How many Turkish people live in Norway?
According to Statistics Norway (SSB), 24,350 people of Turkish background lived in Norway on 1 January 2026: immigrants and their Norwegian-born children. According to Eurostat, 15,773 were born in Turkey (2025).
24,350Turkish background (2026)
15,773born in Turkey (2025)
5,563Turkish citizens (2025)
+7%since 2024
2020TV fee abolished
SSB, table 05183 (immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, 2024 and 2026), and Eurostat (2025).
Where Turkish people live in Norway
Turkish people live in many parts of Norway: most in the Oslo area and in Drammen.
OSL
OsloThe biggest community; Turkey's embassy is here.
DRM
DrammenNear Oslo, a long-standing Turkish community.
NOR
Other citiesSmaller communities in cities such as Bergen, Trondheim and Stavanger.
A piece of home, close by
Msq
MosquesTurkish associations run mosques in Oslo and other towns.
Edu
Turkish lessonsFree online lessons in Turkish and Turkish culture for children aged 5 to 16 (Ülkem Yanımda, Turkey's education ministry), which families in Norway use; the education counsellor in Stockholm also covers Norway. Courses at associations and mosques too.
TR
Embassy and consulateThe embassy in Oslo has a consular section, open for applications from 09:00 to 12:30. There is an honorary consulate general in Bergen.
Shop
Turkish shopsTurkish shops and bakeries in Oslo and Drammen.
TV
TV feeNorway has no TV fee since 2020.
Rnd
Booking an appointmentBook consular services online at konsolosluk.gov.tr: choose “Randevu Al”, then “Türk Vatandaşları İçin Konsolosluk İşlemleri”.
1967
From 1967 to 1975Workers from Turkey were among the first labour migrants, who came between 1967 and the immigration stop in 1975. In the early 1970s most lived in the Oslo region.
TV
Turkish TVThe channels from home, live in Norway.Read the TV guide →
