Turks in Switzerland, also referred to as Swiss Turks and Turkish Swiss people, are Swiss residents of Turkish origin. The majority of Swiss Turks descend from the Republic of Turkey; however there has also been Turkish migration waves from other post-Ottoman countries including ethnic Turkish communities which have come to Switzerland from the Balkans, the island of Cyprus, and more recently Iraq and Syria.
Mosque of the Olten Turkish cultural association, Wangen bei Olten.
Gülsha Adilji, TV presenter
Erkan Aki, opera singer and pop musician
Professor Hatice Altug, physicist
The Turkish diaspora refers to ethnic Turkish people who have migrated from, or are the descendants of migrants from, the Republic of Turkey, Northern Cyprus or other modern nation-states that were once part of the former Ottoman Empire. Therefore, the Turkish diaspora is not only formed by people with roots from mainland Anatolia and Eastern Thrace ; rather, it is also formed of Turkish communities which have also left traditional areas of Turkish settlements in the Balkans, the island of Cyprus, the region of Meskhetia in Georgia, and the Arab world.
A popularized German-Turkish community flag.
The Eiffel Tower wearing the colours of the Turkish flag during the "Saison de la Turquie en France".
There is around one million people of Turkish origin living in France.
Westermoskee in Amsterdam