The Roma people in Turkey call themself Romanlar (singular roman), but some Çingene. They are the oldest subgroup of Roma people in Europe. They are Sunni Muslim of Hanafi school. Engagement, marriage, and male circumcision are big festivals. They speak the Turkish language as a first language. Most do not speak the Romani language. They live in East Thrace and Aegean Sea in Turkey. They have Turkish citizenship, and called themselves "Roman Kökenli Türk", or Turks of Romani Background. 