Turks of Norway (PGID: PG049408)

The Turks of Norway

The Turks of Norway, numbering approximately 21,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a small but established diaspora community made up of people who identify as Turkish by ethnicity, language, culture, or family origin, formed through labor migration, family reunification, and refugee movements from the late 20th century onward. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Turkish is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Turkic Peoples
Country: Norway
People Cluster: Turkic
Primary Language(s): Turkish (tur)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 21,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG049408
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

96%

Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Turkish
Language Family: Turkic

100%

Turkish Speakers

Media Resources in Turkish:

Films:

Title	Link
JESUS	View Film
Magdalena	View Film
The Savior	View Film

3 films

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Bible Resources in Turkish:

Bible Name (Translation)	Video	Audio	Text
Halk Dilinde 2012		✓	✓
Kutsal Kitap 2009		✓	✓
New Turkish Bible Translation	✓
Yeni Antlaşma 1987, 1994		✓	✓

4 entries

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

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Pray specifically for the Turks of Norway

Jesus said to her, "Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life"
John 4:13-14

Pray that those who don't know Jesus will drink of the living water that only Christ can provide and never thirst again.

Worship the LORD in the splendor of holiness; tremble before him, all the earth!
Psalm 96:9

Pray that many who do not yet know Jesus will come to know Him and worship Him in the splendor of His holiness.

And now, Lord, look upon their threats and grant to your servants to continue to speak your word with all boldness.
Acts 4:29

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and face rejection by unbelievers in their communities, God will give them discernment, boldness, and encouragement to speak His Word.

O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens.
Psalm 8:1

Pray that God will raise up people who love Him and are able and willing to go to and share the hope of the gospel with those who don't know it. Pray that everyone will see His name as majestic in all the earth!

Turk Across Countries (ROP3 - 113818) reported in the following countries:

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Engaged yet Unreached UUPG No Longer Unreached

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27 people groups

People Group ID	Name	Country	Population ▼	Strategic Progress Index	Language	Religion
PG024593	Turks	Turkiye	64,290,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Turkish	Sunni Islam
PG000274	Turks	Germany	2,205,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Turkish	Sunni Islam
PG000444	Turks	Netherlands	761,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Turkish	Sunni Islam
PG000744	Turks	Bulgaria	508,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Turkish	Sunni Islam
PG000204	Turks	France	394,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Turkish	Sunni Islam
PG000046	Turks	Austria	227,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Turkish	Sunni Islam
PG046763	Rumelian Turks	Greece	160,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Turkish	Sunni Islam
PG046495	Turks	United States	147,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Turkish	Sunni Islam
PG000606	Turks	Switzerland	138,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Turkish	Sunni Islam
PG000099	Turks	Denmark	107,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Turkish	Sunni Islam
PG024299	Turks	Kazakhstan	92,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Turkish	Sunni Islam
PG000073	Turks	Belgium	83,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Turkish	Sunni Islam
PG000859	Turks	North Macedonia	69,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Turkish	Sunni Islam
PG042466	Turks	United Kingdom	62,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Turkish	Sunni Islam
PG008077	Turks	Australia	59,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Turkish	Sunni Islam
PG000576	Turks	Sweden	58,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Turkish	Sunni Islam
PG011515	Turks	Egypt	57,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Turkish	Sunni Islam
PG000902	Turks	Romania	56,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Turkish	Sunni Islam
PG050497	Turks	United Arab Emirates	44,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Turkish	Sunni Islam
PG050665	Turks	Italy	40,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Turkish	Sunni Islam
PG011937	Turks	Saudi Arabia	37,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Turkish	Sunni Islam
PG043491	Turks	Canada	30,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Turkish	Sunni Islam
PG049408	Turks	Norway	21,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Turkish	Sunni Islam
PG048012	Turks	Kosovo	13,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Turkish	Sunni Islam
PG000723	Turks	Bosnia and Herzegovina	9,800	Engaged yet Unreached	Turkish	Sunni Islam
PG011823	Turks	Lebanon	6,300	Unengaged and Unreached	Turkish	Sunni Islam
PG006409	Turks	Pakistan	2,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Turkish	Sunni Islam

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