Turks in South Africa

Turks in South Africa refers to the ethnic Turkish community living in South Africa.

Turks in South Africa
Total population
3,500[1]
Regions with significant populations
Languages
Turkish
Religion
Islam

History

Ottoman Era

Turks began immigrating to South Africa during the 19th century.[2] In 1889, the Ottoman Turks sent and maintained Honorary Consulates in Johannesburg and Durban. By April 1914, Mehmet Remzi Bey was assigned as Consul General of the Ottoman Empire to Johannesburg; he died in 1916 and was buried in the Braamfontein cemetery in Johannesburg. On 21 November 2011, his remains were transferred to a memorial garden at the Nizamiye Mosque in Johannesburg.[2][1]

At the request of the members of the sizeable community of Muslim Cape Malays living in the Cape Colony, the Ottoman government sent Abu Bakr Effendi to Cape Town to teach as well as preach Islam and help settle religious matters among Muslims. His descendants still live in various parts of South Africa.[2]

Notable people


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See also

References
  1. Today's Zaman. "Being a Turk in South Africa". Archived from the original on 2010-08-11. Retrieved 2010-07-14.
  2. Aydin 2003, 1.

Bibliography
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