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QUICK FACTS:
People groups: 42
Population: 76,776,450
Unreached people groups: 42
UPG population: 76,776,450
Unengaged UPGs: 19
UUPG population: 811,850
Number of countries: 36
Affinity Bloc: Turkic Peoples
Overview: Turkish is a language spoken by more than 50 million people worldwide. Turkish speakers are predominantly found in Turkey and Northern Cyprus, with smaller groups in Iraq, Greece, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Kosovo, and Albania. The Turkish people cluster encompasses people groups whose primary language is Turkish, along with peoples speaking Gaugauz or Balkan Gagauz.
Peoples within this cluster: Balkan Gagauz Turk; Cypriot, Turkish; Gagauz; Meskhetian Turk; Turk
Countries where they are found: Australia; Austria; Azerbaijan; Belgium; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bulgaria; Canada; Cyprus; Denmark; Egypt; France; Germany; Greece; Iraq; Israel; Kazakhstan; Kosovo; Kyrgyzstan; Lebanon; Moldova; Netherlands; North Macedonia; Norway; Pakistan; Romania; Russia; Saudi Arabia; Sweden; Switzerland; Syria; Tajikistan; Turkey; Ukraine; United Kingdom; United States; Uzbekistan
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