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Syrian Turkmen (Arabic: تركمان سوريا, romanized: Turkumān Sūriyā; Turkish: Suriye Türkmenleri) are Syrian citizens of Turkish origin who mainly trace their roots to Anatolia (i.e. modern Turkey). Turkish-speaking Syrian Turkmen make up the third largest ethnic group in the country, after the Arabs and Kurds respectively.
The Syria Turkmen Bloc (Turkish: Suriye Türkmen Kitlesi) or Syrian Turkmen National Bloc (Arabic: الكتلة الوطنية التركمانية السورية), is one of the two major opposition movements of Syrian Turkmens. The party is headed by Yusuf Molla. The party was founded in Istanbul in February 2012.
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Syrian Turkmen Brigades (Turkish: Suriye Türkmen Tugayları; Arabic: كتائب تركمان سوريا), also called the United Turkmen Army (Turkish: Birleşik Türkmen Ordusu; Arabic: الجيش التركماني الموحد), are an informal armed opposition structure composed of Syrian Turkmen and Turks that form the military wing of ...
Nov 24, 2015 · The Turkmen are ethnic Turks who have lived in the region of Syria, Iraq and Iran since the 11th Century. They are mainly concentrated in the north, in the Turkmen Mountain area in...
Nov 25, 2015 · Brandon Conradis11/25/2015. As tensions rise between Ankara and Moscow, attention has shifted to an obscure ethnic group in the Middle East: the Turkmens of Syria. But who are the Turkmens...
Nov 25, 2015 · Reuters. By The New York Times. Nov. 24, 2015. Turkmens or Turkomans are a Turkic people who live in significant numbers in many countries in Central Asia and the Middle East, including...
The majority of Iraqi Turkmen and Syrian Turkmen are the descendants of Ottoman Turkish settlers. [4] [5] [6] [7] and share close cultural and linguistic ties with Turkey, particularly the Anatolian region. [8] [7] There are also Turkish minorities located in Jordan and in Lebanon.
