Turks in Abkhazia

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| population = 10,000{{cite web|author=Diplomatik Gozlem|title=Abhazya'da Yaşayan Osmanlı Türkleri ilgi bekliyor|url=http://www.diplomatikgozlem.com/TR/belge/1-5816/abhazyada-yasayan-osmanli-turkleri-ilgi-bekliyor.html|access-date=2012-03-06|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130122063159/http://www.diplomatikgozlem.com/TR/belge/1-5816/abhazyada-yasayan-osmanli-turkleri-ilgi-bekliyor.html|archive-date=2013-01-22}}–15,000{{cite web |author=Bul Turk|title=Abhazya'da Yaşayan Osmanlı Türkleri ilgi bekliyor|url=http://www.bulturk.org/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=85:abhazyada-yan-osmanlrkleri-ilgi-bekliyor&catid=63:nafiye-yz&Itemid=342|access-date=2012-03-06}}

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The Turks in Abkhazia, also known as Abkhazian Turks, ({{langx|tr|Abhazya Türkleri}}) are people of Turkish ancestry who have had a thriving presence in Abkhazia since the rule of the Ottoman Empire.{{cite web|author=Today's Zaman|title=Abkhazian President Bagapsh in Ankara|url=http://www.todayszaman.com/columnist-240558-abkhazian-president-bagapsh-in-ankara.html|access-date=2012-03-06|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110410205847/http://www.todayszaman.com/columnist-240558-abkhazian-president-bagapsh-in-ankara.html|archive-date=2011-04-10}} Today, the community numbers about 10,000-15,000.{{better source needed|date=February 2021}}

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