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Population of Groups Speaking

68,334,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

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People Group ▲	Country	Country Population	Global Population	Indigenous	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Cypriots, Turkish	Cyprus	215,000	222,000	●	Islam	1 ●	0.50 %	0.26 %	4
Cypriots, Turkish	United Kingdom	5,400	222,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Cypriots, Turkish	United States	1,500	222,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Gajal, Gadzhal	Turkey	18,000	18,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Hemshin	Russia	2,100	25,000		Islam	2 ●	10.00 %	2.00 %	-1 -
Hemshin	Turkey	22,000	25,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Jew, Turkish	Turkey	5,400	50,000	●	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kurd, Turkish-Speaking	Turkey	6,233,000	6,233,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.01 %	0.00 %	125
Millet	Bulgaria	88,000	88,000	●	Islam	4 ●	19.00 %	3.00 %	-1 -
Turk	United Arab Emirates	10,000	61,293,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Afghanistan	10,000	61,293,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Algeria	3,400	61,293,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Albania	1,700	61,293,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.01 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Argentina	800	61,293,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Australia	46,000	61,293,000		Islam	1 ●	0.20 %	0.15 %	1
Turk	Azerbaijan	12,000	61,293,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Austria	121,000	61,293,000		Islam	1 ●	0.10 %	0.06 %	2
Turk	Bahrain	1,700	61,293,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Belgium	231,000	61,293,000		Islam	1 ●	0.10 %	0.07 %	5
Turk	Bosnia-Herzegovina	34,000	61,293,000		Islam	1 ●	1.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Brazil	6,200	61,293,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Bulgaria	554,000	61,293,000	●	Islam	1 ●	0.10 %	0.01 %	11
Turk	Canada	28,000	61,293,000		Islam	1 ●	1.00 %	0.40 %	1
Turk	Denmark	32,000	61,293,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Chile	900	61,293,000		Islam	1 ●	1.00 %	0.80 %	1
Turk	Egypt	48,000	61,293,000		Islam	1 ●	0.20 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Ireland	1,500	61,293,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	El Salvador	600	61,293,000		Islam	1 ●	1.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Czechia	2,000	61,293,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Finland	4,600	61,293,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	France	221,000	61,293,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	4
Turk	Honduras	1,900	61,293,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Hungary	5,600	61,293,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Italy	18,000	61,293,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Georgia	2,700	61,293,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Germany	1,561,000	61,293,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	31
Turk	Greece	49,000	61,293,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Iran	11,000	61,293,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.04 %	0.01 %	1
Turk	Iraq	3,000	61,293,000		Islam	1 ●	0.20 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Japan	5,000	61,293,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Korea, South	1,700	61,293,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Kuwait	9,800	61,293,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Liechtenstein	1,000	61,293,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Kyrgyzstan	47,000	61,293,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Kosovo	19,000	61,293,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Kazakhstan	55,000	61,293,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Luxembourg	800	61,293,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Libya	30,000	61,293,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Moldova	1,900	61,293,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Malta	800	61,293,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Oman	1,400	61,293,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Netherlands	79,000	61,293,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	2
Turk	Norway	20,000	61,293,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Montenegro	600	61,293,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	North Macedonia	80,000	61,293,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	2
Turk	Morocco	4,000	61,293,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	New Zealand	1,700	61,293,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Poland	4,800	61,293,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Portugal	700	61,293,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Qatar	5,100	61,293,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Saudi Arabia	34,000	61,293,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Singapore	900	61,293,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Spain	2,900	61,293,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Serbia	2,000	61,293,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Romania	25,000	61,293,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Russia	55,000	61,293,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Sudan	3,400	61,293,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Sweden	33,000	61,293,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Switzerland	72,000	61,293,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	United Kingdom	50,000	61,293,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Ukraine	3,600	61,293,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	United States	196,000	61,293,000		Islam	1 ●	3.00 %	0.50 %	4
Turk	Venezuela	27,000	61,293,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Turkey	57,235,000	61,293,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.01 %	0.00 %	1145
Turk	Turkmenistan	18,000	61,293,000		Islam	1 ●	0.20 %	0.00 %	1
Turk	Uzbekistan	142,000	61,293,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	3
Turk, Meskhetian	Turkey	22,000	182,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turkmen, Middle-Eastern	Jordan	61,000	2,747,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turkmen, Middle-Eastern	Lebanon	89,000	2,747,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	2
Turkmen, Middle-Eastern	Syria	278,000	2,747,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	6
Totals: 80						78 ●			1,410

* An estimate of the number of pioneer workers needed for initial church planting among unreached people groups by country. Estimates are calculated only for unreached people groups and are based on ratio of 1 worker for every 50,000 individuals living in an unreached people group by country. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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People Group ▲	Country	Population	Global Population	Indigenous	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Abkhaz	Turkey	163,000	304,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	3
Adyghe	Turkey	347,000	679,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	7
Greek	Turkey	4,000	10,262,000		Christianity	3 ●	91.00 %	0.40 %	-1 -
Jew, Spanish	Turkey	16,000	61,000		Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Jew, Turkish	Israel	45,000	50,000		Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Romanian	Turkey	9,900	20,486,000		Christianity	4 ●	97.00 %	5.40 %	-1 -
Turk	Tajikistan	1,700	61,293,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turk, Meskhetian	Kazakhstan	47,000	182,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Yoruk	Turkey	458,000	461,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	9
Totals: 9						7 ●			23

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People Group ▲

Country

Population

Global
Population

Indigenous

Primary Religion

Progress
Scale

% Christian
Adherent

%
Evangelical

Est. Workers
Needed *

Abkhaz

Turkey

163,000

304,000

●

Islam

☀

0.00 %

Adyghe

Turkey

347,000

679,000

Islam

☀

0.00 %

Greek

Turkey

4,000

10,262,000

Christianity

●

91.00 %

0.40 %

Jew, Spanish

Turkey

16,000

61,000

Ethnic Religions

☀

0.00 %

Jew, Turkish

Israel

45,000

50,000

Ethnic Religions

☀

0.00 %

Romanian

Turkey

9,900

20,486,000

Christianity

●

97.00 %

5.40 %

Turk

Tajikistan

1,700

61,293,000

Islam

☀

0.00 %

Turk, Meskhetian

Kazakhstan

47,000

182,000

Islam

☀

0.00 %

Yoruk

Turkey

458,000

461,000

●

Islam

☀

0.00 %

Totals: 9

7 ●

Item	Value
Status	Living
Ethnologue Code	tur
Written	Yes
Bible Translation	Complete Bible
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Value

Yes

Bible Translation

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Language Alternate Names
Anatolian
Istanbul Turkish
Osmanli
Türkçe
Turki
Türkisch

Language Alternate Names

Anatolian

Istanbul Turkish

Osmanli

Türkçe

Turki

Türkisch

Dialects
Danubian
Dinler
Edirne
Eskisehir
Gaziantep
Karamanli
Levantine Turkmen
Macedonian
Macedonian Turkish
Meskhetian Turkish
Razgrad
Rumelian
Urfa

Dialects

Danubian

Dinler

Edirne

Eskisehir

Gaziantep

Karamanli

Levantine Turkmen

Macedonian

Macedonian Turkish

Meskhetian Turkish

Razgrad

Rumelian

Urfa

Translation	Year / Status
Bible Portions	1782-1985
New Testament	1819-1993
Complete Bible	1827-2006

Translation

Year / Status

Bible Portions

1782-1985

New Testament

1819-1993

Complete Bible

1827-2006

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Audio Recordings	Audio Bible teaching (GRN)
Audio Recordings	Online New Testament (FCBH)
Audio Recordings	Online New Testament (FCBH)
Audio Recordings	Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project)
Film / Video	Father's Love Letter
Film / Video	God's Love Story
Film / Video	God's Story Video
Film / Video	Jesus Film: view in Turkish
Film / Video	Magdalena (Jesus Film Project)
Film / Video	My Last Day (Jesus Film Project Anime)
Film / Video	Rivka (Jesus Film Project)
Film / Video	Story of Jesus for Children (JF Project)
Film / Video	The Hope Video
Film / Video	The Prophets' Story
Film / Video	The Prophets' Story
Film / Video	The Savior 2 - Jesus' Baptism
Film / Video	The Savior 8 - Jesus is Risen
General	Four Spiritual Laws
General	GoodSeed
General	Got Questions Ministry
Text / Printed Matter	Bible: Comic Book Version (SuperBible)
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Audio Recordings

Audio Bible teaching (GRN)

Audio Recordings

Online New Testament (FCBH)

Audio Recordings

Online New Testament (FCBH)

Audio Recordings

Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project)

Film / Video

Father's Love Letter

Film / Video

God's Love Story

Film / Video

God's Story Video

Film / Video

Jesus Film: view in Turkish

Film / Video

Magdalena (Jesus Film Project)

Film / Video

My Last Day (Jesus Film Project Anime)

Film / Video

Rivka (Jesus Film Project)

Film / Video

Story of Jesus for Children (JF Project)

Film / Video

The Hope Video

Film / Video

The Prophets' Story

Film / Video

The Prophets' Story

Film / Video

The Savior 2 - Jesus' Baptism

Film / Video

The Savior 8 - Jesus is Risen

General

Four Spiritual Laws

General

GoodSeed

General

Got Questions Ministry

Text / Printed Matter

Bible: Comic Book Version (SuperBible)

Text / Printed Matter

Bible: Turkish, Kutsal Kitap Yeni Ceviri

Text / Printed Matter

Jesus Messiah comic book

Text / Printed Matter

World Missionary Press Booklets

Level	Description	Criteria
1	Unreached - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%