Turks in Pakistan
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Turks in Pakistan are expatriates from Turkey and their descendants, consisting of students, military personnel, academics and people married with Pakistani citizens.
Notable people
- Hassan Ali EffendiHassan Ali EffendiHassan Ali Effendi was a renowned educationist in South Asia who is credited as the founder of one of the first Muslim schools in British India: the Sindh Madrasatul Islam , located in Karachi in modern-day Pakistan...
, founder of the Sindh Madrasatul Islam - Atif BashirAtif BashirAtif Bashir Qureshi is a German Turkish-Pakistani footballer, who plays for Barry Town in the Welsh Football League First Division and at international level for the Pakistan national team.-Early career:...
, German-born footballer with a Pakistani father and Turkish mother, playing for the Pakistan national football teamPakistan national football teamThe Pakistan national football team is controlled by the Pakistan Football Federation and is a member of the Asian Football Confederation . The team has not yet qualified for either the FIFA World Cup or Asian Cup championships. Twice they have finished third in the South Asian Football Federation...
See also
- Pakistanis in TurkeyPakistanis in TurkeyThere is a small community of Pakistanis in Turkey, consisting mainly of expatriates and students. There are many Pakistani students studying in Turkish university and colleges. There are also large number of long-term and short-term economic migrants from Pakistan in Turkey that have travelled...
- UrduUrduUrdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
- Pakistan–Turkey relations
- Turk JamatTurk JamatThe Turk Jamat are a Muslim community found in the state of Gujarat in India. Many members of Turk Jamat Muslim community migrated to Pakistan after the independence in 1947 and settled in Karachi.-History and origin:...
- Karlugh TurksKarlugh TurksThe Karlugh Turks are a prominent Karluk Turkic tribe that resides mainly in the Hazara region of current Pakistan. These Karlugh Turks formed a Turki Shahi dynasty and ruled the state of Pakhli Sarkar for over 200 years from 1472 to 1703.- Arrival:...