Turushka

Turkic 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	12,751,502
Kazakhstan	12,300,000
China	11,647,000
Azerbaijan	10,000,000
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+
Bulgaria	590,661
Ukraine	398,600
North Cyprus	313,626
Australia	293,500
Georgia	305,539
Saudi Arabia	224,460
Mongolia	202,086
Lebanon	200,000
Moldova	154,461
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) Buddhism, 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 ethno-linguistic groups of Central, Eastern, Northern and Western Asia as well as parts of Europe and North Africa. They speak languages belonging to the Turkic language family. They share, to varying degrees, certain cultural traits, common ancestry and historical backgrounds. The most notable modern Turkic ethnic groups include Turkish people, Azerbaijanis, Uzbeks, Kazakhs, Turkmen and Kyrgyz people.