Bosniaks in North Macedonia

The Bosniaks in North Macedonia (Macedonian: Бошњаци, Bosnian: Bošnjaci / Бошњаци) number 17,018 people according to the 2002 census.^[1] The population is largely concentrated in and around the capital Skopje, but also in the municipalities of Veles and Dolneni.

Bosniaks in North Macedonia
Бошњаците во Северна Македонија
Bošnjaci u Sjevernoj Makedoniji

Total population
17,018 (2002)
Regions with significant populations
Skopje	7,585[1]
Veles Municipality	2,406[1]
Dolneni Municipality	2,380[1]
Studeničani Municipality	1,662[1]
Petrovec Municipality	1,442[1]
Languages
Bosnian, Macedonian[citation needed]
Religion
Sunni Islam
Related ethnic groups
Bosniaks in Kosovo

Report of the engagement of the Turkish authorities in Skopje over the settlers from Bosnia and Herzegovina: The Muhadžhir-Ottoman Club and a temporary school were created. The report recommends the Serbian government to try to acquire the settlers to the Serbian side, by opening a pub, a barber shop and a reading room. (Skopje, February 6, 1910)

Culture

Religion

Further information: Islam in the Republic of Macedonia

Bosniaks started settling in North Macedonia after the Congress of Berlin in 1878. Bosniaks in the Republic of North Macedonia are predominantly adherents to Sunni Islam.^{[citation needed]}

History

In 1952, Yugoslavia and Turkey signed a free emigration agreement that allowed for Muslims in Yugoslavia to migrate to Turkey. Some of these individuals from more northern portions of Yugoslavia did not migrate and instead settled in North Macedonia, including 5,276 Bosniaks from Sandžak.^[2]

The historical censuses in Yugoslavia recorded "Muslims" (Muslimani), the so-called ethnic Muslims, in the SR Macedonia at the numbers of: 1,248 (0.1%) in 1971; 39,512 (2.1%) in 1981; 35,256 (1.7%) in 1991.^{[citation needed]}

Notable individuals

• Adis Jahović, member of the North Macedonia national football team
• Ferid Muhić, academic
• Cedi Osman, basketball player
• Elvira Rahić, singer

See also

• Bosnia and Herzegovina portal
• North Macedonia portal

• Bosnia and Herzegovina–North Macedonia relations
• Macedonian Muslims
• Gorani people
• Macedonians in Bosnia and Herzegovina