How many Turkish people live in Germany?
According to Germany's statistics office Destatis, about 1.5 million people born in Turkey lived in Germany in 2025: with people born in Poland, the biggest immigrant group. About 2.6 million have Turkish roots (2024).
1.5 millionborn in Turkey (2025)
~2.6 millionwith Turkish roots (2024)
No. 1immigrant group, with Poland
16.4 millionimmigrants in Germany
65 yearssince the 1961 labour deal
Destatis, microcensus 2025 and 2024. The labour agreement was signed on 30 October 1961: 65 years on 30 October 2026.
Where Turkish people live in Germany
Turkish people live all over Germany: the biggest community is in North Rhine-Westphalia, with large ones in Berlin, Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria.
NRW
North Rhine-WestphaliaCologne's Keupstraße and the Ruhr: the biggest community.
BER
BerlinKreuzberg and Neukölln; the Turkish embassy is here.
BW
Baden-Württemberg and BavariaLarge Turkish communities around Stuttgart and Munich.
A piece of home, close by
Msq
DİTİB mosquesDİTİB was founded in Cologne on 5 July 1984 as an umbrella body for mosque associations. It began with 135 associations and has 864 today.
Edu
Turkish lessonsHome-language lessons in schools in some states, plus courses by associations and consulates.
TR
Embassy and consulatesThe embassy is in Berlin. Consulates general in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Essen, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hannover, Karlsruhe, Kassel, Cologne, Mainz, Munich, Münster, Nuremberg and Stuttgart: passports, ID cards, notary.
Shop
Turkish shopsTurkish supermarkets and bakeries in many towns.
1961
65 yearsThe labour agreement was signed on 30 October 1961: 65 years in 2026.
Rnd
Booking an appointmentBook consular services online at konsolosluk.gov.tr: choose “Randevu Al”, then “Türk Vatandaşları İçin Konsolosluk İşlemleri”.
Msq
The Central Mosque in CologneDİTİB's Central Mosque is at Venloer Straße 160 in Cologne-Ehrenfeld. Public tours start at 15:15 on Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
Msq
Şehitlik Mosque, BerlinOn Columbiadamm, completed in 2005. It stands at the Turkish Cemetery, founded in 1866: the oldest Islamic cemetery in Germany.
NRW
Turkish at school in NRWNorth Rhine-Westphalia runs home-language lessons in 30 languages, Turkish among them, usually up to five hours a week, with teachers employed by the state.
YEE
Yunus Emre Institute, BerlinThe Turkish cultural centre at Kronenstraße 1, near Gendarmenmarkt: Turkish courses, readings, lectures, concerts and exhibitions.
Mkt
The market on MaybachuferIn Berlin-Neukölln every Tuesday and Friday, 11 am to 6:30 pm, with up to 180 traders.
1973
From 1961 to 1973Until recruitment stopped in 1973, about 870,000 workers came from Turkey. Families followed in the years after.
TV
Turkish TVThe channels from home, live in Germany.Read the TV guide →
