Demographics
Distribution of the Turks in Bulgaria by provincess according to the 2011 census:
| Provinces | Turkish population (2011 census) |
Percentage of Turkish population |
Province's population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kurdzhali | 86,527 | 66.2% | 152,808 |
| Razgrad | 57,261 | 50.02% | 125,190 |
| Shumen | 50,878 | 30.29% | 180,528 |
| Burgas | 49,354 | 13.32% | 415,817 |
| Silistra | 40,272 | 36.09% | 119,474 |
| Plovdiv | 40,255 | 6.49% | 683,027 |
| Targovishte | 38,231 | 35.80% | 120,818 |
| Varna | 30,469 | 7.17% | 475,074 |
| Ruse | 28,658 | 13.23% | 235,252 |
| Haskovo | 28,444 | 12.51% | 246,238 |
| Dobrich | 23,484 | 13.50% | 189,677 |
| Blagoevgrad | 17,027 | 6.00% | 323,552 |
| Sliven | 16,784 | 9.69% | 197,473 |
| Veliko Tarnovo | 15,709 | 6.71% | 258,494 |
| Stara Zagora | 15,035 | 4.88% | 333,265 |
| Pazardzhik | 14,062 | 5.72% | 275,548 |
| Pleven | 8,666 | 3.61% | 269,752 |
| Sofia City | 6,526 | 0.55% | 1,291,591 |
| Gabrovo | 6,464 | 5.60% | 122,702 |
| Smolyan | 4,696 | 4.93% | 121,752 |
| Lovech | 4,337 | 3.33% | 141,422 |
| Yambol | 3,600 | 2.93% | 131,447 |
| Vratsa | 565 | 0.35% | 186,848 |
| Sofia Province | 422 | 0.18% | 247,489 |
| Pernik | 231 | 0.18% | 133,530 |
| Montana | 171 | 0.12% | 148,098 |
| Kyustendil | 105 | 0.08% | 136,686 |
| Vidin | 85 | 0.09% | 101,018 |
| Total | 588,318 | 8.81% | 7,364,570 |
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