Turks in
Qatar
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( tr, ) form one of the country's smaller minority groups. When Turkish labour migration to
Germany
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subsided in the mid-1970s, Turkish migrants began to migrate to Arab oil countries, especially
Libya
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,
Saudi Arabia
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and Iraq as well as Qatar. The Turkish government supported labour migration via Turkish construction companies in the Gulf Cooperation Council states. Over 90% of Turkish immigrants in Qatar are employed.
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Notable people
*Nada Zeidan, first female Arab rally driver
See also
* Qatar–Turkey relations
* Turkish diaspora
* Demographics of Qatar, Immigration to Qatar
* Turks in Kuwait
* Turks in Lebanon
* Turks in Saudi Arabia
* Turks in the United Arab Emirates
References
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Turkish diaspora by country, Qatar
Ethnic groups in Qatar
Qatari people of Turkish descent