Turks in Liechtenstein

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|population= 1,000 (2009 estimate)
Approximately 3% of the country's total population

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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 countries, including 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, Turkish-Austrians, Turkish-Germans, and 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{{Harvnb|Fürstentum Liechtenstein|2017|p=8}} 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.{{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}} Approximately 3% of the country's total population was of Turkish origin in 2016.{{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}}

Notable people

Cengiz Biçer, played for the Liechtenstein national football team (Turkish Swiss origin){{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}}
Burak Eris, plays for the Liechtenstein national football team (Turkish Swiss origin){{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}}
Olcay Gür, plays for the Liechtenstein national football team
Ridvan Kardesoglu, plays for the Liechtenstein national football team
{{Interlanguage link|Kayar Metin|de|Kayar Metin}}, karateka and kickboxer (Turkish Swiss origin){{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}}
Ferhat Saglam, football player
Seyhan Yildiz, plays for the Liechtenstein national football team (Turkish Swiss origin)

Notes

References

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]

Category:Ethnic groups in Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein

Category:Muslim communities in Europe