Tatars of Romania

Tatars of Romania
Dobrujan Tatar: Tatarlar
Romanian: Tătarii din România
Regions with significant populations
Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, Turkey
Languages
Dobrujan Tatar, Romanian, Bulgarian, Russian, Turkish
Religion
Sunni Islam
Related ethnic groups
Crimean Tatars, Nogais, Dobrujan Arabs

The Tatars of Romania, Tatars of Dobruja or Dobrujan Tatars are a Turkic ethnic group that have been present in Romania since the 13th century. According to the 2011 census, 20,282 people declared themselves as Tatar, most of them being Crimean Tatars and living in Constanța County. But according to the Democratic Union of Tatar Turkic Muslims of Romania there are 50,000 Tatars in Romania. They are one of the main components of the Muslim community in Romania.