Turks in Jordan
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Turks in Jordan, also known as Turkish Jordanians or Jordanian Turks and Jordanian Turkmen (Turkish: Ürdün Türkleri), are people of Turkish ancestry living in Jordan. These people have had a thriving presence in Jordan since the rule of the Ottoman Empire. Today, there is a minority of about 60,000 people in the country who are the descendants of the Ottoman-Turkish immigrants.[1] In addition to this, there are also 8,262 (2009)Turkish citizens who are recent migrants to Jordan.[2]
- Lara Abdallat, winner of Miss Jordan 2010 (Turkish Syrian mother)[3]
- Rania Al-Abdullah, Queen of Jordan (maternal Turkish grandfather)[4]
- Muhanna Al-Dura, painter (Turkish mother)[5]
- Ahmet Düverioğlu, basketball player (Turkish mother)[6]
- Zein Al-Sharaf Talal, Queen of Jordan (Turkish Cypriot origin)[7]
- Prince Mired bin Ra'ad, grandson of the Turkish painter Fahrelnissa Zeid
- Prince Zeid bin Ra'ad, grandson of the Turkish painter Fahrelnissa Zeid[8]
- Mihrimah Sultan, Imperial Princess of Ottoman Empire
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