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The Tatars of Turkmenistan

The Tatars of Turkmenistan, numbering approximately 73,000 people, are Unengaged and 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: Turkmenistan
People Cluster: Ural-Siberian
Primary Language(s): Tatar (tat)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 73,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG024638
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

92%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Tatar
Language Family: Turkic

100%
%
Tatar Speakers

Media Resources in Tatar:

Films:
Title Link
JESUS View Film
Magdalena View Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Tatar:

Bible Name (Translation) Video Audio Text
2001 Institute for Bible Translation, Moscow ✓ ✓
2015 Institute for Bible Translation, Moscow ✓ ✓ ✓

2 entries

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Or check out the Tatar 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 Tatars:
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Pray specifically for the Tatars of Turkmenistan

The way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know over what they stumble.
readProverbs 4:19

Pray that lost people will accept salvation through Christ, turn from destruction, and experience joy in the way of righteousness.

"You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet."
readMatthew 5:13

Pray that the lost will have the opportunity to hear a Christian witness of how the gospel can bring hope and that they will put their faith in Christ.

The LORD lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.
readNumbers 6:26

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be blessed with peace in their lives, knowing that God is with them.

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.

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

Strategic Progress Index

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11 people groups

Photo People Group ID Name ▲ Country Population Strategic Progress Index Language Religion
Tatars PG000750 Tatars Bulgaria 6,100 Engaged yet Unreached Crimean Tatar Ethnoreligion
Tatars PG024090 Tatars Azerbaijan 15,500 Unengaged and Unreached Tatar Sunni Islam
Tatars PG024298 Tatars Kazakhstan 259,000 Engaged yet Unreached Russian Sunni Islam
Tatars PG024316 Tatars Uzbekistan 868,000 Engaged yet Unreached Tatar Sunni Islam
Tatars PG024370 Tatars Kyrgyzstan 7,900 Engaged yet Unreached Tatar Sunni Islam
Tatars PG024481 Tatars Russian Federation 7,080,000 Engaged yet Unreached Tatar Sunni Islam
Tatars PG024531 Tatars Tajikistan 7,200 Engaged yet Unreached Tatar Sunni Islam
Tatars PG024590 Tatars Turkiye 31,500 Engaged yet Unreached Tatar Sunni Islam
Tatars PG024638 Tatars Turkmenistan 73,000 Unengaged and Unreached Tatar Sunni Islam
Tatars PG046684 Tatars United States 7,000 Unengaged and Unreached Tatar Sunni Islam
Tatars PG050495 Tatars Canada 5,300 Unengaged and Unreached Tatar Sunni Islam

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

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