Israeli Turkmen
(Redirected from
Turks in Israel
)İsrail Türkmenleri | |
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Total population | |
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Regions with significant populations | |
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Turkish | |
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Majority Sunni Islam and Minority Judaism | |
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Syrian Turkmen, Lebanese Turkmen, Turkish Jews in Israel |
The Israeli Turkmen,[2] neutrally referred to as the Turks in Israel are the descendants of ethnic Turkish and other Oghuz Turkic peoples who have had a long-established presence in the region.
Migration of Turkish settlers to the Levant began in the 12th century, and continued throughout the
In the early 2000s, Turkish workers from the
Republic of Turkey settled in Israel, working predominantly on construction projects.[3]
Diaspora
During and after the
During the British mandate of Palestine, the Turk tribes like Bani-Saidan and Bani Alaqama lived mostly in the Jezreel Valley region; and, up until the Israeli conquest in 1967, Turkmen tribes lived in the Golan Heights.[2]
See also
- Arkadaş Association
- Circassians in Israel
- History of the Jews in Turkey
- Israel–Turkey relations
- Turkish Jews in Israel
- Turkish minorities in the former Ottoman Empire
- Turks in Palestine
References
- ^ Council of Europe 2007, 131.
- ^ a b c Suwaed 2015, 237.
- ^ Drori 2009, 9.
- ^ Suwaed 2015, 121.
Bibliography
- Council of Europe (2007), Parliamentary Assembly: Working Papers 2007 Ordinary Session 22–26 January 2007, Council of Europe, ISBN 978-92-871-6191-8.
- Drori, Israel (2009), Foreign Workers in Israel: Global Perspectives, SUNY Press, ISBN 978-0-7914-7689-5.
- Suwaed, Muhammad (2015), "Turkmen, Israeli", Historical Dictionary of the Bedouins, ISBN 978-1442254510.