Language: Turkish Find language
Population of Groups Speaking
65,884,000
People Group's Primary Language
81
Scripture Status
Audio Bible
Jesus Film
Gospel Recordings
| Photo | People Group ▲ | Country | Population | Progress Scale |
Primary Religion | % Christian Adherent |
% Evangelical |
Est. Workers Needed * |
Indigenous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Cypriots, Turkish | Cyprus | 214,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.50 % | 0.20 % | 4 | ● |
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Cypriots, Turkish | United Kingdom | 5,200 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Cypriots, Turkish | United States | 1,500 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Gajal, Gadzhal | Turkey | 17,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ● |
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Hemshin | Russia | 2,000 | 2 ● | Islam | 10.00 % | 2.00 % | -1 - | |
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Hemshin | Turkey | 21,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ● |
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Jew, Turkish | Turkey | 5,300 | 1 ● | Ethnic Religions | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ● |
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Kurd, Turkish-Speaking | Turkey | 6,039,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.01 % | 0.00 % | 120 | ● |
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Millet | Bulgaria | 89,000 | 4 ● | Islam | 19.00 % | 3.00 % | -1 - | ● |
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Turk | United Arab Emirates | 9,700 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Turk | Afghanistan | 9,500 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Turk | Algeria | 3,300 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Turk | Albania | 1,700 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.01 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Turk | Argentina | 800 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Turk | Australia | 45,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.20 % | 0.15 % | 1 | |
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Turk | Azerbaijan | 12,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Turk | Austria | 116,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.10 % | 0.06 % | 2 | |
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Turk | Bahrain | 1,400 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Turk | Belgium | 43,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.10 % | 0.07 % | 1 | |
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Turk | Bosnia-Herzegovina | 40,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 1.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Turk | Brazil | 6,200 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Turk | Bulgaria | 560,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.10 % | 0.01 % | 11 | |
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Turk | Canada | 27,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 1.00 % | 0.40 % | 1 | |
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Turk | Chile | 900 | 1 ● | Islam | 1.00 % | 0.80 % | 1 | |
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Turk | Denmark | 32,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Turk | Egypt | 46,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.20 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Turk | Ireland | 1,500 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Turk | El Salvador | 600 | 1 ● | Islam | 1.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Turk | Czechia | 2,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Turk | Finland | 4,600 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Turk | France | 221,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 4 | |
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Turk | Germany | 1,511,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 30 | |
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Turk | Honduras | 1,600 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Turk | Hungary | 5,700 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Turk | Italy | 18,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Turk | Georgia | 2,700 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Turk | Greece | 51,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Turk | Iran | 11,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.04 % | 0.01 % | 1 | |
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Turk | Iraq | 3,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.20 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Turk | Japan | 4,900 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Turk | Kyrgyzstan | 22,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Turk | Korea, South | 1,700 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Turk | Kuwait | 9,500 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Turk | Kosovo | 19,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Turk | Kazakhstan | 46,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Turk | Lebanon | 12,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.10 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Turk | Liechtenstein | 1,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Turk | Luxembourg | 800 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Turk | Libya | 28,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Turk | Moldova | 1,900 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Turk | Montenegro | 600 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Turk | Macedonia | 80,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Turk | Malta | 800 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Turk | Oman | 1,300 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Turk | Morocco | 3,900 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Turk | Netherlands | 79,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Turk | Norway | 20,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Turk | New Zealand | 1,700 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Turk | Poland | 4,900 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Turk | Portugal | 700 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Turk | Qatar | 4,200 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Turk | Saudi Arabia | 32,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Turk | Singapore | 900 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Turk | Spain | 2,800 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Turk | Sudan | 3,400 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Turk | Serbia | 2,500 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Turk | Romania | 25,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Turk | Russia | 55,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Turk | Sweden | 33,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Turk | Syria | 2,700 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.10 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Turk | Switzerland | 71,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Turk | Tajikistan | 1,400 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Turk | United Kingdom | 49,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Turk | Ukraine | 3,600 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Turk | United States | 380,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 3.00 % | 0.50 % | 7 | |
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Turk | Turkey | 55,448,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.01 % | 0.00 % | 1108 | ● |
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Turk | Turkmenistan | 17,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.20 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Turk | Uzbekistan | 132,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 2 | |
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Turk | Venezuela | 32,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Turk, Meskhetian | Kazakhstan | 46,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Turk, Meskhetian | Turkey | 21,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ● |
| Totals: 81 | 79 ● | 1,358 |
* An estimate of the number of pioneer workers needed for initial church planting among unreached people groups by country. Estimates are calculated only for unreached people groups and are based on ratio of 1 worker for every 50,000 individuals living in an unreached people group by country. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.
** Only people groups speaking Turkish as primary language are listed. Other groups may speak Turkish as a secondary language.
** Only people groups speaking Turkish as primary language are listed. Other groups may speak Turkish as a secondary language.
| Item | Code |
|---|---|
| Status | |
| Ethnologue Code | tur |
| Written | Yes |
| Linguist List | |
| Language Archives |
| Language Alternate Names |
|---|
| Anatolian |
| Istanbul Turkish |
| Osmanli |
| Türkçe |
| Turki |
| Türkisch |
| Dialects |
|---|
| Danubian |
| Dinler |
| Edirne |
| Eskisehir |
| Gaziantep |
| Karamanli |
| Macedonian |
| Macedonian Turkish |
| Razgrad |
| Rumelian |
| Urfa |
| Dialect Alternate Names |
|---|
| Translation | Year / Status |
|---|---|
| Bible Portions | 1782-1985 |
| New Testament | 1819-1993 |
| Complete Bible | 1827-2006 |
| Online / Mobile App Bibles |
|---|
| Bible.is (Faith Comes By Hearing) |
| Bible.com (YouVersion) |
| Possible Print Bibles | |
|---|---|
| Amazon | National Bible Societies |
| Forum Bible Agencies | World Bible Finder |
| Gospel Go | World Bibles |
| Resource ▲ | New | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching (GRN) | |
| Audio Recordings | Online New Testament (FCBH) | |
| Audio Recordings | Online New Testament (FCBH) | |
| Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project) | |
| Film / Video | Bir Ibadet Toplantisi (Indigitube.tv) | |
| Film / Video | Fathers Love Letter | |
| Film / Video | Followers of Isa (Indigitube.tv) | |
| Film / Video | God's Story Video | |
| Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Turkish | |
| Film / Video | Magdalena (Jesus Film Project) | |
| Film / Video | More Than Dreams-Ali (Indigitube.tv) | |
| Film / Video | My Last Day (Jesus Film Project Anime) | |
| Film / Video | Rivka (Jesus Film Project) | |
| Film / Video | Story of Jesus for Children (JF Project) | |
| Film / Video | The Prophets Story (Indigitube.tv) | |
| General | Four Spiritual Laws | |
| General | GoodSeed | |
| General | Got Questions Ministry | |
| Text / Printed Matter | Bible: Turkish, Kutsal Kitap Yeni Ceviri | |
| Text / Printed Matter | World Missionary Press Booklets |
