Many Afro-Turks were employed in agricultural labour, particularly in the Mediterranean regions. Over time, they integrated into Turkish society, embracing the language and cultural practices. The ...

Turkish people’s early presence in Africa has left signs of linguistic influence on several languages there, a Turkish historian said. Halim Gencoglu, a researcher at the University of Cape Town ...

‘The Afro-Turk population primarily traces its roots from the Ottoman period, from the 16th to the early 20th centuries. Africans were brought to the Ottoman Empire from various regions ...