Ostrec has traditionally and exclusively been populated by Ghegs, a northern subgroup of Albanians and speak the Gheg Albanian dialect,[1][2][3] similar to the Matjan and Dibran Geg subdialects.

Erekovci is attested in the Ottoman defter of 1467/68 as a village in the vilayet of Manastir.

[4] Due to emigration in the 1960-1970s, a sizable diaspora from the village exists in the mainly Western Suburbs of Melbourne, Australia.

Immigrants to Türkiye and their children mostly reside in Büyükkale village of Tire district of İzmir city.

In 1960 through to the mid-1970’s many of these Ostrecly moved to Australia, the vast majority live in Melbourne, (Naarm) Victoria.