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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Tatars of Turkiye

The Tatars of Turkiye, numbering approximately 31,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Turkic ethnic group indigenous to the Tatarstan region of Russia and Ukraine. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Tatar is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Turkic Peoples
Country: Turkiye
People Cluster: Ural-Siberian
Primary Language(s): Tatar (tat)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 31,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG024590
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

99%
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Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Tatar
Language Family: Turkic

100%
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Tatar Speakers

Media Resources in Tatar:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Tatar:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2001 Institute for Bible Translation, Moscow✓✓
2015 Institute for Bible Translation, Moscow✓✓✓

2 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Tatar bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Tatars 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 Tatars:
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 Tatars of Turkiye

The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.
readPsalm 19:1

Pray that those who are lost will look to the heavens and see the glory of God displayed, leading them to seek Him and know Him as their Creator and Savior.

Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
readRomans 5:1

Pray that the gospel will advance and that many who are far from God will receive the good news of salvation with joy and have peace with God through faith in His Son Jesus Christ.

For the LORD takes pleasure in his people; he adorns the humble with salvation.
readPsalm 149:4

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be encouraged and feel immeasurably loved as they meditate on the fact that God takes pleasure in them.

Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may speed ahead and be honored, as happened among you, and that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men. For not all have faith. But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one.
read2 Thessalonians 3:1-3

Pray that the Word of God will spread throughout this people group and be honored. Ask God to establish His people and guard them from the evil one, testifying to this whole people group of His great faithfulness.

Tatar Across Countries (ROP3 - 109874) reported in the following countries:

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11 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▲Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
TatarsPG050495TatarsCanada5,300Unengaged and UnreachedTatarSunni Islam
TatarsPG000750TatarsBulgaria6,100Engaged yet UnreachedCrimean TatarEthnoreligion
TatarsPG046684TatarsUnited States7,000Unengaged and UnreachedTatarSunni Islam
TatarsPG024531TatarsTajikistan7,200Engaged yet UnreachedTatarSunni Islam
TatarsPG024370TatarsKyrgyzstan7,900Engaged yet UnreachedTatarSunni Islam
TatarsPG024090TatarsAzerbaijan15,500Unengaged and UnreachedTatarSunni Islam
TatarsPG024590TatarsTurkiye31,500Engaged yet UnreachedTatarSunni Islam
TatarsPG024638TatarsTurkmenistan73,000Unengaged and UnreachedTatarSunni Islam
TatarsPG024298TatarsKazakhstan259,000Engaged yet UnreachedRussianSunni Islam
TatarsPG024316TatarsUzbekistan867,000Engaged yet UnreachedTatarSunni Islam
TatarsPG024481TatarsRussian Federation7,085,000Engaged yet UnreachedTatarSunni Islam

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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