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[[Image:Otranto by Piri Reis.jpg|thumb|left|Historic map of Otranto by [[Piri Reis]].]] |
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During the 15th century, the [[Ottoman Empire]] was expanding mightily in [[southeastern Europe]]. It completed the absorption of the [[Byzantine Empire]] in 1453 under Sultan [[Mehmet II]] by conquering [[Constantinople]] and [[Galata]]. It seized Genoa's last bastions in the [[Black Sea]] in 1475 and Venice's Greek colony of [[Euboea]] in 1479. Turkish troops invaded the [[Friuli]] region in northeastern Italy in 1479 and again in 1499–1503. The Apulian harbor town of [[Otranto]], located about 100 kilometers southeast of Brindisi, was seized in 1480, but the Turks were routed there in 1481 when Mehmet died and a war for his succession broke out. [[Cem]], pretender to the Ottoman throne, was defeated despite being supported by the pope; he fled with his family to the Kingdom of Naples, where his male descendants were bestowed with the title of [[Principe de Sayd]] by the Pope in 1492. They lived in Naples until the 17th century and in Sicily until 1668 before relocating to [[Malta]]. |
During the 15th century, the [[Ottoman Empire]] was expanding mightily in [[southeastern Europe]]. It completed the absorption of the [[Byzantine Empire]] in 1453 under Sultan [[Mehmet II]] by conquering [[Constantinople]] and [[Galata]]. It seized Genoa's last bastions in the [[Black Sea]] in 1475 and Venice's Greek colony of [[Euboea]] in 1479. Turkish troops invaded the [[Friuli]] region in northeastern Italy in 1479 and again in 1499–1503. The Apulian harbor town of [[Otranto]], located about 100 kilometers southeast of Brindisi, was seized in 1480, but the Turks were routed there in 1481 when Mehmet died and a war for his succession broke out. [[Cem]], pretender to the Ottoman throne, was defeated despite being supported by the pope; he fled with his family to the Kingdom of Naples, where his male descendants were bestowed with the title of [[Principe de Sayd]] by the Pope in 1492. They lived in Naples until the 17th century and in Sicily until 1668 before relocating to [[Malta]]. |
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Turks in Italy are Italian citizens of Turkish origin. The term Turk or Turkish used in Italy may apply to immigrants or the descendants of immigrants born in the Ottoman Empire before 1923, in the Republic of Turkey since then, or in neighbouring countries once part of the Ottoman Empire that still have a population whose language is Turkish or who claims a Turkish identity or cultural heritage, in contrast to the many other peoples from present-day Turkey and the former Ottoman Empire, who identify with their own communities.
History
During the 15th century, the Ottoman Empire was expanding mightily in southeastern Europe. It completed the absorption of the Byzantine Empire in 1453 under Sultan Mehmet II by conquering Constantinople and Galata. It seized Genoa's last bastions in the Black Sea in 1475 and Venice's Greek colony of Euboea in 1479. Turkish troops invaded the Friuli region in northeastern Italy in 1479 and again in 1499–1503. The Apulian harbor town of Otranto, located about 100 kilometers southeast of Brindisi, was seized in 1480, but the Turks were routed there in 1481 when Mehmet died and a war for his succession broke out. Cem, pretender to the Ottoman throne, was defeated despite being supported by the pope; he fled with his family to the Kingdom of Naples, where his male descendants were bestowed with the title of Principe de Sayd by the Pope in 1492. They lived in Naples until the 17th century and in Sicily until 1668 before relocating to Malta.
Demographic history
| Year | Males | Females | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 5,553 | 3,577 | 9,130 |
| 2004 | 6,826 | 4,251 | 11,077 |
| 2005 | 7,471 | 4,888 | 12,359 |
| 2006 | 8,040 | 5,492 | 13,532 |
| 2007 | 8,631 | 5,931 | 14,562 |
| 2008 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| (Source: Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (Istat)) [2] | |||
Notable Turks in Italy
- Cem, son of Mehmed II the Conqueror
- Abraham Salomon Camondo
- Ali B. Cambel
- Leyla Gencer, world-renowned Turkish soprano opera singer
- Mehmet Günsür
- Bass Sultan Hengzt
- Nicola Rossi-Lemeni
- Ferzan Özpetek, screenwriter and film director
- Cigalazade Yusuf Sinan Pasha
- Hugo Pratt
- Azra Y Pehlivan, Architecture
- Uluç Ali Reis
See also
References
- ^ Statistiche Demografiche ISTAT. "Resident Population by sex and citizenship (Middle-East Europe)". Retrieved 2009-02-25.
- ^ Source: Demography in Figures