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The Pomak of Turkiye

The Pomak of Turkiye, numbering approximately 50,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached.
They are described as a Slavic, Muslim ethno-confessional group primarily found in the Balkans, known for speaking a Bulgarian dialect and practicing Sunni Islam and can also be known as Pomak Bulgar, Bulgarian Muslims.
They are an Indigenous people, with Pomak as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Slav, Southern people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples.
Their primary religion is Islam - Sunni.
They primarily speak Turkish.

Unengaged and Unreached

The Pomak are Unengaged and Unreached, 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.

Unreached yet Engaged

The Pomak 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.

No longer Unreached

The Pomak are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

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