Turks in Norway

Turks in Norway (or Norwegian Turks) are people born in Turkey or who both parents where born in Turkey who lives in Norway. There is currently over 18,770 Turks living in Norway.

Turks in Norway

Total population
18,770 (2010 Official Norway estimate)[1] 0.36% of the Norwegian population
Regions with significant populations
Oslo Drammen Stavanger Trondheim
Languages
Norwegian Turkish Kurdish
Religion
Islam

A Turkish store in Oslo.

History

Throughout the 1970s there was a wave of labour motivated inward migration. A large proportion of the immigrants came from Turkey. Many of these immigrants have since remained in Norway. In 1976 the borders were closed for further inward migration of this kind. During this period there was an increasing awareness and focusing on "foreign workers" in the political debate. A large proportion, more than 20% of the immigrants in Drammen are from Turkey. The major share of these came during the early labour motivated migration phase.[2]

Demographics

As of 2009, there are 15,436 Turks living in Norway. Of these, 10,039 are immigrants and 5,397 are Norwegian-born to Turkish immigrant parents.[3] The Turkish population is one of the highest neturalised citizens (76.7%); 11,840 obtain Norwegian citizenship whilst 3,596 obtain foreign citizenship.[4]

Demographic history

According to Statistics Norway, as of 2010, the total population of the Norway is 4,858,199. The Turkish population is 15,998, thus 0.32% of the total population.

Year	Turkish population
2006	14,084
2007	14,546
2008	15,003
2009	15,436
2010	15,998
(Source: Statistics Norway 2009)

Turkish settlement

Immigrants from Turkey have a higher share than the average living in Oslo; however the highest proportion of Turkish immigrants in Norway live in Drammen, a city within commuting distance of Oslo.[5]

Rank	Municipalities	Population (2000) [6]	Population (2007) [7]	Population (2008) [8]	Population (2009) [9]	Population (2010) [10]
1	Oslo	4,359	5,608	5,715	5,844	5,987
2	Drammen	1,729	2,100	2,091	2,135	2,169
3	Stavanger	750	1,069	1,104	1,125	1,163
4	Trondheim	596	911	961	977	1,041
5	Bergen	310	506	543	569	606
6	Bærum	168	173	177	N/A	N/A
7	Kristiansand	139	172	171	174	173
8	Fredrikstad	N/A	87	96	103	111
9	Asker	42	N/A	N/A	85	92
10	Other	N/A	3,813	4,145	4,424	4,656
(Source: Statistics Norway 2009)

Religion

As of 2008, there are 15,003 Turks in Norway who are Muslims.[11] The Turkish community in Drammen bought the Adventist Church in Bragernes, Drammen in 2008 which will be turned into a mosque. The church was sold for 7.2 million kroner. The Turkish congregations is one of the biggest Muslim communities in Drammen, with about 1,000 members.[12]

Notable people

See also

• Norwegian statistics by ethnic group
• Turks in Europe

References

1. Statistics Norway. "Persons with immigrant background by immigration category and country background 1 January 2010". Retrieved 2010-05-04.
2. InterCulturalCity. "Ethnic diversity and entrepreneurship in Oslo and Drammen" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-08-29. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
3. Statistics Norway. "Persons with immigrant background by immigration category, country background and sex. 1 January 2009". Archived from the original on February 1, 2010. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
4. Statistics Norway. "Population by Norwegian/foreign citizenship and country background. 1 January 2009". Retrieved 2019-05-26.
5. Ottawa 2006. "Residential concentration of non-western immigrants in Norway – will they all end up in Oslo?" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2009-02-08.
6. Statistics Norway. "Immigrant population by counntry [sic] of birth, (largest groups) Selected municipalities. 1 January 2000". Retrieved 2009-04-04.
7. Statistics Norway. "Immigrant population by country of birth (largest groups). Selected municipalities. 1 January 2007". Retrieved 2009-04-04.
8. Statistics Norway. "Immigrant population by country of birth,(the 20 largest groups). Selected municipalities. 1 January 2008". Retrieved 2009-04-04.
9. Statistics Norway. "Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents by country of birth,(the 20 largest groups).Selected municipalities.1 January 2009". Archived from the original on 2012-09-11. Retrieved 2019-05-26.
10. Statistics Norway. "Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents by country of birth,(the 20 largest groups).Selected municipalities.1 January 2010". Retrieved 2010-05-04.
11. Source: Statistics Norway Archived 2009-01-12 at the Wayback Machine
12. Drammens Tidende. "Håper kirkesalg øker trosfriheten i muslimske land". Archived from the original on 2012-07-08. Retrieved 2009-02-08.