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The Rumelian Turks of Greece

The Rumelian Turks of Greece, numbering approximately 160,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Turkish Muslim community that traces its roots to Rumelia, the Ottoman Empire name for its European territories, largely corresponding to today’s Balkans. Rumelian Turks are the main ethnically Turkish community in Greece today. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Turkish is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3 Flash: Rumelian Turk

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Turkic Peoples
Country: Greece
People Cluster: Turkic
Primary Language(s): Turkish (tur)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 160,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG046763
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

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Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Turkish
Language Family: Turkic

100%
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Turkish Speakers

Media Resources in Turkish:

Films:
Title Link
JESUS View Film
Magdalena View Film
The Savior View Film

3 films

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Bible Resources in Turkish:

Bible Name (Translation) Video Audio Text
Halk Dilinde 2012 ✓ ✓
Kutsal Kitap 2009 ✓ ✓
New Turkish Bible Translation ✓
Yeni Antlaşma 1987, 1994 ✓ ✓

4 entries

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Or check out the Turkish bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Rumelian 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 Rumelian 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 Rumelian Turks of Greece

"And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
readJohn 8:32

Pray for those who live enslaved to sin to hear and receive the truth of the gospel and be set free.

For I will proclaim the name of the LORD; ascribe greatness to our God!
readDeuteronomy 32:3

Pray that believers will proclaim the Lord’s name and declare the greatness of our God so that others might believe 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.

And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven."
readMatthew 16:17

Pray that God who is in heaven will place believers in the lives of people who need to encounter the gospel and that He will reveal to them the truth of what they hear.

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

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27 people groups

Photo People Group ID Name ▲ Country Population Strategic Progress Index Language Religion
Rumelian Turks PG046763 Rumelian Turks Greece 160,000 Engaged yet Unreached Turkish Sunni Islam
Turks PG008077 Turks Australia 59,500 Engaged yet Unreached Turkish Sunni Islam
Turks PG050665 Turks Italy 40,000 Unengaged and Unreached Turkish Sunni Islam
Turks PG050497 Turks United Arab Emirates 45,000 Engaged yet Unreached Turkish Sunni Islam
Turks PG049408 Turks Norway 21,000 Unengaged and Unreached Turkish Sunni Islam
Turks PG048012 Turks Kosovo 13,000 Unengaged and Unreached Turkish Sunni Islam
Turks PG046495 Turks United States 147,000 Engaged yet Unreached Turkish Sunni Islam
Turks PG043491 Turks Canada 30,000 Engaged yet Unreached Turkish Sunni Islam
Turks PG042466 Turks United Kingdom 62,500 Engaged yet Unreached Turkish Sunni Islam
Turks PG024593 Turks Turkiye 64,300,000 Engaged yet Unreached Turkish Sunni Islam
Turks PG024299 Turks Kazakhstan 92,000 Unengaged and Unreached Turkish Sunni Islam
Turks PG011937 Turks Saudi Arabia 37,000 Unengaged and Unreached Turkish Sunni Islam
Turks PG011823 Turks Lebanon 6,300 Unengaged and Unreached Turkish Sunni Islam
Turks PG011515 Turks Egypt 57,500 Unengaged and Unreached Turkish Sunni Islam
Turks PG000046 Turks Austria 227,000 Engaged yet Unreached Turkish Sunni Islam
Turks PG006409 Turks Pakistan 2,500 Unengaged and Unreached Turkish Sunni Islam
Turks PG000902 Turks Romania 56,500 Engaged yet Unreached Turkish Sunni Islam
Turks PG000859 Turks North Macedonia 69,500 Unengaged and Unreached Turkish Sunni Islam
Turks PG000744 Turks Bulgaria 508,000 Engaged yet Unreached Turkish Sunni Islam
Turks PG000723 Turks Bosnia and Herzegovina 9,800 Engaged yet Unreached Turkish Sunni Islam
Turks PG000606 Turks Switzerland 138,000 Engaged yet Unreached Turkish Sunni Islam
Turks PG000576 Turks Sweden 58,000 Unengaged and Unreached Turkish Sunni Islam
Turks PG000444 Turks Netherlands 761,000 Engaged yet Unreached Turkish Sunni Islam
Turks PG000274 Turks Germany 2,205,000 Engaged yet Unreached Turkish Sunni Islam
Turks PG000204 Turks France 394,000 Engaged yet Unreached Turkish Sunni Islam
Turks PG000099 Turks Denmark 107,000 Engaged yet Unreached Turkish Sunni Islam
Turks PG000073 Turks Belgium 83,500 Engaged yet Unreached Turkish Sunni Islam

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