Country: Turkey
| Photo | People Group ▲ | Population this Country |
Global Population |
Indigenous | Primary Language | Progress Scale |
Primary Religion | % Professing Christian |
% Evangelical |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Abaza | 13,000 | 71,000 | Abaza | 1 ● | Islam | 0.20 % | 0.00 % | |
|
Abkhaz | 156,000 | 294,000 | ● | Abkhaz | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % |
|
Adyghe | 333,000 | 644,000 | Adyghe | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | |
|
Alawite | 526,000 | 2,033,000 | ● | Arabic, North Levantine Spoken | 1 ● | Islam | 0.03 % | 0.01 % |
|
Albanian, Tosk | 70,000 | 2,414,000 | Albanian, Tosk | 3 ● | Islam | 30.00 % | 0.55 % | |
|
Americans, U.S. | 8,000 | 188,897,000 | English | 5 ● | Christianity | 77.00 % | 29.00 % | |
|
Arab, Iraqi | 106,000 | 17,120,000 | Arabic, Mesopotamian Spoken | 1 ● | Islam | 0.50 % | 0.20 % | |
|
Arab, Lebanese | 1,192,000 | 11,260,000 | Arabic, North Levantine Spoken | 1 ● | Islam | 0.50 % | 0.10 % | |
|
Arab, North Iraqi | 646,000 | 8,957,000 | Arabic, North Mesopotamian Spoken | 1 ● | Islam | 0.50 % | 0.10 % | |
|
Arab, Syrian | 557,000 | 15,493,000 | Arabic, North Levantine Spoken | 1 ● | Islam | 5.00 % | 0.40 % | |
|
Armenian, Ermeni | 64,000 | 6,323,000 | Armenian | 4 ● | Christianity | 94.00 % | 8.00 % | |
|
Assyrian | 27,000 | 656,000 | Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | 4 ● | Christianity | 95.00 % | 2.91 % | |
|
Azerbaijani, Azeri Turk | 568,000 | 18,791,000 | Azerbaijani, South | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | |
|
Bosniak | 106,000 | 2,909,000 | Bosnian | 1 ● | Islam | 0.10 % | 0.00 % | |
|
British | 36,000 | 51,663,000 | English | 4 ● | Christianity | 61.00 % | 8.00 % | |
|
Bulgarian | 7,300 | 7,170,000 | Bulgarian | 2 ● | Christianity | 80.00 % | 1.90 % | |
|
Chechen | 106,000 | 1,704,000 | Chechen | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | |
|
|
Deaf | -1 Unknown | -1 Unknown | ● | Turkish Sign Language | 1 ● | Islam | 0.20 % | 0.01 % |
|
Dutch | 1,600 | 15,165,000 | Dutch | 4 ● | Christianity | 92.00 % | 7.70 % | |
|
French | 4,100 | 49,469,000 | French | 2 ● | Christianity | 63.00 % | 1.00 % | |
|
|
Gajal, Gadzhal | 17,000 | 17,000 | ● | Turkish | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % |
|
Georgian | 158,000 | 3,265,000 | Georgian | 1 ● | Islam | 3.00 % | 0.50 % | |
|
German | 6,400 | 64,480,000 | German, Standard | 4 ● | Christianity | 65.00 % | 2.10 % | |
|
Greek | 3,800 | 10,776,000 | Greek | 2 ● | Christianity | 91.00 % | 0.40 % | |
|
Gypsy, Domari | 33,000 | 4,101,000 | ● | Domari | 1 ● | Islam | 1.00 % | 0.20 % |
|
Han Chinese, Mandarin | 40,000 | 854,476,000 | Chinese, Mandarin | 4 ● | Non-Religious | 6.00 % | 5.70 % | |
|
Hemshin | 21,000 | 21,000 | ● | Turkish | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % |
|
Herki | 41,000 | 102,000 | ● | Kurdish, Northern | 1 ● | Islam | 0.30 % | 0.00 % |
|
|
Hertevin | 1,200 | 1,200 | ● | Hertevin | 2 ● | Christianity | 100.00 % | 0.00 % |
|
Hungarian | 800 | 11,570,000 | Hungarian | 4 ● | Christianity | 89.00 % | 2.80 % | |
|
Italian | 1,700 | 38,042,000 | Italian | 2 ● | Christianity | 83.00 % | 1.10 % | |
|
Jew, Spanish | 16,000 | 59,000 | Ladino | 1 ● | Ethnic Religions | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | |
|
|
Jew, Turkish | 5,200 | 49,000 | ● | Turkish | 1 ● | Ethnic Religions | 0.00 % | 0.00 % |
|
Kabardian | 1,117,000 | 1,856,000 | ● | Kabardian | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % |
|
Karakalpak | 77,000 | 861,000 | Karakalpak | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | |
|
Kazakh, Qazaqi | 8,100 | 14,299,000 | Kazakh | 1 ● | Islam | 0.10 % | 0.03 % | |
|
Kumyk | 1,500 | 437,000 | Kumyk | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | |
|
Kurd, Kurmanji | 8,445,000 | 14,788,000 | ● | Kurdish, Northern | 1 ● | Islam | 0.01 % | 0.00 % |
|
Kurd, Turkish-Speaking | 5,979,000 | 5,979,000 | ● | Turkish | 1 ● | Islam | 0.01 % | 0.00 % |
|
Kyrgyz | 1,600 | 5,038,000 | Kyrgyz | 1 ● | Islam | 5.00 % | 0.70 % | |
|
Laz, Lazuri | 98,000 | 100,000 | ● | Laz | 1 ● | Islam | 2.00 % | 0.20 % |
|
Lezgin | 3,200 | 655,000 | Lezgi | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | |
|
Macedonian | 33,000 | 2,012,000 | Macedonian | 2 ● | Christianity | 65.00 % | 0.20 % | |
|
|
Ossetic | 39,000 | 587,000 | Ossetic | 3 ● | Islam | 6.00 % | 0.30 % | |
|
Persian | 650,000 | 40,090,000 | Persian, Iranian | 1 ● | Islam | 0.30 % | 0.10 % | |
|
Pomak | 369,000 | 473,000 | Bulgarian | 1 ● | Islam | 2.00 % | 0.40 % | |
|
Pontic Greek | 337,000 | 743,000 | Pontic | 1 ● | Islam | 5.00 % | 0.00 % | |
|
Romani, Balkan | 70,000 | 1,243,000 | Romani, Balkan | 1 ● | Islam | 4.50 % | 0.50 % | |
|
Romanian | 1,600 | 20,136,000 | Romanian | 4 ● | Christianity | 97.00 % | 5.40 % | |
|
Russian | 7,200 | 134,007,000 | Russian | 2 ● | Christianity | 68.00 % | 1.20 % | |
|
Serb | 4,800 | 7,848,000 | Serbian | 2 ● | Christianity | 80.00 % | 0.60 % | |
|
Shikaki | 24,000 | 52,000 | ● | Kurdish, Northern | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % |
|
Syrian Aramaic, Turoyo | 16,000 | 115,000 | ● | Turoyo | 2 ● | Christianity | 88.00 % | 0.90 % |
|
Tatar | 27,000 | 6,333,000 | Tatar | 1 ● | Islam | 0.50 % | 0.00 % | |
|
Tatar, Crimean | 105,000 | 591,000 | Crimean Tatar | 1 ● | Islam | 0.05 % | 0.01 % | |
|
Turk | 55,231,000 | 59,170,000 | ● | Turkish | 1 ● | Islam | 0.01 % | 0.00 % |
|
Turk, Meskhetian | 21,000 | 175,000 | ● | Turkish | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % |
|
Turkmen, Turkoman | 1,500 | 7,707,000 | Turkmen | 1 ● | Islam | 1.50 % | 0.00 % | |
|
Urdu | 23,000 | 1,751,000 | Urdu | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | |
|
Uyghur | 900 | 11,845,000 | Uyghur | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | |
|
Uzbek, Southern | 4,000 | 3,079,000 | Uzbek, Southern | 1 ● | Islam | 0.50 % | 0.10 % | |
|
Yazidi | 3,200 | 689,000 | ● | Kurdish, Northern | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % |
|
Yoruk, Balkan Gagauz Turkish | 440,000 | 443,000 | ● | Balkan Gagauz Turkish | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % |
|
Zaza-Alevi | 193,000 | 223,000 | ● | Zazaki, Northern | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % |
|
Zaza-Dimli | 1,215,000 | 1,215,000 | ● | Zazaki, Southern | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % |
| Totals: 65 | 79,418,000 | 45 ● | 0.36 % | 0.03 % | |||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 204,000 | ||||||||
| UN Country Population (2016) | 79,622,000 |
| RELIGIONS ▲ | Percent |
|---|---|
| Buddhism | 0.0 % |
| Christianity (Evangelical 0.0 %) | 0.4 % |
| Ethnic Religions | 0.0 % |
| Hinduism | 0.0 % |
| Islam | 96.5 % |
| Non-Religious | 3.1 % |
| Other / Small Religions | 0.0 % |
| Unknown | 0.0 % |
| CHRISTIAN SEGMENTS ▲ | Percent |
|---|---|
| Anglican | 4.7 % |
| Independent | 1.7 % |
| Orthodox | 64.4 % |
| Other Christian | 1.3 % |
| Protestant | 4.3 % |
| Roman Catholic | 12.4 % |
Major Religions: Religion percentages are derived from summing Joshua Project's data for all people groups who live in each country. The number of individuals who practice each religion, by people group, are summed. This number is divided by the country's total population to derive the religion's percentage.
Christianity Segments: Christian segment percentages are derived from summing Joshua Project's data for all the people groups who live in each country. The number of individuals who practice each segment of Christianity, by people group, are summed. This number is divided by the country's total number of Christians to derive the Christian segment's percentage.
There are many agencies and churches looking for additional staff to help them in their mission and calling in Turkey. Internet searches are probably the best way to find these organizations. The following are some example search topics you might try:
- Church planting agencies in Turkey
- Christian ministry in Turkey
- Business as mission
- Christian literature distribution
- Evangelism agencies
- Christian discipleship
- Short term Christian missions
- Long term Christian missions
- Urban ministries
- Christian media opportunities
- Bible translation opportunities
- Relief and development agencies
- Clean water projects
- Christian medical outreaches
| People Groups | 65 |
| Unreached People Groups | 45 (69.2%) |
| Population | 79,418,000 |
| Population in Unreached | 79,045,000 (99.5%) |
| Urbanization | 73% |
| Continent | Asia |
| Region | Central Asia |
| 10/40 Window | Yes |
| Country Code | TU |
| Official National Language | Turkish |
| Literacy Rate | 95% |
| Estimated Illiterate Population | 3,971,000 |
| Primary Religion | Islam |
| Percent Professing Christian | 0.4% |
| Percent Evangelical | 0.0% |
| Country Progress Level | 1 ● |
| Persecution Ranking | 45 (1=High to 50=Low OD) |
| Language Map (Ethnologue) |
| Perry-Castaneda Map Collection |
 |
Turkey prayer cards. All Unreached |
| Operation World |
| World Factbook |
| Ethnologue Language Listing |
| Religious Freedom Report |
| Window International Country Profile |
| More great prayer resources at Prayercast |