2728: 2724: 2718: 2715: 2713: 2710: 2708: 2705: 2704: 2702: 2698: 2692: 2689: 2687: 2684: 2682: 2679: 2678: 2676: 2672: 2666: 2663: 2661: 2658: 2657: 2655: 2651: 2645: 2642: 2640: 2637: 2635: 2632: 2631: 2629: 2625: 2617: 2614: 2613: 2612: 2611:United States 2609: 2607: 2604: 2602: 2599: 2598: 2596: 2592: 2584: 2581: 2580: 2579: 2576: 2574: 2571: 2569: 2566: 2564: 2561: 2559: 2556: 2554: 2551: 2549: 2546: 2544: 2541: 2539: 2538:Liechtenstein 2536: 2534: 2531: 2529: 2526: 2524: 2521: 2517: 2514: 2513: 2512: 2509: 2507: 2504: 2502: 2499: 2497: 2494: 2492: 2489: 2487: 2484: 2482: 2479: 2478: 2476: 2474: 2469: 2465: 2461: 2457: 2447: 2444: 2442: 2439: 2438: 2436: 2434:Other regions 2432: 2426: 2423: 2421: 2418: 2416: 2413: 2409: 2406: 2405: 2404: 2401: 2400: 2398: 2392: 2384: 2381: 2380: 2379: 2376: 2374: 2371: 2369: 2366: 2364: 2361: 2357: 2354: 2353: 2352: 2349: 2345: 2342: 2341: 2340: 2337: 2336: 2334: 2328: 2320: 2317: 2315: 2312: 2311: 2309: 2307: 2304: 2303: 2301: 2295: 2289: 2286: 2284: 2281: 2279: 2276: 2274: 2271: 2269: 2266: 2262: 2259: 2257: 2254: 2252: 2249: 2248: 2246: 2244: 2241: 2239: 2236: 2234: 2231: 2230: 2228: 2225: 2219: 2214: 2210: 2206: 2202: 2198: 2194: 2190: 2187: 2184: 2178: 2174: 2171: 2164: 2159: 2157: 2152: 2150: 2145: 2144: 2141: 2130: 2120: 2117: 2115: 2112: 2109: 2105: 2102: 2100: 2097: 2095: 2092: 2090: 2087: 2085: 2082: 2080: 2077: 2075: 2072: 2070: 2067: 2066: 2063: 2059: 2052: 2047: 2045: 2040: 2038: 2033: 2032: 2029: 2019: 2015: 2012:OSCE (2010), 2010: 2006: 2004:1-58826-021-6 2000: 1996: 1991: 1987: 1985:0-520-21865-5 1981: 1976: 1975: 1968: 1964: 1962:1-56432-131-2 1958: 1954: 1949: 1945:on 2014-01-03 1941: 1934: 1933: 1927: 1923: 1917: 1913: 1908: 1904: 1898: 1894: 1890: 1889:Cole, Jeffrey 1886: 1878: 1877: 1871: 1870: 1865: 1857: 1846: 1842: 1841: 1833: 1830: 1819:on 2016-05-08 1818: 1814: 1807: 1804: 1800: 1795: 1792: 1788: 1783: 1780: 1776: 1771: 1768: 1764: 1759: 1756: 1751: 1744: 1741: 1737: 1732: 1729: 1724: 1718: 1714: 1713: 1705: 1702: 1698: 1694: 1688: 1684: 1683: 1675: 1672: 1667: 1660: 1657: 1652: 1645: 1642: 1638: 1633: 1630: 1619: 1612: 1610: 1606: 1602: 1597: 1595: 1591: 1587: 1582: 1580: 1578: 1576: 1574: 1570: 1567: 1562: 1559: 1552: 1548: 1547:Turkification 1545: 1543: 1540: 1538: 1535: 1533: 1530: 1526: 1523: 1521: 1518: 1517: 1516: 1513: 1512: 1508: 1506: 1505: 1502:See also the 1496: 1490: 1485: 1478: 1473: 1466: 1461: 1457: 1450: 1445: 1440: 1436: 1432: 1429: 1427:, businessman 1424: 1419: 1416: 1411: 1406: 1403: 1400: 1397: 1395: 1389: 1384: 1381: 1376: 1371: 1368: 1363: 1358: 1355: 1352: 1349: 1346: 1343: 1341:, businessman 1340: 1337: 1335: 1334:Liberty Party 1331: 1328: 1323: 1318: 1315: 1310: 1305: 1302: 1297: 1292: 1289: 1286: 1283: 1278: 1273: 1270: 1269: 1263: 1258: 1255: 1250: 1245: 1242: 1239: 1235: 1232: 1229: 1226: 1221: 1216: 1213: 1210: 1207: 1204: 1201: 1196: 1191: 1188: 1183: 1178: 1177:Zeynel Beksaç 1175: 1170: 1165: 1162: 1157: 1152: 1149: 1144: 1139: 1136: 1131: 1126: 1123: 1118: 1113: 1110: 1108:, businessman 1105: 1100: 1097: 1094: 1093:Gülsha Adilji 1091: 1086: 1081: 1078: 1077: 1073: 1068: 1065: 1063: 1059: 1056: 1055: 1054: 1048: 1041: 1038: 1035: 1032: 1031: 1027: 1024: 1022: 1019: 1018: 1014: 1011: 1009: 1006: 1005: 1001: 998: 996: 993: 992: 988: 985: 983: 980: 979: 975: 972: 970: 967: 966: 962: 959: 957: 954: 953: 949: 946: 944: 941: 940: 936: 933: 930: 929: 925: 922: 920: 917: 916: 912: 909: 907: 904: 903: 899: 896: 894: 891: 890: 886: 883: 881: 878: 877: 873: 870: 868: 865: 864: 860: 857: 855: 852: 851: 847: 844: 842: 839: 838: 834: 831: 829: 826: 825: 821: 818: 816: 813: 812: 808: 805: 803: 800: 799: 795: 792: 790: 787: 786: 782: 779: 777: 774: 773: 769: 766: 764: 761: 760: 756: 753: 751: 748: 747: 743: 740: 738: 735: 734: 730: 727: 725: 722: 721: 717: 714: 712: 709: 708: 705: 702: 700: 697: 695: 694: 690: 689: 685: 682: 680: 677: 676: 672: 670:(2011 Census) 667: 665:Municipality 664: 663: 660: 658: 653: 651: 647: 642: 638: 633: 628: 624: 620: 612: 609: 604: 601: 598:In 1993, the 593: 588: 581: 578: 575: 574: 570: 567: 564: 563: 559: 556: 553: 552: 548: 545: 542: 541: 537: 534: 531: 530: 526: 523: 520: 519: 515: 512: 509: 508: 504: 501: 498: 497: 493: 490: 487: 486: 482: 479: 476: 467: 465: 461: 457: 453: 447: 445: 441: 437: 433: 429: 425: 421: 417: 413: 408: 406: 402: 398: 394: 390: 386: 382: 378: 374: 370: 366: 361: 359: 358: 354: 350: 346: 342: 338: 334: 330: 325: 320: 316: 312: 308: 304: 299: 297: 292: 288: 284: 280: 272: 270: 268: 264: 260: 254: 250: 244: 240: 239:Kosovan Turks 236: 232: 226: 222: 214: 210: 206: 205:Gagauz people 202: 198: 193: 187: 184: 182: 179: 177: 174: 173: 170: 165: 159: 156: 154: 151: 149: 146: 144: 141: 140: 137: 132: 126: 123: 121: 118: 116: 113: 112: 109: 104: 97: 94: 91: 88: 87: 84: 79: 75: 70: 64: 57: 50: 43: 37: 19: 2849:Akritas plan 2774:Turkmenistan 2471:Diaspora in 2464:South Africa 2441:Saudi Arabia 2267: 2118: 2099:Montenegrins 2017: 1994: 1973: 1952: 1940:the original 1931: 1911: 1895:, ABC-CLIO, 1892: 1875: 1866:Bibliography 1855: 1848:, retrieved 1839: 1832: 1821:. Retrieved 1817:the original 1806: 1799:O'Neill 2002 1794: 1782: 1770: 1758: 1749: 1743: 1731: 1711: 1704: 1696: 1681: 1674: 1665: 1659: 1650: 1644: 1632: 1621:. Retrieved 1561: 1501: 1418:Vehbi Varlık 1379:, politician 1366:, politician 1357:İsmet Tavgaç 1304:Hasan Mercan 1300:, politician 1272:Suzan Kardeş 1234:Melih Gökçek 1173:, politician 1147:, cartoonist 1134:, politician 1121:, politician 1112:Cemil Arıcan 1089:, politician 1052: 789:Fushë Kosovë 703: 698: 691: 656: 654: 616: 606: 597: 589:Demographics 455: 451: 448: 428:Montenegrins 409: 400: 362: 360:and others. 327: 300: 276: 238: 235:Kosovo Turks 234: 220: 219: 201:Balkan Turks 30:Ethnic group 2984:Kouloughlis 2794:Turkophobia 2707:Afghanistan 2665:New Zealand 2573:Switzerland 2543:Netherlands 2408:Kouloughlis 2079:Circassians 1763:Mertus 1999 1736:Baltic 2007 1421: [ 1408: [ 1399:Güner Ureya 1386: [ 1373: [ 1360: [ 1345:Naci Şensoy 1330:Ahmet Samim 1320: [ 1307: [ 1294: [ 1275: [ 1260: [ 1257:Adem Huduti 1247: [ 1240:(1994–2017) 1236:, mayor of 1218: [ 1203:Aşık Çelebi 1193: [ 1180: [ 1167: [ 1154: [ 1141: [ 1128: [ 1115: [ 1102: [ 1083: [ 430:, and even 410:During the 381:Axis powers 373:World War I 176:Sunni Islam 3016:Categories 2784:Uzbekistan 2764:Kyrgyzstan 2759:Kazakhstan 2754:Azerbaijan 2344:Turkmeneli 2306:Azerbaijan 2278:Montenegro 2256:Dodecanese 2185:settlement 2173:by country 1823:2016-04-29 1765:, 316–317. 1637:Elsie 2010 1623:2012-02-24 1553:References 1317:Gani Müjde 1151:Enver Baki 1099:Mazhar Apa 673:% Turkish 594:Population 412:Kosovo War 385:Yugoslavia 369:Montenegro 211:and other 186:Irreligion 2691:Venezuela 2681:Argentina 2660:Australia 2373:Palestine 2319:Meskhetia 2069:Albanians 1601:Cole 2011 1586:OSCE 2010 1383:Razi Trak 1080:Emin Açar 1008:Skenderaj 867:Novo Brdo 841:Gračanica 737:Mitrovicë 632:Mitrovica 460:Albanians 383:occupied 307:Mitrovica 134:Languages 2957:See also 2717:Pakistan 2558:Portugal 2314:Abkhazia 2310:Georgia 2238:Bulgaria 2201:Muhacirs 2074:Bosniaks 1891:(2011), 1509:See also 1482:Prizren. 1160:, writer 1062:Pristina 1049:Politics 919:Suharekë 906:Podujevë 893:Kamenicë 750:Vushtrri 711:Pristina 641:Pristina 637:Vushtrri 424:Bosnians 349:Krasniqi 345:Kastrati 324:Albanian 319:Pristina 311:Vushtrri 298:origin. 296:Albanian 253:Albanian 225:Albanian 167:Religion 153:Albanian 125:Pristina 49:Albanian 2779:Ukraine 2528:Ireland 2523:Hungary 2511:Germany 2501:Finland 2496:Denmark 2486:Belgium 2481:Austria 2425:Tunisia 2403:Algeria 2368:Lebanon 2283:Romania 2247:Greece 2243:Croatia 2183:Turkish 2106: ( 1456:Prizren 982:Rahovec 956:Kaçanik 828:Gjakovë 815:Ferizaj 763:Dragash 693:Mamusha 679:Prizren 646:Janjevo 623:Prizren 619:Mamusha 389:Albania 353:Kryeziu 329:Berisha 303:Prizren 291:Ottoman 283:Serbian 273:History 243:Turkish 158:Serbian 148:Turkish 120:Prizren 115:Mamusha 63:Turkish 2769:Russia 2686:Brazil 2634:Kuwait 2606:Mexico 2601:Canada 2583:London 2568:Sweden 2553:Poland 2548:Norway 2516:Berlin 2506:France 2473:Europe 2363:Jordan 2351:Israel 2288:Serbia 2268:Kosovo 2197:Turkey 2089:Gorani 2084:Croats 2001:  1982:  1959:  1918:  1899:  1719:  1689:  1639:, 276. 1603:, 368. 1532:Mamuša 1238:Ankara 1039:18,738 1034:Kosovo 1021:Shtime 995:Klokot 969:Obiliq 880:Drenas 783:0.22% 776:Lipjan 770:0.59% 757:0.39% 744:0.72% 731:1.08% 724:Gjilan 718:1.08% 704:93.11% 686:5.11% 668:Turks 650:Lipjan 627:Gjilan 579:18,738 568:12,513 557:12,224 546:25,784 535:34,583 513:24,946 502:23,698 491:27,920 480:Turks 464:Turkey 456:Muslim 333:Bytyçi 315:Gjilan 279:Kosovo 267:Kosovo 181:Sufism 59:  45:  2738:Japan 2733:China 2712:India 2639:Qatar 2563:Spain 2533:Italy 2446:Yemen 2420:Libya 2415:Egypt 2378:Syria 2251:Crete 2119:Turks 2114:Serbs 1943:(PDF) 1936:(PDF) 1880:(PDF) 1850:6 May 1801:, 56. 1777:, 54. 1738:, 29. 1425:] 1412:] 1390:] 1377:] 1364:] 1324:] 1311:] 1298:] 1279:] 1264:] 1251:] 1222:] 1197:] 1184:] 1171:] 1158:] 1145:] 1132:] 1119:] 1106:] 1087:] 1042:1.1% 1036:total 943:Klinë 854:Istog 715:2,156 699:5,128 683:9,091 582:1.1% 571:0.8% 560:1.0% 549:2.7% 538:4.3% 527:0.2% 524:1,315 516:3.8% 505:4.3% 494:6.3% 440:Turks 432:Turks 416:Serbs 393:Italy 337:Gashi 263:Turks 2356:Jews 2339:Iraq 2104:Roma 2094:Jews 1999:ISBN 1980:ISBN 1957:ISBN 1916:ISBN 1897:ISBN 1852:2021 1789:, 6. 1717:ISBN 1687:ISBN 1588:, 3. 931:Viti 802:Pejë 657:bold 576:2011 565:1981 554:1971 543:1961 532:1953 521:1948 510:1939 499:1931 488:1921 452:Turk 420:Roma 367:and 357:Luma 341:Hoti 317:and 2203:), 780:128 767:202 754:278 741:518 728:978 659:): 444:KLA 237:or 3018:: 2211:, 2016:, 1854:, 1843:, 1695:. 1608:^ 1593:^ 1572:^ 1423:tr 1410:tr 1388:tr 1375:tr 1362:tr 1322:tr 1309:tr 1296:tr 1277:tr 1262:tr 1249:tr 1220:tr 1195:tr 1182:tr 1169:tr 1156:tr 1143:tr 1130:tr 1117:tr 1104:tr 1085:tr 1028:% 1015:% 1002:% 989:% 976:% 963:% 950:% 937:% 926:% 913:% 900:% 887:% 874:% 861:% 858:10 848:% 845:15 835:% 832:16 822:% 819:55 809:% 806:59 796:% 793:62 426:, 422:, 418:, 407:. 355:, 351:, 347:, 343:, 339:, 335:, 331:, 313:, 309:, 305:, 269:. 255:: 251:, 245:: 227:: 207:, 203:, 2226:: 2215:) 2207:( 2199:( 2162:e 2155:t 2148:v 2110:) 2050:e 2043:t 2036:v 2022:. 2008:. 1989:. 1966:. 1947:. 1925:. 1906:. 1884:. 1826:. 1725:. 1626:. 1458:. 1025:1 1012:1 999:1 986:2 973:2 960:2 947:3 934:4 923:4 910:5 897:5 884:5 871:7 241:( 223:( 65:) 61:( 51:) 47:( 20:)

Index

Turks of Kosovo
Albanian
Turkish

Mamusha
Prizren
Pristina
Balkan Gagauz Turkish
Turkish
Albanian
Serbian
Sunni Islam
Sufism
Irreligion
Balkan Turks
Gagauz people
Turkish people
Turkic peoples
Albanian
Turkish
Albanian
Turks
Kosovo
Kosovo
Serbian
Battle of Kosovo
Ottoman
Albanian
Prizren
Mitrovica

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.