Chinese people in Turkey

Chinese people in Turkey are one the ethnic groups of overseas Chinese living in Central Asia. They consist mainly of Chinese-born expatriates living in Turkey and descendants of Chinese migrants. In 2020, there were 18,740 documented Chinese people living in Turkey. A few hundred Chinese students are enrolled in various Turkish universities.

Turkey also hosts approximately 50,000 Uyghur refugees which hail from the Xinjiang in northwestern China. They have come in large numbers since the early 1950s from the northwestern provinces of China and as part of their migration to the Middle East, many of whom chose to settle down in urban centres of Turkey. Today, they have effectively associated themselves with the local economy and can be seen practicing in various forms of trade.

With flowing tourism and investment, Chinese interest in cities such as Istanbul has grown. Dolapdere, a neighbourhood in Istanbul, is now undergoing transformation to become the new Chinatown in the city. Several people of Chinese origin have moved to Turkey in order to further their table tennis careers and compete internationally for Turkey, including Melek Hu, Cem Zeng, and Bora Vang.