Islam in Bulgaria
Islam is the second largest religion in Bulgaria, behind Christianity. Many sources believed that Sunni Islam of Hanafi Madh'hab and Bektashi's, is the religion of 13% of the Bulgarian population. The vast majority of Bulgarian Muslims are Turkish and Xoraxane Roma, while almost Pomak are Muslims after Turkish.
Bulgaria is the main leader of the European Union by percentage of Muslims.
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Illustration of an Ottoman official and his assistant registering Christian boys for the devshirme. The official takes a tax to cover the price of the boys' new red clothes and the cost of transport from their home, while the assistant records their village, district and province, parentage, date of birth and physical appearance. Ottoman miniature painting, 1558.
The Speaker of the 48th National Assembly, Vezhdi Rashidov
Map of the Turkish population in Bulgaria
The 16th-century Banya Bashi Mosque is located in the centre of the capital Sofia right next to several churches and the Sofia synagogue and adjoins the buildings of the Council of Ministers and the Presidency.
Flag of the Chief Muftiate of Bulgaria
Dzhumaya Mosque was built in 1363–1364 in Plovdiv.
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