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Turkic people

Turkic peoples
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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 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
Northern Cyprus North Cyprus 313,626
 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
(Sunni · Nondenominational Muslims · Cultural Muslim · Quranist Muslim · Alevi · Twelver Shia · Ja'fari)
Christianity
(Eastern Orthodox Christianity)
Judaism
(Djudios Turkos · Sabbataists · Karaites)
Irreligion
(Agnosticism · Atheism)

Animism, Tengrism, Shamanism, Mani

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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