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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Turkmen of Pakistan

The Turkmen of Pakistan, numbering approximately 15,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Turkic ethnic group indigenous to Central Asia, living mainly in Turkmenistan, northern and northeastern Iran, and northwestern Afghanistan. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Turkmen is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Turkmen

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Turkic Peoples
Country: Pakistan
People Cluster: Turkmen
Primary Language(s): Turkmen (tuk)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 15,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG006410
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Pray for the Turkmen of Pakistan

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

100%
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Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Turkmen
Language Family: Turkic

100%
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Turkmen Speakers

Media Resources in Turkmen:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

3 films

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Bible Resources in Turkmen:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2016 Institute for Bible Translation, Moscow✓✓✓
2016 Turkmen Truth✓✓✓

2 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Turkmen bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Turkmen are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Turkmen:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Turkmen of Pakistan

The way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know over what they stumble.
readProverbs 4:19

Pray that lost people will accept salvation through Christ, turn from destruction, and experience joy in the way of righteousness.

The mountains rose, the valleys sank down to the place that you appointed for them.
readPsalm 104:8

Pray that they will see the hand of God in the beauty and order of the natural world, and that they will worship Him as the Creator and Sustainer of all things.

In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you?
readJohn 14:2-3

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will persevere in hope, remembering that Jesus went to prepare a place for them to be with Him for eternity!

Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may speed ahead and be honored, as happened among you, and that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men. For not all have faith. But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one.
read2 Thessalonians 3:1-3

Pray that the Word of God will spread throughout this people group and be honored. Ask God to establish His people and guard them from the evil one, testifying to this whole people group of His great faithfulness.

Turkmen Across Countries (ROP3 - 110306) reported in the following countries:

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9 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▼CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
TurkmenPG006410TurkmenPakistan15,000Engaged yet UnreachedTurkmenSunni Islam
TurkmenPG024023TurkmenAfghanistan2,105,000Engaged yet UnreachedTurkmenSunni Islam
TurkmenPG024320TurkmenUzbekistan227,000Unengaged and UnreachedTurkmenSunni Islam
TurkmenPG024372TurkmenKyrgyzstan2,500Unengaged and UnreachedTurkmenSunni Islam
TurkmenPG024533TurkmenTajikistan15,000Engaged yet UnreachedTurkmenSunni Islam
TurkmenPG024598TurkmenTurkiye800,000Engaged yet UnreachedTurkishFolk Islam
TurkmenPG024639TurkmenTurkmenistan5,360,000Engaged yet UnreachedTurkmenSunni Islam
TurkmenPG042249TurkmenIran2,785,000Engaged yet UnreachedTurkmenSunni Islam
TurkmenPG047222TurkmenUnited States200Unengaged and UnreachedTurkmenSunni Islam

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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