Turks in Ireland



Turks in Ireland (İrlanda Türkleri, Turcaigh in Éirinn) are Turkish people who live in Ireland having been born elsewhere or are Irish-born but have Turkish roots. By Turkish roots, this could mean roots linking back to Turkey, the island of Cyprus, or the communities of the Turkish diaspora.

Population
According to the 2016 Irish census, there are 1,043 Turkish nationals living in Ireland. During the time of a 2005 strike against the GAMA Turkish Construction Company, socialist news websites reported that they alone employed 900  to 2,000 Turkish workers. The Turkish embassy may have an investment in downplaying the number of Turks in Ireland given the negative reception of Turks in other European countries, such as German Turks, Dutch Turks, and French-Turks. Thus, overall, the number of Turkish descendants living in Ireland is estimated at 2,000-3,000.

According to information from the Turkish Foreign Ministry on 06/02/2019, there are 4,500 Turkish citizens living in the Republic of Ireland.

Organisations and associations

 * The Irish Turkish Business Association aims to promote the development of bilateral trade between Ireland and Turkey
 * The Turkish Association of Ireland aims to bring the Turkish community in Ireland together.
 * The Turkish Irish Educational and Cultural Society (TIECS) aims to strengthen and advance the ties between the Turkish and Irish community.
 * Lucky Greywolf is the company responsible for the Turkish and other Turkish markets of language schools in Ireland.

Notable people

 * Ahmet Dede, celebrity chef (Turkish origin)
 * Abs Breen, singer (Turkish father)
 * Billy Mehmet, football player (Turkish Cypriot father)
 * Joseph O'Neill, author (Turkish mother)
 * Ayla Peksoylu, singer (Turkish Cypriot father)
 * Erdal Eren BAYRAK, Entrepreneur (Turkish origin)