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The Armenians of Turkiye

The Armenians of Turkiye, numbering approximately 45,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic people indigenous to the Armenian Highlands whose identity is rooted in the Armenian language, a rich literary and cultural heritage, and the historic traditions of the Armenian Apostolic Church. They mostly adhere to Armenian Apostolic Church and Armenian is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Turkiye
People Cluster: Armenian
Primary Language(s): Armenian (hye)
Primary Religion(s): Armenian Apostolic Church
Population: 45,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG024538
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Pray for the Armenians of Turkiye

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Armenian Apostolic Church
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

85%
%
Armenian Apostolic Church Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Armenian
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Armenian Speakers

Media Resources in Armenian:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in Armenian:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
New Etchmiadzin Bible✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Armenian bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Armenians are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Armenians:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Armenians of Turkiye

Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
readMatthew 11:28

Pray for those who are tired, weary, and burdened by the weight of sin to encounter Jesus and experience the rest that only He can give.

Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long.
readPsalm 25:5

Pray that the gospel will advance and that God will lead people in His truth, bringing many to salvation.

Unless the LORD builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the LORD watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain.
readPsalm 127:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will build their homes in the Lord and raise their children to know and honor Him.

But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me. Whether then it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.
read1 Corinthians 15:10–11

Pray that God's people will preach the message of Jesus' death and resurrection and that it will spread among the lost through the selfless witness of believers.

Armenian Across Countries (ROP3 - 100516) reported in the following countries:

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23 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
ArmeniansPG039314ArmeniansArmenia3,180,000Engaged yet UnreachedArmenianArmenian Apostolic Church
ArmeniansPG048815ArmeniansRussian Federation2,125,000Engaged yet UnreachedArmenianArmenian Apostolic Church
ArmeniansPG043526ArmeniansUnited States1,180,000Engaged yet UnreachedArmenianArmenian Apostolic Church
ArmeniansPG000133ArmeniansFrance492,000Engaged yet UnreachedArmenianArmenian Apostolic Church
ArmeniansPG048928ArmeniansLebanon217,000No Longer UnreachedArmenianArmenian Apostolic Church
ArmeniansPG000785ArmeniansGeorgia177,000Engaged yet UnreachedArmenianArmenian Apostolic Church
ArmeniansPG017326ArmeniansArgentina163,000Engaged yet UnreachedArmenianArmenian Apostolic Church
ArmeniansPG048806ArmeniansSyria141,000Engaged yet UnreachedArmenianArmenian Apostolic Church
ArmeniansPG024038ArmeniansAzerbaijan124,000Engaged yet UnreachedArmenianUnaffiliated
ArmeniansPG024130ArmeniansIran114,000No Longer UnreachedArmenianArmenian Apostolic Church
ArmeniansPG043353ArmeniansCanada71,000No Longer UnreachedWestern ArmenianArmenian Apostolic Church
ArmeniansPG024538ArmeniansTurkiye45,500No Longer UnreachedArmenianArmenian Apostolic Church
ArmeniansPG042453ArmeniansGermany42,000Unengaged and UnreachedArmenianArmenian Apostolic Church
ArmeniansPG000727ArmeniansBulgaria41,500Engaged yet UnreachedArmenianArmenian Apostolic Church
ArmeniansPG024655ArmeniansUzbekistan36,500Unengaged and UnreachedArmenianArmenian Apostolic Church
ArmeniansPG000806ArmeniansGreece30,000Engaged yet UnreachedArmenianArmenian Apostolic Church
ArmeniansPG042382ArmeniansBelgium26,000Engaged yet UnreachedArmenianArmenian Apostolic Church
ArmeniansPG024603ArmeniansTurkmenistan19,500Unengaged and UnreachedArmenianArmenian Apostolic Church
ArmeniansPG024252ArmeniansKazakhstan19,500Unengaged and UnreachedArmenianArmenian Apostolic Church
ArmeniansPG046403ArmeniansIraq17,000Engaged yet UnreachedArmenianArmenian Apostolic Church
ArmeniansPG024495ArmeniansTajikistan4,800Unengaged and UnreachedArmenianArmenian Apostolic Church
ArmeniansPG000627ArmeniansUnited Kingdom1,700No Longer UnreachedArmenianArmenian Apostolic Church
ArmeniansPG000311ArmeniansItaly1,100Unengaged and UnreachedArmenianArmenian Apostolic Church

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