Turks in Saudi Arabia
| Total population | |
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(120,000[1] to 160,000[2] Including those who have been naturalised: 200,000[3]) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Riyadh, Jeddah, Mecca | |
| Languages | |
| Religion | |
| Islam |
Turks in Saudi Arabia (Turkish: Suudi Arabistan Türkleri) are either Turkish people who live in Saudi Arabia even though having been born outside Saudi Arabia, or are Saudi Arabian-born, but have Turkish roots. By Turkish roots, this could mean roots linking back to Turkey, the island of Cyprus or the communities of the Turkish diaspora.
History
Starting in the 1970s, economic relations between Turkey and Saudi Arabia grew.[4] In 1977, there was 6,500 Turks in Saudi Arabia, 5,000 of which were officially reported workers.[5][6][7][8]
| Emigration of Turkish workers to Saudi Arabia[9][10] | |||||||
| Year | Population | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961–1973 | 4 | ||||||
| 1974–1980 | 26,739 | ||||||
| 1981–1985 | 107,994 | ||||||
| 1991–1995 | 150,654 | ||||||
Business
There are some 2,100 Turkish-operated hairdresser shops, 3,200 restaurants, and 1,900 furniture stores in Saudi Arabia.[11]
Religion
Turkish people living in Saudi Arabia are Sunni Muslims. Turkish laborers returning from Riyadh seem to be less likely to espouse Shariah (Islamic law) than those living in European countries.[12]
Notable Turks in Saudi Arabia
- Dodi Fayed
- Hajji Khalifa
- Adnan Khashoggi
- Nabila Khashoggi
- Samira Khashoggi
- Ahmad Shukeiri
- Krimly/Kirimly family
See also
References
- ↑ Harzig, Juteau & Schmitt 2006, 67.
- ↑ Koslowski 2004, 41.
- ↑ Karpat 2004, 12.
- ↑ Fuller 2008, 125.
- ↑ Hale 1981, 249.
- ↑ Sirageldin 2003, 236.
- ↑ Jung & Piccoli 2001, 140.
- ↑ Unan 2009, 43.
- ↑ Papademetriou & Martin 1991, 120.
- ↑ Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 1997, 165.
- ↑ Ergener 2002, 76.
- ↑ Gerald Robbins. Fostering an Islamic Reformation. American Outlook, Spring 2002 issue.
Bibliography
- Ergener, Reşit (2002), About Turkey: Geography, Economy, Politics, Religion, and Culture, Pilgrims Process, ISBN 0-9710609-6-7.
- Fuller, Graham E. (2008), The new Turkish republic: Turkey as a pivotal state in the Muslim world, US Institute of Peace Press, ISBN 1-60127-019-4.
- Hale, William M. (1981), The Political and Economic Development of modern Turkey, Taylor & Francis, ISBN 0-7099-0014-7.
- Harzig, Christiane; Juteau, Danielle; Schmitt, Irina (2006), The Social Construction of Diversity: Recasting the Master Narrative of Industrial Nations, Berghahn Books, ISBN 1-57181-376-4.
- Jung, Dietrich; Piccoli, Wolfango (2001), Turkey at the Crossroads: Ottoman Legacies and a Greater Middle East, Zed Books, ISBN 1-85649-867-0.
- Karpat, Kemal H. (2004), Studies on Turkish Politics and Society: Selected Articles and Essays:Volume 94 of Social, economic, and political studies of the Middle East, BRILL, ISBN 90-04-13322-4.
- Koslowski, Rey (2004), Intnl Migration and Globalization Domestic Politics, Taylor & Francis, ISBN 0-203-48837-7.
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (1997), Trends in International Migration: Continuous Reporting System on Migration: Annual Report 1996, OECD Publishing, ISBN 92-64-15508-2.
- Papademetriou, Demetrios G.; Martin, Philip L. (1991), The Unsettled Relationship: Labor Migration and Economic Development, Greenwood Publishing Group, ISBN 0-313-25463-X.
- Sirageldin, Ismail Abdel-Hamid (2003), Human Capital: Population Economics in the Middle East, American University in Cairo Press, ISBN 977-424-711-6.
- Unan, Elif (2009), MICROECONOMIC DETERMINANTS OF TURKISH WORKERS REMITTANCES: SURVEY RESULTS FOR FRANCE-TURKEY (PDF), http://gdri.dreem.free.fr: Galatasaray University
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