Turkish Australians
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Turkish Australians (Turkish: Türk Avustralyalılar) or Australian Turks (Turkish: Avustralyalı Türkler) are Australians who have emigrated from Turkey or who have Turkish ancestral origins.
Total population | |
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Regions with significant populations | |
Melbourne, Sydney, Wollongong | |
Languages | |
Turkish (including the Cypriot Turkish dialect) and Australian English | |
Religion | |
Predominantly Sunni Islam Minority Alevism, Christianity, Other religions and Irreligious |
Turks first began to immigrate to Australia from the island of Cyprus for work in the 1940s, and then again when Turkish Cypriots were forced to leave their homes during the Cyprus conflict between 1963 and 1974. Furthermore, many Turkish immigrants arrived in Australia after a bilateral agreement was signed between Turkey and Australia in 1967. Recently, smaller groups of Turks have begun to immigrate to Australia from Bulgaria, Greece, Iraq and North Macedonia. There were also many Australians in Turkey during World War I (Gallipoli/ANZAC).