TURKEY’S ‘LOCAL’ FOREIGNERS COULD FILL CITY OF ARTVIN
Today’s Zaman, Turkey
April 11 2007
The number of foreigners living in Turkey is 176,717, a number very
close to the population of the northwestern town of Artvin.
The biggest group among those residing in Turkey without Turkish
citizenship is Bulgarian Turks with 53,698, though they are known
to have been suffering in the face of a great deal of bureaucracy in
their quest to obtain Turkish citizenship.
Following Bulgarians, the second biggest group is Azeri citizens with
10,477 people.
The number of German citizens in Turkey is 8,425 while there are
6,444 Russians and Britons, 6,133 Iraqis, 6,119 Americans and 6,014
Iranians living in Turkey.
Greek citizens living in Turkey total 5,902, while the number of
Chinese citizens registered in Turkey is 2,143.
Turkey’s Armenians population appears to be 350, although the
actual number is far higher but most of them are holders of Turkish
citizenship.
2,661 stateless
Among the foreigners living in Turkey, there are also two North
Koreans, 52 Yemenis, 72 Slovakians and 95 Malaysians. There are also
2,661 stateless people living in Turkey.
There are also citizens from Bosnia, India, Afghanistan, Australia,
Brazil, Japan and Canada.
The total number of 176,717 accounts for those who have been granted
a residence permit, there are also many thought to be residing in
Turkey without any sort of permit.