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The Pomak of Bulgaria

The Pomak of Bulgaria, numbering approximately 15,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a dialect of Bulgarian (bul) spoken in Turkey, scattered in Edirne and other western provinces; and in Greece, Western Thrace, 3 departments, including Xanthi. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Bulgarian is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Bulgaria
People Cluster: Slav, Southern
Primary Language(s): Bulgarian (bul)
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: PG000732
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

99%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Bulgarian
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Bulgarian Speakers

Media Resources in Bulgarian:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Bulgarian:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1924 Protestant Bible✓
1940 Bulgarian Bible✓
Bulgarian Orthodox Bible✓✓
Contemporary Bulgarian✓✓
Protestant Revised Bible / Библия, ревизирано издание✓✓

5 entries

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Or check out the Bulgarian bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Pomak 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 Pomak:
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 Pomak of Bulgaria

The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you.
readPsalm 9:9-10

Pray that God will help those who are oppressed and without hope to hear the good news of Jesus and trust in Him, for He has never forsaken those who seek Him.

“I was ready to be sought by those who did not ask for me; I was ready to be found by those who did not seek me. I said, ‘Here I am, here I am,’ to a nation that was not called by my name."
readIsaiah 65:1

Pray that the lost will be found by God, even when they are not seeking Him. Pray that He will reveal Himself to them in a way they cannot ignore and that they will respond in faith.

"And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you"...And the King will answer them, "Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me."
readMatthew 25:38-40

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and serve others in faithfulness to Him, they will know that by serving others, they are serving Jesus, who is present with them.

In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.
readEphesians 1:13-14

Pray that God will work through believers near and far in bringing the lost to Himself, giving them what they need to do the task He has set before them, and helping them rest in Him because He has given them His Spirit.

Pomak Across Countries (ROP3 - 108104) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
PomakPG024584PomakTurkiye50,000Unengaged and UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
PomakPG000732PomakBulgaria15,000Engaged yet UnreachedBulgarianSunni Islam

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