In a post Second World War context, Albanian migrants originated from Yugoslavia, in particular Kosovo during the 1950s–1970s often due to discrimination and or pressure exhibited by the state on Albanians to declare themselves Turkish and migrate to Turkey.[16][2][17] Between 1952 and 1967 some 175,000 Muslims emigrated from Yugoslavia and though many were Macedonian speaking Muslims (Torbeš), Bosniaks and ethnic Turks, the majority of migrants were Albanians.[18] Many of these Albanians from Yugoslavia settled in urban centres such as Izmir, Gemlik and Aydin.[19] In 1999, some Albanians arrived to Turkey fleeing the conflict in Kosovo.[3][20] Albanians from this third group have mainly settled in large urban centres located in western areas of Turkey.[3] Turkey has an estimated 1.3 to 5 or 6 million citizens of full or partial Albanian descent,[21][22][23] and many still feel a connection to Kosovo.[24]