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The Turks of Norway

The Turks of Norway, numbering approximately 21,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a small but established diaspora community made up of people who identify as Turkish by ethnicity, language, culture, or family origin, formed through labor migration, family reunification, and refugee movements from the late 20th century onward. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Turkish is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Turkic Peoples
Country: Norway
People Cluster: Turkic
Primary Language(s): Turkish (tur)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 21,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG049408
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

96%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Turkish
Language Family: Turkic

100%
%
Turkish Speakers

Media Resources in Turkish:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film
The SaviorView Film

3 films

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Bible Resources in Turkish:

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

4 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Turkish 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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Pray specifically for the Turks of Norway

And when you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.
readMatthew 6:16

Pray that those who live to please men and not God will turn from the emptiness of seeking approval from others and find true satisfaction in the treasure of a personal relationship with God.

I saw in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before him. And to him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him; his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom one that shall not be destroyed.
readDaniel 7:13-14

Pray that the gospel will advance so that all peoples will come to know the Son of Man, who has been given dominion and glory and a kingdom, and that they will bow before Him and serve Him forever.

Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.
readHebrews 10:23

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will cling tightly to the hope they have in God to faithfully keep His promises.

And through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.
readColossians 1:20

As believers cross cultures to tell others about Jesus, praise God for allowing them to be a part of His reconciling all things to Himself, asking Him to help them remember their role in His beautiful plan of salvation for others.

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

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27 people groups

PhotoPeople Group ID ▼NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
TurksPG050665TurksItaly40,000Unengaged and UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksPG050497TurksUnited Arab Emirates45,000Engaged yet UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksPG049408TurksNorway21,000Unengaged and UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksPG048012TurksKosovo13,000Unengaged and UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
Rumelian TurksPG046763Rumelian TurksGreece160,000Engaged yet UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksPG046495TurksUnited States147,000Engaged yet UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksPG043491TurksCanada30,000Engaged yet UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksPG042466TurksUnited Kingdom62,500Engaged yet UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksPG024593TurksTurkiye64,300,000Engaged yet UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksPG024299TurksKazakhstan92,000Unengaged and UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksPG011937TurksSaudi Arabia37,000Unengaged and UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksPG011823TurksLebanon6,300Unengaged and UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksPG011515TurksEgypt57,500Unengaged and UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksPG008077TurksAustralia59,500Engaged yet UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksPG006409TurksPakistan2,500Unengaged and UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksPG000902TurksRomania56,500Engaged yet UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksPG000859TurksNorth Macedonia69,500Unengaged and UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksPG000744TurksBulgaria508,000Engaged yet UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksPG000723TurksBosnia and Herzegovina9,800Engaged yet UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksPG000606TurksSwitzerland138,000Engaged yet UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksPG000576TurksSweden58,000Unengaged and UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksPG000444TurksNetherlands761,000Engaged yet UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksPG000274TurksGermany2,205,000Engaged yet UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksPG000204TurksFrance394,000Engaged yet UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksPG000099TurksDenmark107,000Engaged yet UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksPG000073TurksBelgium83,500Engaged yet UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
TurksPG000046TurksAustria227,000Engaged yet UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam

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

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