Azerbaijanis in Turkey
Türkiyə azərbaycanlıları | |
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| Total population | |
| 800,000-4,500,000 (Diaspora Committee of Azerbaijan) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| mostly Northeast Anatolia region | |
| Languages | |
| Religion | |
| mostly Shia Islam (Twelver & Jafari), Sunni Islam |
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Azerbaijanis in Turkey are Turkish citizens and permanent residents of ethnic Azerbaijani background. According to some estimates, there are currently around 800,000 Twelver Shias in Turkey, however this figure may differ substantially from the real one. There are up to 4,500,000 Azerbaijanis who reside in Turkey, according to information provided by the Diaspora Committee of Azerbaijan, although the factual accuracy, methodology, and criteria used for this figure are disputed.
The Karapapakh or 'Terekeme' people are often considered a sub-ethnic group of Azerbaijanis of Sunni Muslim background. They are thought to be the largest ethnic groups in the cities of Ardahan, Kars and Iğdır