The Turks of Turkiye

The Turks of Turkiye, numbering approximately 64,260,000 people, are Engaged yet 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 Indigenous people, with Turk as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Turkic people cluster of the Turkic Peoples. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Turkish is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Turkic Peoples
Country: Turkiye
People Cluster: Turkic
Primary Language(s): Turkish (tur)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 64,260,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, Concentrated CP Activity
People Group ID: PG024593
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

83%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Turkish
Language Family: Turkic

99%
%
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

Linked from YouVersion

SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Turks 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 Turks:
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 Turks of Turkiye

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.

And what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.
read2 Timothy 2:2

Pray that the lost will come to faith in Christ and be discipled in the truth of the gospel, becoming faithful followers of Jesus who, in turn, make disciples themselves.

In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
readMatthew 5:16

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be humble and give glory to God through their good deeds.

After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go.
readLuke 10:1

Ask God to raise up, send out, and sustain Christians who can go together to share the good news of Jesus with those who need it.

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

Strategic Progress Index
All

27 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
TurksTurksTurkiye64,260,000Engaged yet UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksTurksGermany2,205,000Engaged yet UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksTurksNetherlands761,000Engaged yet UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksTurksBulgaria508,000Engaged yet UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksTurksFrance394,000Engaged yet UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksTurksAustria227,000Engaged yet UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
Rumelian TurksRumelian TurksGreece160,000Engaged yet UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksTurksUnited States147,000Engaged yet UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksTurksSwitzerland138,000Engaged yet UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksTurksDenmark107,000Engaged yet UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksTurksKazakhstan92,000Unengaged and UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksTurksBelgium83,500Engaged yet UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksTurksNorth Macedonia69,500Unengaged and UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksTurksUnited Kingdom62,500Engaged yet UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksTurksAustralia59,500Engaged yet UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksTurksSweden58,000Unengaged and UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksTurksEgypt57,500Unengaged and UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksTurksRomania56,500Engaged yet UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksTurksUnited Arab Emirates44,500Engaged yet UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksTurksItaly40,000Unengaged and UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksTurksSaudi Arabia37,000Unengaged and UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksTurksCanada30,000Engaged yet UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksTurksNorway21,000Unengaged and UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksTurksKosovo13,000Unengaged and UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksTurksBosnia and Herzegovina9,800Engaged yet UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksTurksLebanon6,300Unengaged and UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksTurksPakistan2,500Unengaged and UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam

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