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The SBS Turkish info seeker

There are 59,653 Turkish speakers in Australia, representing 0.3% of the entire population. Turkish speakers are concentrated in large cities, such as Melbourne and Sydney.

  • Uses media to connect with homeland and local community news and information
  • Engages with SBS for our impartiality, strength and freshness in news and information
  • Respect the balance and professionalism of SBS Radio.

More than

5,528

Turkish speakers have arrived in the last 10 years from Turkey

Over

66.5%

speak English poorly

The community is known to be:

  • Family oriented
  • Like to live in the same suburb with other Turkish community members
  • Religiously strong and conservative
  • Likes groups activities
  • Status conscious
  • Prefers to purchase food items produced similar to homeland products