Forced population migrating to Turkey in 1989

85K

0-15 years old


201K

16-65 years old


21K

66+ years old


308K

Total


Blog&News

November 18, 2019

Forced migration out of Bulgaria in 4 questions

It has been 30 years since the communist regime, which had been in power in Bulgaria for 45 years, launched an assimilation campaign against Turks and […]
November 18, 2019

Every migration is for hope even in war…

But during their forced migration in 1989, Bulgarian Turks were asked to pack their memories, histories, neighbors, and friends into a suitcase and leave without a […]
October 9, 2019

‘It is not possible to delete Muslim Turkish identity from the Balkans’

The President for Turks Abroad and Related Communities (YTB) Mr. Abdullah Eren said; “Balkans are one of the most important geographies where Muslim Turks impressed their […]
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