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{{Short description|Ethnic group in Denmark}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox ethnic group
| group = Turks in Denmark
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| population = {{Plainlist| *75,000 (2015 estimate)<ref name=Milliyet2015>{{citation|last=|first=|year=2015|title=Türk kadınının derdi Danimarka'da da aynı|url=https://www.milliyet.com.tr/gundem/turk-kadininin-derdi-danimarka-da-da-ayni-2046656|publisher=[[Milliyet]]|quote=Danimarka'da yaşayan 75 bin Türk nüfusunda,...|access-date=7 September 2021}}</ref> <br/> plus 2,000 [[Iraqi Turkmen|Iraqi Turks]] (2010 estimate by Professor Suphi Saatçi)<ref name="Duman2010p11">{{citation|last=Duman|first=Bilgay|year=2010|title=Türkiye'ye Yönelik Türkmen Göçü ve Türkiye'deki Türkmen Varlığı|url=https://www.orsam.org.tr/tr/turkiye-ye-yonelik-turkmen-gocu-ve-turkiye-deki-turkmen-varligi/|page=11|publisher=[[Center for Middle Eastern Strategic Studies]]|quote=Kerkük Vakfı Genel Sekreteri Prof. Dr. Suphi Saatçi'nin verdiği rakamlara göre, yaklaşık olarak Kanada'da 1000, Danimarka'da 2000, Hollanda'da ise 4000'e yakın Türkmen'in yaşadığı ve Türkiye üzerinden bu ülkelere göç ettiği bilinmektedir.|isbn=978-605-5330-64-4}}.</ref>
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| popplace = [[Aarhus]], [[Copenhagen]], [[Høje-Taastrup]], [[Ishøj]]
| langs = {{hlist|[[Turkish language|Turkish]] | [[Danish language|Danish]] }}
| rels = Predominantly [[Sunni Islam]] <br />Minority [[Alevism]], [[Christianity]], other religions, or [[Irreligion|irreligious]] 
| related          = [[Turks in Finland]], <br> [[Turks in Germany]], <br> [[Turks in Norway]], <br> [[Turks in Sweden]]
}}
{{Turkish people}}

'''Turks in Denmark''', also referred to as '''Turkish Danes''' or '''Danish Turks''' ({{langx|da|Tyrkere i Danmark}}; {{langx|tr|{{italics correction|Danimarka Türkleri}}}}) refers to ethnic [[Turkish people]] living in [[Denmark]]. They currently form the largest ethnic minority group in the country; thus, the Turks are the second-largest ethnic group in Denmark, after the ethnic [[Danish people]].<ref name="Liebig 2007 loc=32">{{Harvnb|Liebig|2007|loc=32}}.</ref> The majority of Danish Turks descend from the [[Republic of Turkey]]; however, there has also been significant Turkish migration from other post-[[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] countries including ethnic [[Turkish minorities|Turkish communities]] which have come to Denmark from the [[Balkans]] (e.g. from [[Bulgaria]], [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]], [[Kosovo]], [[North Macedonia]], [[Romania]]), the island of [[Cyprus]], and more recently [[Iraq]] and [[Syria]].

== History ==
At the end of the 1950s Denmark required a high labour demand which triggered labour immigration mainly from [[Turkey]] and [[Yugoslavia]]; consequently, alongside the Turkish migrants from Turkey, there was also a substantial number of [[Balkan Turks]] (e.g. [[Bulgarian Turks]], [[Turks in Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnian Turks]] etc) who arrived in Denmark.<ref>{{Harvnb|Liebig|2007|loc=13}}.</ref> More recently, [[Iraqi Turkmen|Iraqi Turks]] and [[Syrian Turkmen|Syrian Turks]] have also migrated to Denmark since the [[European migrant crisis]].

==Demographics==
In 2008, a report published by the [[DR (broadcaster)|Danish Broadcasting Corporation]] stated that there was 70,000 people of Turkish origin who were [[Muslims]].<ref name=Larsen2008>{{citation|last=Larsen|first=Nick Aagaard|year=2008|title=Tyrkisk afstand fra Islamisk Trossamfund|url=https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/tyrkisk-afstand-fra-islamisk-trossamfund|publisher=[[DR (broadcaster)|Danish Broadcasting Corporation]]|quote=Ud af cirka 200.000 muslimer i Danmark har 70.000 tyrkiske rødder, og de udgør dermed langt den største muslimske indvandrergruppe.|access-date=1 November 2020}}</ref> Thus, the Turks were the largest Danish Muslim population and accounted for 35% of the 200,000 Muslims.<ref name=Larsen2008/> In 2015 the Turkish Danish population was around 75,000.<ref name=Milliyet2015/>

The majority of Turkish Danish people descend from Turkey; however, some have also arrived from other post-Ottoman countries. For example, there were approximately 2,000 [[Iraqi Turkmen|Turkish Iraqi]] immigrants in Denmark in 2010 (excluding descendants).<ref name="Duman2010p11"/>

==Culture==
===Language===
{{see also|Languages of Denmark}}

Within the home environment, the [[mother tongue]] is most dominant and children are expected to speak [[Turkish language|Turkish]]. However, [[Danish language|Danish]] is spoken outside the home, creating a [[bilingual]] identity.<ref>{{Harvnb|Jørgensen|2002|loc=242}}.</ref>

===Religion===
{{see also|Religion in Denmark|Islam in Denmark}}

The majority of Turks regard themselves as [[Muslims]]. They worship their religion mainly within their own Turkish community and are subdivided mainly by political or religious differences.<ref>{{Harvnb|Svanberg|1999|loc=389}}.</ref> The [[Presidency of Religious Affairs|Diyanet]] supports mosque associations in Denmark and controls the majority of the religious organisations used by the community. The "Danish Turkish Islamic Foundation" ({{langx|da|Dansk Tyrkisk Islamisk Stiftelse}}) is part of the Diyanet and is the largest Muslim organisation in Denmark.<ref name="Nielsen et al 2009 loc=100">{{Harvnb|Nielsen|Akgonul|Alibasic|2009|loc=100}}.</ref> The Diyanet's major competing Islamic networks are the [[Millî Görüş]] as well as the [[Alevi]] association.<ref name="Nielsen et al 2009 loc=100"/>

In 2008 a report published by the [[DR (broadcaster)|Danish Broadcasting Corporation]] estimated that the Danish Turks formed 70,000 out of a total of 200,000 Muslims in the country. Hence, one-third of the country's Muslims were of Turkish origin.<ref name=Larsen2008/>

== Notable people ==
[[File:Oğuz Han Aynaoğlu (cropped).JPG|thumb|upright=0.5|[[Oğuz Han Aynaoğlu]]]]
[[File:Ayfer Baykal 2013 (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright=0.5|{{ill|Ayfer Baykal|da}}]]
[[File:Emre mor (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright=0.5|[[Emre Mor]]]]
[[File:Tülin Şahin (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright=0.5|[[Tülin Şahin]]]]
*[[Yildiz Akdogan]], politician
*[[Hasan Al]], boxer 
*{{Interlanguage link|Onur Albayrak|da|Onur Albayrak}}, football player 
*{{Interlanguage link|Fatih Alev|da|Fatih Alev}}, imam ([[Turkish Cypriots|Turkish Cypriot]] origin)
*[[Robinson Ekspeditionen 2018|Türker Alici]], contestant on ''[[Robinson Ekspeditionen 2018]]''
*{{Interlanguage link|Hüseyin Arac|da|Hüseyin Arac}}, politician
*[[Mehmet Ali Avci]], film maker
*[[Yasin Avcı (footballer born 1984)|Yasin Avcı]], football player
*[[Oğuz Han Aynaoğlu]], football player
*[[Büsra Barut]], female football player
*{{Interlanguage link|Ayfer Baykal|da|Ayfer Baykal}}, politician 
*Zahide Bayram, crowned [[Miss Denmark]] (1999)
*[[Robinson Ekspeditionen 2019|Baris Balo Bicen]], contestant on ''[[Robinson Ekspeditionen 2019]]''
*{{Interlanguage link|Mustafa Bozkurt|da|Mustafa Bozkurt}}, football player
*[[Robinson Ekspeditionen 2007|Seckin Cem]], contestant on ''[[Robinson Ekspeditionen 2007]]''
*[[Dennis Ceylan]], boxer
*[[X Factor (Danish season 4)|Ercan]], finalist on the ''[[X Factor (Danish season 4)|X Factor]]'' 2010
*[[Robinson Ekspeditionen 2013|Buket Genc]], contestant on ''[[Robinson Ekspeditionen 2013]]''
*{{Interlanguage link|Ismail Gögenur|da|Ismail Gögenur}}, chief physician at [[:da:Sjællands Universitetshospital, Køge|Sjællands Universitetshospital, Køge]]
*[[Selin Kara]], chemist and biotechnologist
*[[Gökcan Kaya]], football player
*{{Interlanguage link|Ali Kazim|da|Ali Kazim}}, actor and rapper 
*[[Sara Keçeci]], handball player (Turkish father and Danish mother)
*[[Baren_(Danish_TV_series)#Season_1|Erkan Kilic]], contestant on ''[[Baren (Danish TV series)|Baren]]'' 2001 
*[[Hasan Kuruçay]], football player 
*[[Emre Mor]], football player (Turkish father and [[Turks in North Macedonia|Turkish Macedonian]] mother)
*[[Şaban Özdoğan]], football player
*[[Yusuf Öztürk (footballer)|Yusuf Öztürk]], football player
*{{Interlanguage link|Özlem Saglanmak|da|Özlem Saglanmak}}, actress and voice actress
*[[Alev Ebüzziya Siesbye]], ceramic artist
*[[Zidan Sertdemir]], football player
*[[Aral Simsir]], football player
*{{Interlanguage link|John Sytmen|da|John Sytmen}}, businessman and former athlete (Turkish father and a Danish mother)
*[[Robinson Ekspeditionen 2007|Fatih Şahin]], contestant on ''[[Robinson Ekspeditionen 2007]]''
*[[Tülin Şahin]], model and actress 
*{{Interlanguage link|Sadi Tekelioglu|da|Sadi Tekelioglu}}, actor, politician and CEO of the Danish-Turkish newspaper ''Haber''
*[[Ertuğrul Tekşen]], football player
*[[Mona Tougaard]], fashion model (Turkish, Danish, Somali, and Ethiopian descent)
*{{Interlanguage link|Ham VolKan|da|Ham VolKan}}, rapper (Turkish and Italian origin)
*{{Interlanguage link|Lone Yalcinkaya|da|Lone Yalcinkaya}}, politician

== See also ==
{{Portal|Turkey|Denmark}}
*[[Islam in Denmark]]
*[[Denmark–Turkey relations]]
*[[Turks in Europe]]
**[[Turks in Finland]]  
**[[Turks in Germany]]
**[[Turks in Norway]]
**[[Turks in Sweden]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== Bibliography ==
{{refbegin}} 
* {{citation |last=Jørgensen|first=J.N|year=2002|chapter=Children's Acquisition of Code-switching for Power-Wielding|title=Code-Switching in Conversation: Language, Interaction and Identity|editor-last=Auer|editor-first=Peter|publisher=Routledge|isbn=0-203-01788-9}}
* {{citation |last=Liebig|first=Thomas|year=2007|title=The Labour Market Integration of Immigrants in Denmark|url=http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/8/28/38195773.pdf|publisher=Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development}}
* {{citation |last1=Nielsen|first1=Jørgen S.|last2=Akgonul|first2=Samim|last3=Alibasic|first3=Ahmet|year=2009|title=Yearbook of Muslims in Europe|publisher=BRILL|isbn=978-90-04-17505-1}}
*{{Cite book |last=Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development|year=2008|title=International Migration Outlook: SOPEMI 2008|publisher=OECD Publishing|isbn=978-92-64-04565-1 }}.
* {{citation |last=Svanberg|first=Ingvar|year=1999|chapter=The Nordic Countries|title=Islam outside the Arab world |editor1-last=Westerlund|editor1-first=David|editor2-last=Svanberg|editor2-first=Ingvar|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan|isbn=0-312-22691-8}}
{{refend}}

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