Turks of Romania
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 27,698 (2011 census) est. 55,000 to 80,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Northern Dobruja | |
| Languages | |
| Religion | |
| Islam |
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The Turks of Romania (Turkish: Romanya Türkleri, Romanian: Turcii din România) are ethnic Turks who form an ethnic minority in Romania. According to the 2011 census, there were 27,698 Turks living in the country, forming a minority of some 0.15% of the population. Of these, 81.1% were recorded in the Dobruja region of the country's southeast, near the Black Sea, in the counties of Constanța (21,014) and Tulcea (1,891), with a further 8.5% residing in the national capital Bucharest (2,388).