Türkic peoples
The countries and autonomous regions where a Turkic language has official status and/or is spoken by a majority.
|
|
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| Approx. 140–160 million | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Turkey
|
57,500,000–61,500,000 |
 Uzbekistan
|
25,200,000 |
 Iran
|
15,000,000 |
 Russia
|
12,300,000 |
 Kazakhstan
|
12,009,969 |
 China
|
11,647,000 |
 Azerbaijan
|
9,780,780 |
 European Union
|
5,876,318 |
 Turkmenistan
|
4,500,000 |
 Kyrgyzstan
|
4,500,000 |
 Afghanistan
|
3,500,000 |
 Iraq
|
1,500,000 |
 Tajikistan
|
1,200,000 |
 United States
|
1,000,000+ |
 Syria
|
800,000-1,000,000+ |
 Pakistan
|
500,000 |
 North Cyprus
|
265,100 |
 Australia
|
293,500 |
 Georgia
|
305,539 |
 Ukraine
|
275,300 |
 Saudi Arabia
|
224,460 |
 Moldova
|
154,461 |
 Mongolia
|
115,190 |
 Macedonia
|
81,900 |
| Languages | |
| Turkic languages | |
| Religion | |
|
Islam |
|
Islam
(Sunni · Nondenominational Muslims · Cultural Muslim · Quranist Muslim · Alevi · Twelver Shia · Ja'fari)
Christianity
(Eastern Orthodox Christianity)
Judaism
(Djudios Turkos · Sabbataists · Karaites)
Irreligion
(Agnosticism · Atheism)
The Turkic peoples are a collection of ethnic groups that live in central, eastern, northern, and western Asia as well as parts of eastern Europe. They speak languages belonging to the Turkic language family. They share, to varying degrees, certain cultural traits and historical backgrounds. The term Turkic represents a broad ethno-linguistic group of peoples including existing societies such as Altai, Azerbaijanis, Balkars, Bashkirs, Chuvashes, Crimean Karaites, Gagauz, Karachays, Karakalpaks, Kazakhs, Khakas, Krymchaks, Kyrgyz people, Nogais, Qashqai, Tatars, Turkmens, Turkish people, Tuvans, Uyghurs, Uzbeks, and Yakuts and as well as ancient and medieval states such as Dingling, Bulgars, Alat, Basmyl, Onogurs, Shatuo, Chuban, Göktürks, Oghuz Turks, Kankalis, Khazars, Khiljis, Kipchaks, Kumans, Karluks, Bahri Mamluks, Ottoman Turks, Seljuk Turks, Tiele, Timurids, Turgeshes, Yenisei Kirghiz, and possibly Huns, Tuoba, and Xiongnu.
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