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{{Infobox Ethnic group
|group    = Turks in Liechtenstein 
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* [[Vaduz]]
* [[Schaan]]
* [[Triesen]]
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|langs    = {{hlist| [[Turkish language|Turkish]] | [[German language|German]] }}
|rels     = Predominantly [[Sunni Islam]]
|population= 1,000 (2009 estimate)<ref name=Millet/> <br/> Approximately 3% of the country's total population<ref name=Hürriyet/> 
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{{Turkish people}}

'''Turks in Liechtenstein''' ({{langx|de|Türken in Liechtenstein}}; {{langx|tr|Lihtenştayn'daki Türkler}}) refers to ethnic [[Turkish people]] who have migrated to [[Liechtenstein]] as well as the growing Liechtenstein-born community with full or partial Turkish origins. The majority of Liechtensteiner Turks descend from the [[Republic of Turkey]]; however, there has also been Turkish migration waves from other post-[[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] countries, including [[Turkish communities and minorities in the former Ottoman Empire|ethnic Turkish communities]] which have come from the [[Balkans]], the island of [[Cyprus]], as well as from other parts of the [[Levant]]. In addition, there has been migration to Liechtenstein from the [[Turkish diaspora]]; for example, [[Turks in Austria|Turkish-Austrians]], [[Turks in Germany|Turkish-Germans]], and [[Turks in Switzerland|Turkish-Swiss]] people have arrived in Liechtenstein as Austrian, German, and Swiss citizens.

==Population==
Official data published by Liechtenstein only collects data on the country of birth and does not provide data on ethnicity. Consequently, the 609 people recorded as Turkish citizens in 2017<ref>{{Harvnb|Fürstentum Liechtenstein|2017|p=8}}</ref> does not provide a true reflection of the total ethnic Turkish population. Firstly, the number of ethnic Turkish communities which have arrived in Liechtenstein from the Balkans, Cyprus, etc., as well as from the diaspora (e.g. Austria, Germany, and Switzerland), are recorded according to their citizenship, such as "Austrian", "Cypriot", "German", "Swiss" etc. rather than by their Turkish ethnicity. Secondly, official data does not take into account naturalised citizens or the growing Liechtenstein-born community of Turkish origin. In 2009 there were approximately 1,000 people of Turkish origin living in Liechtenstein.<ref name=Millet>{{citation|year=2009|title=Bir masal ülkesinde yaşam öğretisi.|url=http://blog.milliyet.com.tr/bir-masal-ulkesinde-yasam-ogretisi/Blog/?BlogNo=166707|quote= Bu küçücük ülkede yaşayan 1000 Türk'ten...|publisher=[[Milliyet]]|access-date=8 November 2020}}</ref> Approximately 3% of the country's total population was of Turkish origin in 2016.<ref name=Hürriyet>{{citation|year=2016|title=İspanya'dan 8 yiyen Liechtenstein'ın Türkleri|url=https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/sporarena/galeri-ispanyadan-8-yiyen-liechtensteinin-turkleri-40217528|quote= Bu sayı toplam nüfusun yüzde 3'üne denk geliyor. |publisher=[[Hürriyet]]|access-date=8 November 2020}}</ref>

== Notable people ==
*[[Cengiz Biçer]], played for the [[Liechtenstein national football team]] ([[Turks in Switzerland|Turkish Swiss]] origin)<ref>{{citation|year=2014|title=Liechtenstein'ın Türk kalecisi Cengiz Biçer|url=https://www.milliyet.com.tr/skorer/liechtensteinin-turk-kalecisi-cengiz-bicer-1953877|publisher=[[Milliyet]]|access-date=3 May 2021}}</ref><ref name=Milliyet2016/>
*[[Burak Eris]], plays for the Liechtenstein national football team ([[Turks in Switzerland|Turkish Swiss]] origin)<ref name=Milliyet2016>{{citation|year=2016|title=Liechtenstein milli takımının Türk futbolcuları|url=https://www.milliyet.com.tr/skorer/galeri/liechtenstein-milli-takiminin-turk-futbolculari-2307010/10|publisher=[[Milliyet]]|access-date=3 May 2021}}</ref>
*[[Olcay Gür]], plays for the Liechtenstein national football team<ref name=Milliyet2016/>
*[[Ridvan Kardesoglu]], plays for the Liechtenstein national football team
* {{Interlanguage link|Kayar Metin|de|Kayar Metin}}, karateka and kickboxer ([[Turks in Switzerland|Turkish Swiss]] origin)<ref>{{citation|year=2016|title=Metin Kayar trainierte türkische Polizeieinheiten|url=https://www.volksblatt.li/nachrichten/Liechtenstein/Vermischtes/vb/275936/liechtenstein-nimmt-an-virtueller-uno-fotoausstellung-teil|publisher=[[Liechtensteiner Volksblatt]]|access-date=3 May 2021|archive-date=3 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503202934/https://www.volksblatt.li/nachrichten/Liechtenstein/Vermischtes/vb/275936/liechtenstein-nimmt-an-virtueller-uno-fotoausstellung-teil|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Ferhat Saglam]], football player 
*[[Seyhan Yildiz]], plays for the Liechtenstein national football team ([[Turks in Switzerland|Turkish Swiss]] origin)<ref name=Milliyet2016/>

== See also ==
*[[Demographics of Liechtenstein]]
*[[Turks in Europe]]
**[[Turks in Austria]]
**[[Turks in Germany]]
**[[Turks in Switzerland]]

==Notes==
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== References==
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== Bibliography ==
*{{citation|last=Fürstentum Liechtenstein|year=2017|title=Bevölkerungsstatistik |url=https://www.llv.li/files/as/bevolkerungsstatistik-30-juni-2017.pdf |publisher=Fürstentum Liechtenstein}}

== External links ==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110722145034/http://turkbirligi.li/ Liechtenstein Türkbirligi]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110722145034/http://oab.turkbirligi.li/ Liechtenstein Okul Aile Birligi]

{{Turkish diaspora}}

[[Category:Ethnic groups in Liechtenstein]]
[[Category:Turkish diaspora by country|Liechtenstein]]
[[Category:Turkish diaspora in Europe|Liechtenstein]]
[[Category:Liechtenstein people of Turkish descent| ]]
[[Category:Muslim communities in Europe]]

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