Turks in the Republic of Macedonia
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Turks in the Republic of Macedonia, also known as Macedonian Turks, are the ethnic Turks who constitute the third largest ethnic group in the Republic of Macedonia
. According to the 2002 census, there were 77,959 Turks living in the country, forming a minority of some 4% of the population. The communitiy form a majority in Centar Župa
and Plasnica
. The Turkish community claim higher numbers than the census shows, somewhere between 170,000 and 200,000.
in 1392, remaining part of the Ottoman Empire
for more than 500 years up to 1912 and the Balkan wars
.
fell at the beginning of the 20th century, many of the Turks fled to Turkey
. Many left under Yugoslav
rule, and more left after World War II
. Others intermarried or simply identified themselves as Macedonians
or Albanians
to avoid stigma
and persecution
.
After 1953, a large emigration of Turks based on an agreement between the Republic of Turkey and Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
took place— around 80,000 according to Yugoslav data and over 150,000 according to Turkish sources.
. According to Ethnologue
, Turkish is spoken by 200,000 people in Macedonia. Turkish is spoken with Slavic
and Greek
admixtures creating a unique Macedonian Turkish dialect. However, Macedonian
is also widely used amongst the community.
population in Macedonia.
and television
broadcasts in Turkish. Since 1945, Macedonian Radio-Television
transmits one hour daily Turkish television programs and four and a half hours of Turkish radio programs. Furthermore, the newspaper 'Birlik' is published in Turkish three times a week.
(DPT), was founded in 1990 and is still active today. The Party currently has one member, Kenan Hasipi, in the Macedonian parliament. The DPT espouses the principles of Ataturk which include a secular state
and equality
for all.
As of 2008 there were over 60 schools that offered lessons in Turkish. Turks have the right of education in Turkish for four years in East Macedonia. There are 264 teachers in these schools. There is a lycee in Gostivar and a technical college in Tetovo where students are trained in Turkish. Few quota is spared for Turkish students at universities in Skopje
and Bitola
. There are also private Turkish schools established by Turkish entrepreneurs. Macedonian Turks show great interest in these schools.
Republic of Macedonia
Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
. According to the 2002 census, there were 77,959 Turks living in the country, forming a minority of some 4% of the population. The communitiy form a majority in Centar Župa
Centar Župa municipality
Centar Župa is a municipality in western Republic of Macedonia. Centar Župa is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found...
and Plasnica
Plasnica municipality
Plasnica is a municipality in western Republic of Macedonia. Plasnica is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. Plasnica Municipality is part of the Southwestern Statistical Region...
. The Turkish community claim higher numbers than the census shows, somewhere between 170,000 and 200,000.
Ottoman era
Macedonia came under the rule of the Ottoman TurksOttoman Turks
The Ottoman Turks were the Turkish-speaking population of the Ottoman Empire who formed the base of the state's military and ruling classes. Reliable information about the early history of Ottoman Turks is scarce, but they take their Turkish name, Osmanlı , from the house of Osman I The Ottoman...
in 1392, remaining part of the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
for more than 500 years up to 1912 and the Balkan wars
Balkan Wars
The Balkan Wars were two conflicts that took place in the Balkans in south-eastern Europe in 1912 and 1913.By the early 20th century, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia, the countries of the Balkan League, had achieved their independence from the Ottoman Empire, but large parts of their ethnic...
.
Modern era
Once the Ottoman EmpireOttoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
fell at the beginning of the 20th century, many of the Turks fled to Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. Many left under Yugoslav
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
rule, and more left after World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. Others intermarried or simply identified themselves as Macedonians
Macedonians (ethnic group)
The Macedonians also referred to as Macedonian Slavs: "... the term Slavomacedonian was introduced and was accepted by the community itself, which at the time had a much more widespread non-Greek Macedonian ethnic consciousness...
or Albanians
Albanians
Albanians are a nation and ethnic group native to Albania and neighbouring countries. They speak the Albanian language. More than half of all Albanians live in Albania and Kosovo...
to avoid stigma
Social stigma
Social stigma is the severe disapproval of or discontent with a person on the grounds of characteristics that distinguish them from other members of a society.Almost all stigma is based on a person differing from social or cultural norms...
and persecution
Persecution
Persecution is the systematic mistreatment of an individual or group by another group. The most common forms are religious persecution, ethnic persecution, and political persecution, though there is naturally some overlap between these terms. The inflicting of suffering, harassment, isolation,...
.
| Population of Macedonian Turks according to National Censuses | |||||||
| Census | Turks | Total population of Macedonia | % Turks | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 Census | 203,938 | 1,304,514 | 15.63% | ||||
| 1961 Census | 131,484 | 1,406,003 | 9.35% | ||||
| 1971 Census | 108,552 | 1,647,308 | 6.58% | ||||
| 1981 Census | 86,591 | 1,909,136 | 4.53% | ||||
| 1991 Census | 77,080 | 2,033,964 | 3.78% | ||||
| 1994 Census | 78,019 | 1,945,932 | 4% | ||||
| 2002 Census | 77,959 | 2,022,547 | 3.85% | ||||
After 1953, a large emigration of Turks based on an agreement between the Republic of Turkey and Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav state that existed from the abolition of the Yugoslav monarchy until it was dissolved in 1992 amid the Yugoslav Wars. It was a socialist state and a federation made up of six socialist republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,...
took place— around 80,000 according to Yugoslav data and over 150,000 according to Turkish sources.
Culture
Language
Macedonian Turks speak the Turkish languageTurkish language
Turkish is a language spoken as a native language by over 83 million people worldwide, making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Its speakers are located predominantly in Turkey and Northern Cyprus with smaller groups in Iraq, Greece, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo,...
. According to Ethnologue
Ethnologue
Ethnologue: Languages of the World is a web and print publication of SIL International , a Christian linguistic service organization, which studies lesser-known languages, to provide the speakers with Bibles in their native language and support their efforts in language development.The Ethnologue...
, Turkish is spoken by 200,000 people in Macedonia. Turkish is spoken with Slavic
Slavic languages
The Slavic languages , a group of closely related languages of the Slavic peoples and a subgroup of Indo-European languages, have speakers in most of Eastern Europe, in much of the Balkans, in parts of Central Europe, and in the northern part of Asia.-Branches:Scholars traditionally divide Slavic...
and Greek
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
admixtures creating a unique Macedonian Turkish dialect. However, Macedonian
Macedonian language
Macedonian is a South Slavic language spoken as a first language by approximately 2–3 million people principally in the region of Macedonia but also in the Macedonian diaspora...
is also widely used amongst the community.
Religion
According to the 2002 census, Turks make up 12% of the total MuslimMuslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
population in Macedonia.
Demographics
Turkish population in Macedonia according to the 2002 census (Turkish majority in bold):| Municipality | Turks 2002 Census |
|---|---|
| Skopje | 8,595 |
| Gostivar Gostivar municipality Gostivar is a municipality in western Republic of Macedonia. Gostivar is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Gostivar Municipality is part of the Polog Statistical Region.-Geography:... |
7,991 |
| Centar Župa Centar Župa municipality Centar Župa is a municipality in western Republic of Macedonia. Centar Župa is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found... |
5,226 |
| Plasnica Plasnica municipality Plasnica is a municipality in western Republic of Macedonia. Plasnica is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. Plasnica Municipality is part of the Southwestern Statistical Region... |
4,446 |
| Radoviš Radoviš municipality Radoviš Municipality is a municipality in eastern Republic of Macedonia. Radoviš is the name of the city where the municipal seat is found. This municipality is part of the Southeastern Statistical Region.-History:... |
4,061 |
| Strumica Strumica municipality Strumica is a municipality in eastern Republic of Macedonia. Strumica is also the name of the city where the municipal seat is found. Strumica Municipality is part of the Southeastern Statistical Region.-Geography:... |
3,754 |
| Struga Struga municipality Struga is a municipality in western Republic of Macedonia. Struga is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Struga Municipality is part of the Southwestern Statistical Region.-Geography:... |
3,628 |
| Studeničani Studenicani municipality Studeničani is a municipality in central Republic of Macedonia. Studeničani is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found... |
3,285 |
| Vrapčište Vrapcište municipality Vrapčište is a municipality in western Republic of Macedonia. Vrapčište is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. This municipality is part of the Polog Statistical Region.-Geography:... |
3,134 |
| Debar Debar municipality Debar is a municipality in western Republic of Macedonia. Debar is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Debar Municipality is part of the Southwestern Statistical Region.-Geography:... |
2,684 |
| Mavrovo and Rostuša Mavrovo and Rostuša municipality Mavrovo and Rostuša is a municipality in western Republic of Macedonia. The municipal seat is located in the village of Rostuša. This municipality is part of the Polog Statistical Region.-Geography:... |
2,680 |
| Dolneni Dolneni municipality Dolneni is a municipality in central Republic of Macedonia. Dolneni is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. The municipality is part of the Pelagonia Statistical Region.-Geography:... |
2,597 |
| Kičevo Kicevo municipality Kičevo is a municipality in western Republic of Macedonia. Kičevo is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Kičevo Municipality is located in the Southwestern Statistical Region.-Geography:... |
2,430 |
| Ohrid Ohrid municipality The Municipality of Ohrid is a municipality in the southwestern part of the Republic of Macedonia. Ohrid is also the name of the city where the municipal seat is found... |
2,268 |
| Vasilevo Vasilevo municipality Vasilevo is a municipality in eastern Republic of Macedonia. Vasilevo is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. Vasilevo Municipality is part of the Southeastern Statistical Region.-Demographics:... |
2,095 |
| Tetovo Tetovo municipality Tetovo is a municipality in northwestern Republic of Macedonia. Tetovo is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Tetovo Municipality is part of the Polog Statistical Region.-Geography:... |
1,882 |
| Resen Resen municipality Resen is a municipality in southwestern Republic of Macedonia. Resen is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Resen Municipality is located in the Pelagonia Statistical Region.-Geography:... |
1,797 |
| Veles Veles municipality Veles is a municipality in central Republic of Macedonia. Veles is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Veles Municipality is part of the Vardar Statistical Region.-Geography:... |
1,724 |
| Bitola Bitola municipality Bitola is a municipality in southern Republic of Macedonia. Bitola is also the name of the city where the municipal seat is found. The municipality is located in the Pelagonia Statistical Region.-Geography:... |
1,610 |
| Valandovo Valandovo municipality Valandovo is a municipality in southern Republic of Macedonia. Valandovo is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Valandovo Municipality is part of Southeastern Statistical Region.-Geography:... |
1,333 |
| Štip Štip municipality Štip is a municipality in eastern Republic of Macedonia. Štip is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. This municipality is part of the Eastern Statistical Region.-Geography:Štip Municipality covers an area of 583.24 km²... |
1,272 |
| Bogovinje Bogovinje municipality Bogovinje is a municipality in western Republic of Macedonia. Bogovinje is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. Bogovinje Municipality is part of the Polog Statistical Region.-Geography:... |
1,183 |
| Prilep Prilep municipality Prilep is a municipality in southern Republic of Macedonia. Prilep is also the name of the city where the municipal seat is found. It is located in the Pelagonia Statistical Region.-Geography:... |
917 |
| Karbinci Karbinci municipality Karbinci is a municipality in eastern Republic of Macedonia. Karbinci is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. Karbinci Municipality is part of the Eastern Statistical Region.-Geography:... |
728 |
| Konče Konce municipality Konče is a municipality in eastern Republic of Macedonia. Konče is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. This municipality is part of the Southeastern Statistical Region.-Geography:... |
521 |
| Tearce Tearce municipality Tearce is a municipality in northwestern Republic of Macedonia. Tearce is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. Tearce Municipality is part of the Polog Statistical Region.-Geography:... |
516 |
| Bosilovo Bosilovo municipality Bosilovo is a municipality in southeastern Republic of Macedonia. Bosilovo is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found... |
495 |
| Dojran Dojran municipality Dojran is a municipality in southeastern Republic of Macedonia. Nov Dojran is the village where the municipal seat is found. Dojran Municipality is part of the Southeastern Statistical Region.-Geography:... |
402 |
| Čaška Caška municipality Čaška is a municipality in central Republic of Macedonia. Čaška is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. This municipality is part of the Vardar Statistical Region.-Geography:... |
391 |
| Pehčevo Pehcevo municipality Pehčevo is a municipality in eastern Republic of Macedonia. Pehčevo is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. This municipality is part of the Eastern Statistical Region.-Basic information:... |
357 |
| Demir Kapija Demir Kapija municipality Demir Kapija is a municipality in southern Republic of Macedonia. Demir Kapija, which means "iron door" or "iron gate" in Turkish, is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found... |
344 |
| Kočani Kocani municipality Kočani is a municipality in eastern Republic of Macedonia. Kočani is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. The municipality is part of the Eastern Statistical Region.-Geography:... |
315 |
| Kruševo Kruševo municipality Kruševo is a municipality in central Republic of Macedonia. Kruševo is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. This municipality is part of the Pelagonia Statistical Region.-Geography:... |
315 |
| Drugovo Drugovo municipality Drugovo is a municipality in western Republic of Macedonia. Drugovo is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. Drugovo Municipality is part of the Southwestern Statistical Region.-Geography:... |
292 |
| Kumanovo Kumanovo municipality Kumanovo is a municipality in northern Republic of Macedonia. Kumanovo is also the name of the city where the municipal seat is found. Kumanovo Municipality is part of the Northeastern Statistical Region.-Geography:... |
292 |
| Vraneštica Vraneštica municipality Vraneštica is a municipality in western Republic of Macedonia. Vraneštica is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. This municipality is part of Southwestern Statistical Region.-Demographics:... |
276 |
| Vinica Vinica municipality Vinica is a municipality in eastern Republic of Macedonia. Vinica is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Vinica Municipality is part of the Eastern Statistical Region.-Geography:... |
272 |
| Negotino Negotino municipality Negotino is a municipality in eastern Republic of Macedonia. Negotino is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Negotino Municipality is part of Vardar Statistical Region.-Geography:... |
243 |
| Sopište Sopište municipality Sopište is a municipality in northern Republic of Macedonia. Sopište is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. It is located in the Skopje Statistical Region.-Geography:... |
243 |
| Mogila Mogila municipality Mogila is a municipality in south-central Republic of Macedonia. Mogila is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. Mogila Municipality is part of the Pelagonia Statistical Region.-Geography:... |
229 |
| Makedonski Brod Makedonski Brod municipality Makedonski Brod is a municipality in eastern Republic of Macedonia, named after the town of Makedonski Brod, where the municipal seat is located... |
181 |
| Kavadarci Kavadarci municipality Kavadarci is a municipality in southern Republic of Macedonia. Kavadarci is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Kavadarci Municipality is part of the Vardar Statistical Region.-Geography:... |
167 |
| Lozovo Lozovo municipality Lozovo is a municipality in eastern Republic of Macedonia. Lozovo is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. Lozovo Municipality is part of the Eastern Statistical Region.-Geography:... |
157 |
| Delčevo Delcevo municipality Delčevo is a municipality in eastern Republic of Macedonia. Delčevo is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Delčevo Municipality is part of the Eastern Statistical Region.- Geography :... |
122 |
| Berovo Berovo municipality Berovo is a municipality in eastern Republic of Macedonia. Berovo is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Berovo Municipality is part of the Eastern Statistical Region.-Geography:... |
91 |
| Sveti Nikole Sveti Nikole municipality Sveti Nikole is a municipality in eastern Republic of Macedonia. Sveti Nikole is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found... |
81 |
| Petrovec Petrovec municipality The Municipality of Petrovec is a municipality in northern Republic of Macedonia, near the capital Skopje. Petrovec is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found... |
75 |
| Gradsko Gradsko municipality Gradsko is a municipality in eastern Republic of Macedonia. Gradsko is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. Gradsko Municipality is part of the Vardar Statistical Region.-Geography:... |
71 |
| Bogdanci Bogdanci municipality Bogdanci is a municipality in southern Republic of Macedonia. Bogdanci is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Bogdanci Municipality is part of Southeastern Statistical Region.-Geography:... |
54 |
| Demir Hisar Demir Hisar municipality Demir Hisar is a municipality in southwestern Republic of Macedonia. Demir Hisar, which means "iron fortress" in Turkish, is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found... |
35 |
| Gevgelija Gevgelija municipality Gevgelija is a municipality in southern Republic of Macedonia. Gevgelija is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found... |
31 |
| Novaci Novaci municipality Novaci is a municipality in southern Republic of Macedonia. Novaci is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. Novaci Municipality is a part of the Pelagonia Statistical Region.-History:... |
27 |
| Ilinden Ilinden municipality Ilinden is a municipality in northern Republic of Macedonia. Ilinden is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. It is named after the Ilinden Uprising in the region of Macedonia in 1903... |
17 |
| Kratovo Kratovo municipality Kratovo is a municipality in eastern Republic of Macedonia. Kratovo is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Kratovo Municipality is part of the Northeastern Statistical Region.-Geography:... |
8 |
| Probištip Probištip municipality Probištip is a municipality in eastern Republic of Macedonia. Probištip is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. This municipality is part of the Eastern Statistical Region.-Geography:... |
6 |
| Jegunovce Jegunovce municipality Jegunovce is a municipality in northwestern Republic of Macedonia. Jegunovce is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found... |
4 |
| Brvenica Brvenica municipality Brvenica is a municipality in northwestern Republic of Macedonia. Brvenica is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found... |
2 |
| Debarca Debarca municipality Debarca is a municipality in southwestern Republic of Macedonia. The village of Belčišta is the municipal seat. Debarca Municipality is part of the Southwestern Statistical Region.-Geography:... |
2 |
| Kriva Palanka Kriva Palanka municipality Kriva Palanka is a municipality in eastern Republic of Macedonia. Kriva Palanka is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found... |
2 |
| Želino Želino municipality Želino is a municipality in northwestern Republic of Macedonia. Želino is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. This municipality is part of the Polog Statistical Region.-Geography:... |
2 |
| Zelenikovo Zelenikovo municipality Zelenikovo is a municipality in central Republic of Macedonia. Zelenikovo is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found... |
1 |
National day
The Turks in Macedonia also have an own national day, the Day of Education in Turkish Language. By a decision of the Government of the Republic of Macedonia in 2007, December 21 became a national and non-working day for the Turkish community in the country.Media
There are both radioRadio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
and television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
broadcasts in Turkish. Since 1945, Macedonian Radio-Television
Macedonian Radio-Television
Macedonian Radio Television is the public broadcasting organization of the Republic of Macedonia. It was founded in 1993 by the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia...
transmits one hour daily Turkish television programs and four and a half hours of Turkish radio programs. Furthermore, the newspaper 'Birlik' is published in Turkish three times a week.
Politics
A political party, Democratic Party of TurksDemocratic Party of Turks
The Democratic Party of Turks is a political party of the Turkish minority in the Republic of Macedonia.The Party currently has one member, Kenan Hasipi, in the Macedonian parliament.-External links:*...
(DPT), was founded in 1990 and is still active today. The Party currently has one member, Kenan Hasipi, in the Macedonian parliament. The DPT espouses the principles of Ataturk which include a secular state
Secular state
A secular state is a concept of secularism, whereby a state or country purports to be officially neutral in matters of religion, supporting neither religion nor irreligion. A secular state also claims to treat all its citizens equally regardless of religion, and claims to avoid preferential...
and equality
Egalitarianism
Egalitarianism is a trend of thought that favors equality of some sort among moral agents, whether persons or animals. Emphasis is placed upon the fact that equality contains the idea of equity of quality...
for all.
Education
The first school in Turkish language in Macedonia was opened in 1944.As of 2008 there were over 60 schools that offered lessons in Turkish. Turks have the right of education in Turkish for four years in East Macedonia. There are 264 teachers in these schools. There is a lycee in Gostivar and a technical college in Tetovo where students are trained in Turkish. Few quota is spared for Turkish students at universities in Skopje
Skopje
Skopje is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Macedonia with about a third of the total population. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre...
and Bitola
Bitola
Bitola is a city in the southwestern part of the Republic of Macedonia. The city is an administrative, cultural, industrial, commercial, and educational centre. It is located in the southern part of the Pelagonia valley, surrounded by the Baba and Nidže mountains, 14 km north of the...
. There are also private Turkish schools established by Turkish entrepreneurs. Macedonian Turks show great interest in these schools.
See also
- Macedonia–Turkey relationsMacedonia–Turkey relationsMacedonian–Turkish relations are foreign relations between Macedonia and Turkey.-History:Due to historical and cultural mutualities and human bonds Macedonia and Turkey have very close and friendly relations...
- Plasnica MunicipalityPlasnica municipalityPlasnica is a municipality in western Republic of Macedonia. Plasnica is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. Plasnica Municipality is part of the Southwestern Statistical Region...
- Centar Župa MunicipalityCentar Župa municipalityCentar Župa is a municipality in western Republic of Macedonia. Centar Župa is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found...
- Macedonian MuslimsMacedonian MuslimsThe Macedonian Muslims , also known as Muslim Macedonians, Torbeš, ; , in older sources Pomaks are a minority religious group within the community of ethnic Macedonians who are Muslims...
- Democratic Party of TurksDemocratic Party of TurksThe Democratic Party of Turks is a political party of the Turkish minority in the Republic of Macedonia.The Party currently has one member, Kenan Hasipi, in the Macedonian parliament.-External links:*...
- Languages of the Republic of MacedoniaLanguages of the Republic of MacedoniaThe official and most widespread language in the Republic of Macedonia is Macedonian. The languages of Macedonia correspond with the various ethnic groups.- Official data :...