Yazidis in Turkey

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Yazidis in Turkey
Total population
1,000[1] (est.)
Languages
Kurmanci, Turkish

Yazidis in Turkey may refer to people born in or residing in Turkey of full or partial Yazidis origin.

Turkey is in the area of Yazidi people along with neighboring Iraq and Iran. In 1923, the Yazidi population in Turkey was 18,000. Most Yazidis left the country and went abroad in 1980's and 1990's, mainly in Germany though as the area they resided was in the south eastern area of Turkey, an area that had/has heavy PKK fighting. Now they are believed to be around several hundreds.

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Notable Yazidis in Turkey

See also

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