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Arabs in Turkey (Arabic: العرب في تركيا‎ Turkish: Türkiye’deki Araplar) refers to Turkish citizens who are ethnically Arab and who settled there prior to the arrival of Turkic tribes in Asia Minor.Turkish Arabs are mostly Muslims living along the southeastern border with Syria and Iraq in the following provinces: Batman Bitlis Gaziantep Hatay Mardin Muş Siirt Şırnak Şanlıurfa Mersin and Adana. The population in province of Hatay is predominantly Arab.

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language
Arabic language, Turkish language, Kurdish languages
population place
Batman Province, Hatay Province, Siirt Province, Muş Province, Adana Province, Gaziantep Province, Şanlıurfa Province, Bitlis Province, Mardin Province, Istanbul, Mersin Province, Şırnak Province
religion
Sunni Islam, Alawites, Christian
total population
800000

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