Turks in Ireland
Turks in Ireland (Turkish: İrlanda Türkleri, Irish: Turcaigh in Éirinn) are Turkish people who live in Ireland having been born elsewhere, or are Irish-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.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| Several thousand[1] est. 2,000-3,000 (2007 estimate)[2] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Cork, Dublin, Limerick | |
| Languages | |
| Turkish, English | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Sunni Islam (including practising and non-practising) Minority Alevism, other religions, or irreligious |
A Turkish food market in Capel Street, Dublin.
A Turkish barber shop in Cork.
Population
According to the 2011 Irish census, there are 1,029 Turkish nationals living in Ireland.[3] During the time of a 2005 strike against the GAMA Turkish Construction Company, socialist news websites reported that they alone employed 900[4][5][6] to 2,000[7] Turkish workers. The Turkish embassy may have an investment in down-playing the number of Turks in Ireland given the negative reception of Turks in other European countries, such as German Turks, Dutch-Turks and French-Turks.[2] Thus, overall the number of Turkish descendants living in Ireland is estimated at 2,000-3,000.[2]
According to the information from Turkish Foreign Ministry on 06/02/2019, there are 4500 Turkish citizens living in the Republic of Ireland.[8]
Organisations and associations
- Irish Turkish Business Association, aims to promote the development of bilateral trade between Ireland and Turkey[9]
- Turkish Association of Ireland, aims to bring the Turkish community in Ireland together.[10]
- Turkish Irish Educational and Cultural Society (TIECS), aims to strengthen and advance the ties between the Turkish and Irish community.[11]
- Lucky Greywolf is the company responsible for the Turkish and other Turkish markets of language schools in Ireland.[12]
Notable people
- Ahmet Dede, celebrity chef (Turkish origin)[13]
- Paul Güven, artist (Turkish, Turkish Cypriot and Irish origin)[14]
- Abs Breen, singer (Turkish father)[15]
- Billy Mehmet, football player (Turkish Cypriot father)[16]
- Joseph O'Neill, author (Turkish mother)[17][18]
- Ayla Peksoylu, singer (Turkish Cypriot father)[19]
- Erdal Eren BAYRAK, Entrepreneur (Turkish origin)[20]
See also
References
- Remarks by President McAleese at Irish Community Reception, Istanbul, Turkey, 25th March 2010, Office of the President of Ireland, retrieved 6 September 2010
- Lacey 2007, 154.
- "Migration and Diversity" (PDF), Census 2011, Central Statistics Office, retrieved 15 April 2013
- Barry 2006, 2.
- sovietpop (11 May 2005), "Turkish builders strike in Ireland", Anarkismo, retrieved 31 January 2009
- Dewhurst 2009, 2.
- Boyd, Steven (April 2005), GAMA Scandal: Workers fight slave wages, Socialist Party, archived from the original on 13 June 2011, retrieved 5 September 2010
- "Yurt dışında toplam 5 milyon Türk var: Ülke ülke veriler". 6 February 2019.
- About us, Irish Turkish Business Association, retrieved 6 September 2010
- About us, Turkish Association of Ireland, retrieved 6 September 2010
- About us, Turkish Irish Educational and Cultural Society, archived from the original on 10 October 2010, retrieved 31 January 2009
- "Lucky Greywolf". www.greywolf.ie. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- McGuinness, Katy (2021), Ahmet Dede bags his second Michelin star with less formal dining by the sea, Irish Independent, retrieved 6 March 2021
- Paul E Güven, Whyte's, retrieved 6 March 2021
- Last FM, Abs Breen, retrieved 18 March 2011
- Herald Scotland. "Genclerbirligi sign St Mirren's Billy Mehmet and hope Hearts' Michael Stewart will follow". Retrieved 27 August 2010.
- Conroy, Catherine (2018), Joseph O'Neill on the culture wars: 'Everyone wants to be the accuser', Irish Times, retrieved 6 March 2021
- The Economist (27 October 2010). "Family memoir The Q&A: Joseph O'Neill". Retrieved 18 March 2011.
- Kibris Gazetesi. "Sesimizi dünyaya duyuran genç bir yetenek: ANGEL-I". Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
- "Erdal Eren BAYRAK | İrlanda, Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway ve Dil Okulları Hakkında Detaylı İncelemeler". Erdal Eren BAYRAK (in Turkish). Retrieved 23 November 2022.
Bibliography
- Barry, Mick (2006), We are workers not slaves: the story of the GAMA struggle, Dublin: Socialist Party of Ireland, OCLC 71284523
- Dewhurst, Elaine (2009), "Access to justice and the impact of delay on migrant workers in Ireland" (PDF), Cork Online Law Review, University College Cork Law Society, 8, retrieved 6 September 2010
- Lacey, Jonathan (2007), "Exploring the Transnational Engagements of a Turkic Religio-Cultural Community in Ireland" (PDF), Translocations: The Irish Migration, Race and Social Transformation Review, 1 (2), archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011, retrieved 6 September 2010
Further reading
- Lacey, Jonathan (2009), "The Gülen Movement in Ireland: Civil Society Engagements of a Turkish Religio-cultural Movement", Turkish Studies, 10 (2): 295–315, doi:10.1080/14683840902864051, S2CID 143202391
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