The Turks of Lebanon

The Turks of Lebanon, numbering approximately 6,300 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are described as a people of Anatolia (Asia Minor) and Eastern Thrace whose culture reflects the blending of Turkic, Anatolian, Islamic, Mediterranean, Balkan, Caucasian, and Middle Eastern influences They are an Diaspora people, with Turk as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Turkic people cluster of the Turkic Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam. They primarily speak Turkish.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Turkic Peoples
Country: Lebanon
People Cluster: Turkic
Primary Language(s): Turkish (tur)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 6,300
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG011823

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

99%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Turkish
Language Family: Turkic

100%
%
Turkish Speakers

Media Resources in Turkish:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film
The SaviorView Film

3 films

Bible Resources in Turkish:

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

4 entries

Or check out the Turkish bible at Bible.com

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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

Next steps for the Turks:
Begin signifcant prayer and fasting for this group
Send cross-cultural teams to discover and research this people group
Begin gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group

Pray specifically for the Turks of Lebanon

I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently find me.
readProverbs 8:17

As many search for hope, pray they will discover materials that will lead them to Jesus and explain the gospel in a way they will resonate with.

Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
readMatthew 11:28-29

Please pray for them to lift their eyes to Jesus and find rest for their souls, lasting peace, and hope in Him.

All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation.
read2 Corinthians 5:18

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will serve as God's ambassadors, sharing the message of reconciliation with others.

But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the LORD on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your welfare.
readJeremiah 29:7

Pray that God will lead the lost among them to followers of Jesus who will share the gospel with them so that they may believe and take the message of hope to their families and friends.

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

Strategic Progress Index
All

27 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▲Religion
TurksTurksAustralia59,500Engaged yet UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksTurksItaly40,000Unengaged and UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksTurksUnited Arab Emirates44,500Engaged yet UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksTurksNorway21,000Unengaged and UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksTurksKosovo13,000Unengaged and UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
Rumelian TurksRumelian TurksGreece160,000Engaged yet UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksTurksUnited States147,000Engaged yet UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksTurksCanada30,000Engaged yet UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksTurksUnited Kingdom62,500Engaged yet UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksTurksTurkiye64,240,000Engaged yet UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksTurksKazakhstan92,000Unengaged and UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksTurksSaudi Arabia37,000Unengaged and UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksTurksLebanon6,300Unengaged and UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksTurksEgypt57,500Unengaged and UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksTurksAustria227,000Engaged yet UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksTurksPakistan2,500Unengaged and UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksTurksRomania56,500Engaged yet UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksTurksNorth Macedonia69,500Unengaged and UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksTurksBulgaria508,000Engaged yet UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksTurksBosnia and Herzegovina9,800Engaged yet UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksTurksSwitzerland137,000Engaged yet UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksTurksSweden58,000Unengaged and UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksTurksNetherlands761,000Engaged yet UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksTurksGermany2,205,000Engaged yet UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksTurksFrance394,000Engaged yet UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksTurksDenmark107,000Engaged yet UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksTurksBelgium83,500Engaged yet UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam

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