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The Greeks of Turkiye

The Greeks of Turkiye, numbering approximately 4,300 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Southern European people whose culture has been shaped by a long continuity of life in the eastern Mediterranean, a shared Greek language, Orthodox Christian traditions, maritime connections, and a strong historical consciousness. They mostly adhere to Eastern Orthodox Christianity and Modern Greek (1453-) is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Turkiye
People Cluster: Greek
Primary Language(s): Modern Greek (1453-) (ell)
Primary Religion(s): Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Population: 4,300
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG024557
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

95%
%
Eastern Orthodox Christia… Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Modern Greek (1453-)
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Greek Speakers

Media Resources in Modern Greek (1453-):

Films:
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JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Modern Greek (1453-):

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Spyros Filos Translation✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Modern Greek (1453-) 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

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Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
readProverbs 30:5

Pray that those who don't yet know God will trust the flawless Word of God and seek refuge in Him, finding hope and salvation instead of remaining in spiritual darkness.

Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
readMatthew 16:16

Pray that many will see clearly that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God, and put their trust in Him.

But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved.
readEphesians 2:4-5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will remember God's mercy and grace and experience joy as they walk in new life with Christ.

Go your way; behold, I am sending you out as lambs in the midst of wolves.
readLuke 10:3

Ask God to raise up and send humble believers who will depend on Him as they go out like lambs among wolves to share the good news with those who need to hear it.

Greek Across Countries (ROP3 - 103480) reported in the following countries:

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12 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▼CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
GreeksPG000019GreeksAustria5,200Unengaged and UnreachedModern Greek (1453-)Eastern Orthodox Christianity
GreeksPG000636GreeksUnited Kingdom69,000Engaged yet UnreachedModern Greek (1453-)Eastern Orthodox Christianity
GreeksPG000814GreeksGreece9,395,000Engaged yet UnreachedModern Greek (1453-)Eastern Orthodox Christianity
GreeksPG015321GreeksMalawi6,500Engaged yet UnreachedModern Greek (1453-)Eastern Orthodox Christianity
GreeksPG024272GreeksKazakhstan17,000Unengaged and UnreachedModern Greek (1453-)Eastern Orthodox Christianity
GreeksPG024557GreeksTurkiye4,300Unengaged and UnreachedModern Greek (1453-)Eastern Orthodox Christianity
GreeksPG039292GreeksAlbania94,000Unengaged and UnreachedModern Greek (1453-)Eastern Orthodox Christianity
GreeksPG043250GreeksUnited States270,000Engaged yet UnreachedModern Greek (1453-)Eastern Orthodox Christianity
GreeksPG043399GreeksCanada201,000Engaged yet UnreachedModern Greek (1453-)Eastern Orthodox Christianity
GreeksPG048811GreeksGermany364,000Engaged yet UnreachedModern Greek (1453-)Eastern Orthodox Christianity
GreeksPG048824GreeksRussian Federation98,000Unengaged and UnreachedPonticEastern Orthodox Christianity
GreeksPG048862GreeksCzech Republic3,600No Longer UnreachedModern Greek (1453-)Eastern Orthodox Christianity

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