▁Law ▁on ▁the ▁Prote ction ▁of ▁Rights ▁of ▁M embers ▁of ▁National ▁Minor ities . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Law , ▁the ▁Turkish ▁minor ity ' s ▁cultural , ▁religious , ▁educational , ▁social , ▁economic , ▁and ▁political ▁fre ed oms ▁are ▁protected ▁by ▁the ▁State . ▁ ▁Language ▁The ▁Turkish ▁language ▁is ▁officially ▁recognized ▁as ▁a ▁minor ity ▁language ▁of ▁Bos nia ▁and ▁Herz egov ina ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁the ▁European ▁Char ter ▁for ▁Regional ▁or ▁Minor ity ▁L anguages , ▁under ▁Article ▁ 2 , ▁paragraph ▁ 2 , ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁rat ification . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁census , ▁ 1 , 2 3 3 ▁people ▁( 8 1 7 ▁males , ▁ 4 1 6 ▁females ), ▁ 8 8 7 ▁of ▁whom ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁Sar aje vo ▁C anton , ▁declared ▁Turkish ▁as ▁their ▁mother ▁tongue ▁whereas ▁ 1 , 1 0 8 ▁( 7 3 8 ▁males , ▁ 3 7 0 ▁females ), ▁ 9 7 0 ▁of ▁whom ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁Sar aje vo ▁C anton , ▁declared ▁themselves ▁as ▁eth nic ▁Tur ks . ▁ ▁Religion ▁The ▁Turkish ▁minor ity ▁practice ▁the ▁Sun ni ▁branch ▁of ▁Islam ▁but ▁tend ▁to ▁be ▁highly ▁sec ular . ▁ ▁Community ▁Turkish ▁community ▁in ▁Bos nia ▁is ▁well ▁provided , ▁due ▁to ▁historical ▁strong ▁bond ▁between ▁both ▁countries . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁population ▁census ▁ 2 6