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Population of Groups Speaking

66,944,000

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People Group ▲	Country	Population	Indigenous	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Cypriots, Turkish	Cyprus	214,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.50 %	0.26 %	4
Cypriots, Turkish	United Kingdom	5,300		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Cypriots, Turkish	United States	1,500		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Gajal, Gadzhal	Turkey	18,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Hemshin	Russia	2,100		2 ●	Islam	10.00 %	2.00 %	-1 -
Hemshin	Turkey	22,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Jew, Turkish	Turkey	5,300	●	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kurd, Turkish-Speaking	Turkey	6,120,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.01 %	0.00 %	122
Millet	Bulgaria	89,000	●	4 ●	Islam	19.00 %	3.00 %	-1 -
Turk	United Arab Emirates	9,800		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Afghanistan	10,000		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Algeria	3,300		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Albania	1,700		1 ●	Islam	0.01 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Argentina	800		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Australia	45,000		1 ●	Islam	0.20 %	0.15 %	1
Turk	Azerbaijan	11,000		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Austria	118,000		1 ●	Islam	0.10 %	0.06 %	2
Turk	Bahrain	1,600		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Belgium	230,000		1 ●	Islam	0.10 %	0.07 %	5
Turk	Bosnia-Herzegovina	37,000		1 ●	Islam	1.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Brazil	6,200		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Bulgaria	557,000		1 ●	Islam	0.10 %	0.01 %	11
Turk	Canada	28,000		1 ●	Islam	1.00 %	0.40 %	1
Turk	Chile	900		1 ●	Islam	1.00 %	0.80 %	1
Turk	Denmark	32,000		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Egypt	48,000		1 ●	Islam	0.20 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Ireland	1,500		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	El Salvador	600		1 ●	Islam	1.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Czechia	2,000		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Finland	4,600		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	France	221,000		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	4
Turk	Germany	1,539,000		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	31
Turk	Honduras	1,800		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Hungary	5,600		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Italy	18,000		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Georgia	2,700		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Greece	52,000		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Iran	11,000		1 ●	Islam	0.04 %	0.01 %	1
Turk	Iraq	3,000		1 ●	Islam	0.20 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Japan	5,000		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Kyrgyzstan	22,000		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Korea, South	1,700		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Kuwait	9,700		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Kosovo	19,000		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Lebanon	12,000		1 ●	Islam	0.10 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Kazakhstan	47,000		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Liechtenstein	1,000		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Luxembourg	800		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Libya	29,000		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Moldova	1,900		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Montenegro	600		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Macedonia	80,000		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	2
Turk	Malta	800		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Oman	1,300		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Netherlands	79,000		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	2
Turk	Morocco	4,000		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Norway	20,000		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	New Zealand	1,700		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Poland	4,800		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Portugal	700		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Qatar	4,800		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Serbia	2,000		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Russia	55,000		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Saudi Arabia	33,000		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Singapore	900		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Romania	25,000		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Spain	2,800		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Sudan	3,300		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Sweden	33,000		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Syria	2,600		1 ●	Islam	0.11 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Switzerland	72,000		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Tajikistan	1,400		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	United Kingdom	50,000		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Ukraine	3,600		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	United States	379,000		1 ●	Islam	3.00 %	0.50 %	8
Turk	Turkey	56,199,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.01 %	0.00 %	1124
Turk	Turkmenistan	18,000		1 ●	Islam	0.20 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Uzbekistan	139,000		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	3
Turk	Venezuela	32,000		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk, Meskhetian	Kazakhstan	47,000		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk, Meskhetian	Turkey	22,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Totals: 81				79 ●				1,385

* 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.

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People Group ▲	Country	Population	Indigenous	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Abkhaz	Turkey	160,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	3
Adyghe	Turkey	340,000		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	7
Greek	Turkey	3,900		3 ●	Christianity	91.00 %	0.40 %	-1 -
Jew, Spanish	Turkey	16,000		1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Jew, Turkish	Israel	45,000		1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Romanian	Turkey	9,700		4 ●	Christianity	97.00 %	5.40 %	-1 -
Yoruk	Turkey	450,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	9
Totals: 7				5 ●				21

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People Group ▲

Country

Population

Indigenous

Progress
Scale

Primary Religion

% Christian
Adherent

%
Evangelical

Est. Workers
Needed *

Abkhaz

Turkey

160,000

●

Islam

0.00 %

Adyghe

Turkey

340,000

●

Islam

0.00 %

Greek

Turkey

3,900

●

Christianity

91.00 %

0.40 %

Jew, Spanish

Turkey

16,000

●

Ethnic Religions

0.00 %

Jew, Turkish

Israel

45,000

●

Ethnic Religions

0.00 %

Romanian

Turkey

9,700

●

Christianity

97.00 %

5.40 %

Yoruk

Turkey

450,000

●

Islam

0.00 %

Totals: 7

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Ethnologue Code	tur
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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		Father's 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 Hope Video
Film / Video		The Prophets Story (Indigitube.tv)
General		Four Spiritual Laws
General		GoodSeed
General		Got Questions Ministry
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Online New Testament (FCBH)

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Bir Ibadet Toplantisi (Indigitube.tv)

Film / Video

Father's 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 Hope Video

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The Prophets Story (Indigitube.tv)

General

Four Spiritual Laws

General

GoodSeed

General

Got Questions Ministry

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Bible: Turkish, Kutsal Kitap Yeni Ceviri

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World Missionary Press Booklets

Level	Description	Criteria
1	Unreached - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%