How many Turkish people live in the Netherlands?
Turkish people are the biggest migrant-background group in the Netherlands: 479,880 on 1 January 2026, according to the statistics office CBS. About half (49%) were born in the Netherlands.
479,880Turkish roots (2026)
No. 1migrant-background group
49%born in the Netherlands
384,000in 2010
4big cities: Rotterdam, Amsterdam, The Hague, Utrecht
CBS figures (2026 and 2010).
Where Turkish people live in the Netherlands
About a third of Turkish people live in the four big cities: Rotterdam, Amsterdam, The Hague and Utrecht.
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RotterdamA large Turkish community; Turkish shops and mosques.
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AmsterdamTurkish communities, above all in the west and north.
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The HagueTurkey's embassy is here; the Schilderswijk and Transvaal areas.
A piece of home, close by
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The Diyanet foundationThe Netherlands Diyanet Foundation (Hollanda Diyanet Vakfı) was founded in 1982 and has 145 mosques.
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Turkish lessonsTurkey's free online lessons in Turkish and Turkish culture for children aged 5 to 16 (registration on ulkemyanimda.eba.gov.tr), and courses at associations and mosques.
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Consulates generalThe embassy in The Hague has no consular section. Consular services are at the consulates general in Amsterdam, Deventer and Rotterdam.
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Turkish shopsTurkish supermarkets and bakeries in the big cities.
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Second generationAlmost half of the Turkish community (49%) was born in the Netherlands.
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Booking an appointmentBook consular services online at konsolosluk.gov.tr: choose “Randevu Al”, then “Türk Vatandaşları İçin Konsolosluk İşlemleri”.
1964
19 August 1964The Netherlands and Turkey signed their agreement on recruiting Turkish workers in The Hague on 19 August 1964.
1924
100 years of friendshipThe 1924 Treaty of Friendship was the first agreement between the two countries after the Turkish Republic was founded. Its 100th anniversary was marked in 2024.
TV
Turkish TVThe channels from home, live in the Netherlands.Read the TV guide →
