Turk
Turk Profile
Main Languages: Turkish, Uzbek, Azerbaijani, and Kazakh
The Turkic languages are a subfamily of languageswithin the Altaic language family. The two other subfamilies are Mongolian and Manchu-Tungus.
About 220 million people around the world speak Turkish, although there are only 61 million people in Turkey. The remainder live in Iran, Iraq and the countries of the former Soviet Union. (Information provided by CIC, written by Nandini Saxena)
Primary Religions: Islam; Roman Catholicism, Greek and Russian Orthodox Christianity and Judaism
Number of Turk:
- In Canada: 43,695
In the GTA:14,975 - In the City of Toronto:7,470
Primary Areas of Settlement in the GTA (Social Atlas): Richmond Hill, Vaughan, King, Mississauga, City of Toronto (North York and Toronto York)
Social and Settlement Services in the GTA
Turkish Community Heritage Centre of Canada
Established as a charitable organization in Ontario on May 23, 2007 to provide social, cultural, educational and consulting services for the Turkish community in Canada and assist newcomers with integration into Canadian business and social life
Church Information
Keele Street Christian Church a multicultural community church in Toronto
97 Annette Street (at Keele & Annette), Toronto, ON Canada, M6P 1N7
Tel: 1-416-767-8911
Associations
Turkish Society of Canada
Council of Turkish Canadians
Newspapers
Media
Turkuaz TV
Ankara Kitapligi
More Information
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This information is sourced from Citizenship and Immigration Canada and Statistics Canada.
The Encyclopedia of Canada's Peoples: Turks
