Turks in Denmark
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Turks in Denmark are Danish citizens of Turkish origin. Over the last two decades, there has been a significant increase in the diversity of culture, language and customs in the Danish population. Significant levels of Muslim emigration to Denmark began in the late 1960s with the arrival of labour migrants from Turkey.
The largest number of Turks are concentrated in Copenhagen County and its sub-districts, followed by Aarhus, the second largest city, and Odense, the third largest. As in other European countries, migrants in Denmark settled mainly in the decaying inner city areas or in newly constructed high-rise suburbs around the larger cities.
[edit] Turkish migration to Denmark
The low immigrant share of Denmark is explained by the relatively recent history of immigration to Denmark. The immigrant stock has more than doubled over the past twenty years due to migration by the Turks. Denmark started later than most other European countries in the post-war era with the recruitment of the so-called “guestworkers”, and that recruitment was quite limited. Immigration only accelerated in the late 1980s and in the 1990s. Thus, the Turks in Denmark are relatively recent arrivals. Among those who have arrived over the past twenty years, immigration was largely dominated by family migrants.
Denmark has a relatively recent history of immigration. Until the 1950s, Denmark was a country of net emigration, and unemployment was relatively high. This situation changed at the end of the 1950s, when Denmark was characterized by high labour demand, which triggered labour immigration – mainly from Turkey and Yugoslavia[2].
