Albanians in Turkey (Albanian: Shqiptarët në Turqi, Turkish: Türkiye'deki Arnavutlar) are ethnic Albanian citizens and denizens of Turkey.They consist of Albanians who arrived during the Ottoman period, Kosovar/Macedonian and Tosk Cham Albanians fleeing from Serbian and Greek persecution [citation needed] after the beginning of the Balkan Wars, alongside some …

Sportspeople. Ali Sami Yen – Albanian-Turkish sports official best known as the founder of the Galatasaray Sports Club; Qemal Omari – Turkish former football player and manager; Hakan Şükür – Footballer Şükür is of Kosovar Albanian origin; Kenan Sipahi – Kosovo-born Turkish professional basketball player; Necip Uysal – Uysal's parent are of Kosovo Albanian origin