Where in Bulgaria did many Turkish communities live?

Turkish communities in Bulgaria are primarily located in specific regions of the country. Historically, Turkish peasants who immigrated to Bulgaria during the Ottoman period settled in the southern and eastern parts of the country, as well as in certain valleys of Macedonia and Thrace.12

In the modern era, the Turkish minority—which constitutes the country's largest minority group—lives in regions of the northeast and in the eastern Rhodope Mountains. Additionally, the town of Tŭrgovishte in eastern Bulgaria has long served as a notable center for the Muslim faith in the country.34