Turks in Qatar
Total population
5,000[1]
Regions with significant populations
Doha
Languages
Turkish, Arabic
Religion
Predominantly Sunni Islam
Minority Alevism, Other religions and Irreligion

Turks in Qatar (Turkish: Katar'daki Türkler) form one of the country's smaller minority groups. When Turkish labour migration to Germany subsided in the mid-1970s, Turkish migrants began to migrate to Arab oil countries, especially Libya, Saudi Arabia and Iraq as well as Qatar. The Turkish government supported labour migration via Turkish construction companies in the Gulf Cooperation Council states.[2] Over 90% of Turkish immigrants in Qatar are employed.[3]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ bq magazine, Doha, Qatar. "Qatar´s population by nationality". Archived from the original on 2013-12-22. Retrieved 2014-12-15.((cite web)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Faist 2000, 87.
  3. ^ Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2001, 264.

Bibliography

  • Faist, Thomas (2000), The volume and dynamics of international migration and transnational social spaces, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-829726-2.
  • Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (2001), Trends in international migration: Continuous reporting system on migration. 25th annual report, 2000 edition, OECD Publishing, ISBN 92-64-18612-3.
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