What is Afro-Turks?
Afro-Turks, in Turkish ''Afro-Türkler'', also named as Araplar or zenciler, refer to [[Black people]] of Turkish citizens whose ancestors once came to the [[Ottoman Empire]] from different countrys of [[Africa]]. They are [[Sunni Muslims]] and speak [[Turkish language|Turkish]] as [[first language]] and fully assimilated in Turkish culture. Starting centuries ago, some Africans slaves who were freed by Turks over the course of the 18th and 19th century,<ref>https://www.researchgate.net/publication/324919100_Afro_Turks_in_Post_Ottoman_Empire</ref> were transported to the [[Ottoman Empire]] from [[Niger]], [[Kenya]], [[Sudan]] via [[Zanzibar]] and settled in [[Dalaman]], [[Izmir]], Gediz, Manavgat and Çukurova.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkeys-black-community-feels-right-at-home-155584 | title=Afro-Turks speak of life in Anatolia - Türkiye News }}</ref> Much of them intermarried with Turks.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://en.qantara.de/content/the-fate-of-the-afro-turks-nothing-left-but-the-colour | title=The Fate of the Afro-Turks: Nothing Left but the Colour - Qantara.de }}</ref> Some of them originally lived in [[Crete]], but were sent to the Aegean coast of Anatolia in [[Turkey]] due to the Greek-Turkish population exchange in 1923.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dailysabah.com/feature/2017/10/30/afro-turks-consider-turkey-home-but-wonder-about-their-roots-in-africa | title=Afro-Turks consider Turkey home, but wonder about their roots in Africa | website=[[Daily Sabah]] | date=30 October 2017 }}</ref> There traditonal festival '''Dana Bayramı''' (Calf Feast) is hold every year in [[Izmir]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/afro-turks-celebrate-traditional-fest-with-crowd-pulling-cortege-168348 | title=Afro-Turks celebrate traditional fest with crowd-pulling cortege - Türkiye News }}</ref> Afro Turks from [[Germany]], descendants of the Gustworker who once came from Turkey to Germany, visit the Festival in Izmir.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dailysabah.com/t