Serbs in Turkey
The Serbs in Turkey are Turkish citizens of Serbian descent or Serbia-born people who reside in Turkey.
Срби у Турској Srbi u Turskoj | |
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| Total population | |
| 15,000[1] (2010) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Istanbul, Gallipoli | |
| Languages | |
| Turkish and Serbian | |
| Religion | |
| Sunni Islam and Serbian Orthodox Church |
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History
During the age of the Ottoman Empire most of Serbia and the Balkans were under Turkish control, and many Serbs moved to Istanbul and Anatolia for reasons ranging from economic to forceful relocation. Many Janissaries were of Serbian descent and were taken as children from their homes and educated in Turkey. Some Serbs achieved political prominence and several Grand Viziers were born as Serbs.
Demographics
According to the 1965 Census 6,599 Turkish citizen spoke Serbian as a first language and another 58,802 spoke Serbian as a second language.[2]
Notable people
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- Zagan Pasha, Ottoman Grand Vizier from 1453 to 1456
- Mahmud Pasha Angelović, Ottoman Grand Vizier from 1456 to 1466, and 1472 to 1474
- Gedik Ahmed Pasha, Ottoman Grand Vizier from 1474 to 1477
- Deli Husrev Pasha, Ottoman statesman and second vizier
- Hadım Ali Pasha, Ottoman Grand Vizier from 1501 to 1503 and 1506 to 1511
- Lala Mustafa Pasha, Ottoman Grand Vizier in 1580
- Semiz Ali Pasha, Ottoman Grand Vizier from 1561 to 1565
- Sokollu Mehmed Pasha, Ottoman Grand Vizier from 1565 to 1579
- Sokolluzade Lala Mehmed Pasha, Ottoman Grand Vizier from 1604 to 1606
- Boşnak Derviş Mehmed Pasha, Ottoman Grand Vizier during 1606
- Nevesinli Salih Pasha, Ottoman Grand Vizier from 1645 to 1647
- Kara Musa Pasha, Ottoman Grand Vizier during 1647
- Sarı Süleyman Pasha, Ottoman Grand Vizier from 1685 to 1687
- Daltaban Mustafa Pasha, Ottoman Grand Vizier from 1702 to 1703
- Damat Melek Mehmed Pasha, Ottoman Grand Vizier from 1792 to 1794
- Ivaz Mehmed Pasha, Ottoman Grand Vizier from 1739 to 1740
- Yavuz Ali Pasha, Ottoman Governor of Egypt from 1601 to 1603
- Meylişah Hatun, Consort to Sultan Osman II
- George Berovich, Governor-General of Crete and Prince of Samos.
- Omar Pasha (Serbian: Mihajlo Latas; 1806–1871), general, convert
- Mara Branković, wife of Murad II, very influential in imperial affairs, ambassador to Venice
- Osman Aga of Temesvar (1670–1725), Ottoman commander
- Şehsuvar Sultan
- Aşub Sultan
- Skenderbeg Crnojević
- George Berovich
- Aganlija
- Kučuk-Alija
- Sali Aga
- Sinan-paša Sijerčić, Ottoman Bosnian general. Bosnian Serb origin.[3][4]
- Malkoçoğlu family, one of four leading akinci families. Serbian origin.[5][6]
- Ivana Sert, Serbian-Turkish television personality, socialite, presenter, model
References
- http://kirs.gov.rs/docs/migracije/Migration_Profile_of_the_Republic_of_Serbia_for_2010.pdf
- Demographics of Turkey#1965 census
- Bosanska vila. Nikola T. Kašiković. 1898. p. 301.
- Milenko M. Vukićević (1906). Znameniti Srbi muslomani. Davidović. p. 104.
Кућа Сијерчића води своје поријекло од старе српске властеоске куће Шијернића, како запнси тврде, или од Лучевпћа, како предање каже. Кад је сила османлијска навалила на Босну п Херцеговину, онда се кућа Шијернића храбро бо- рила протпв снле османлијске, борила се бранећи јуначкн своје огњиште и свој народ, свој језнк и своју слободу. Алп ко ће силн ...
- Finkel 2012, p. 21.
- Gemil, Tahsin (1991). Românii și otomanii în secolele XIV-XVI (in Romanian). p. 59.
Malkocogullari, tot comandanţi de acingii, erau descendenţii unui feudal sirb Malkovic).
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