Turks in Libya

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Turks in Libya
Total population
(Ottoman-Turkish descendants:
35,000 (about 5% of Libya's population) in 1936[1]
Turkish citizens:
25,000[2]
Including those of ancestral descent:
est. 80,000[3])
Regions with significant populations
Tripoli
Languages
Religion
Islam

Turks in Libya, also known as Libyan Turks, (Turkish: Libya Türkleri) are the ethnic Turks who live in Libya. During the Ottoman rule of Libya, the Turks colonized and dominated the political life of the region, as a result, the ethnic mix of Libya changed with the migration of Turks from Anatolia and the evolvement of the "Kouloughlis" (also referred to as "Cologhlis"[4]) who are people of mixed Turkish and Maghrebi blood.[5] There has also been a modern wave of migration since 1975 from Turkey.

History

Ottoman migration

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See also: Karamanli dynasty and Ottoman Tripolitania

When the Ottoman Empire conquered Libya in 1551 the Turks began migrating to the region, as a consequence, many Turkish soldiers married Arab women and their children were known as the "Kouloughlis" (also referred to as the "Cologhla", "Qulaughli" and "Cologhli").[6] By 1936 the Turkish community numbered about 35,000,[1] of which 30,000 lived along the Tripolitanian coast.[6] Today there are still Libyans who regard their ethnicity as Turkish, or acknowledge their descendants to the Turkish soldiers who settled in the area during the Ottoman rule.[7]

Modern migration

Turkish labour migration has traditionally been to European countries within the context of bilateral agreements.[8][9][10]

Emigration of Turkish workers to Libya[11]
Year Population
1961-1973 664
1974-1980 48,457
1981-1985 106,735

Notable people

See also

References

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Bibliography

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pan 1949, 103.
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ Harzig, Juteau & Schmitt 2006, 67.
  4. ↑ Ahmida 2009, 23.
  5. ↑ Stone 1997, 29.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Dupree 1958, 41.
  7. ↑ Malcolm & Losleben 2004, 62.
  8. ↑ Sirageldin 2003, 236
  9. ↑ Papademetriou & Martin 1991, 123
  10. ↑ Ergener 2002, 76
  11. ↑ Papademetriou & Martin 1991, 120.
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