 Iraqi Turkmen

The Iraqi Turkmen (also spelled in the singular as Turkoman, Turcoman and Turkman; ), also referred to as Iraqi Turks or Turks of Iraq (; ), are Iraqis of Turkic origin who mostly adhere to a Turkish heritage and identity.Most Iraqi Turkmen are the descendants of the Ottoman soldiers, traders and civil servants who were brought into Iraq from Anatolia during the rule of the Ottoman Empire.