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| Around 80,000 [1] |
| Regions with significant populations |
| Latakia, Hama, Homs |
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| Religion |
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Predominately Islam |
| Related ethnic groups |
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Other Turkish people, Oghuz Turks, Iraqi Turkmen |
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Syrian Turkmen (Syrian Turks or Turks in Syria) [3] (Turkish: Suriye Türkleri) are Syrian citizens of Oghuz Turkish descent, who had been living in the Syrian province of the Ottoman Empire before its dissolution and continue to live in the modern country of Syria. The estimates of the number of Turkmens, living in Syria is unknown. The major cities with notable Turkmen populations are Latakia, Hama and Homs. The language spoken by the Turkmen of Syria is a variety of South Azeri.[4]. However, a high number of Turkmen integrated into the mainstream Syrian society adopt Arabic as their primary language. [5]
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History
In the late 11th century, Syria was conquered first by the Seljuk Turks and then by the Ottoman Sultan Selim I in 1516 after defeating the Mamlukes at the Battle of Marj Dabiq near Aleppo in northern Syria.
Notable Turks in Syria
Gallery
 Tekkiye Mosque, built on the orders of Suleiman the Magnificent |
 Khalid ibn al-Walid Mosque, an example of Ottoman architecture |
_Dervish,_Syrian_Peasant,_Young_Druse_Woman,_Karvass_(Police_Officer)_in_Damascus.jpg) Ottoman-Syrian dress in the 19th century |
 Caber Kalesi, in accordance with Article 9 of the Treaty of Ankara (1921), the castle has been considered Turkish territory. |
 Khalid ibn al-Walid Mosque northern entrance. |
 Khalid ibn al-Walid Mosque. The courtyard. |
 Interior view of Khan As'ad Pasha |
See also
- Iraqi Turkmen
- Oghuz Turks
- Hatay Province
- Sinan Pasha Mosque
- Darwish Pasha Mosque
- Mosul
- Arabs in Turkey
- Syria–Turkey relations
References and notes
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