Each Turkmen tribe has its own individual history of when they migrated to the Middle East. Some tribes arrived at the time of Genghis Khan. Others arrived later during the Ottoman Empire. During the 1920 after the breakup of the Ottoman Empire Turkey enacted language reforms in which they changed their alphabet from a modified Arabic script to a Latin alphabet. In addition to changing the letters they also removed much of the Arabic and Persian borrow words that previously existed. As a result of this change, the Turkish spoken in Turkey became much different than that of that which is spoken by other neighboring Turkic dialects.
There are Turkmen populations located throughout the Middle East, and even some in North Africa. Some Turkmen self-identify as Turks, whereas others identify as Turkmen.
The lives can be quite different based on how integrated they are into their society. In Syria, there are both Sunni Turkmen that live and even marry into Arab families. They blend in and are generally able to find work without much difficulty. However, Alawite Turkmen are often mistaken as Gypsies or Dom - they do not blend in and as a result they have a hard time getting work. They are very uneasy of being around people who are from outside the tribe.
They are majority Muslim.
The New Testament is in draft form and is still undergoing editing to ensure that the translation can be understood by as many tribes as possible. The Jesus film has also been translated and is hopefully to be dubbed sometime in 2019. The Old Testament still has a lot of work left to go.
There is one evangelical Turkmen Church. It is growing very steadily. Pray for the boldness and protection of believers.
Scripture Prayers for the Turkmen, Middle-Eastern in Syria.
Profile Source: Anonymous |
People Name General | Turkmen, Middle-Eastern |
People Name in Country | Turkmen, Middle-Eastern |
Natural Name | Middle-Eastern Turkmen |
Pronunciation |
TERK-men
|
Alternate Names | |
Population this Country | 1,814,000 |
Population all Countries | 4,636,000 |
Total Countries | 4 |
Indigenous | No |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | Yes |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 36 |
People ID | 21538 |
ROP3 Code | 118355 |
ROP25 Code | 309186 |
ROP25 Name | Turkmen (Iraq) |
Country | Syria | ||
Region | Africa, North and Middle East | ||
Continent | Asia | ||
10/40 Window | Yes | ||
Persecution Rank | 12 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) | ||
Location in Country | Southern Syria, Quneitra region of Golan. Several tribes in Golan. Also in other areas of Syria. Source: Field worker |
Country | Syria |
Region | Africa, North and Middle East |
Continent | Asia |
10/40 Window | Yes |
Persecution Rank | 12 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
Location in Country | Southern Syria, Quneitra region of Golan. Several tribes in Golan. Also in other areas of Syria.. Source: Field worker |
Primary Religion: | Islam |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent |
---|---|
Buddhism |
0.00 %
|
Christianity (Evangelical 0.00 %) |
0.00 %
|
Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
|
Hinduism |
0.00 %
|
Islam |
98.00 %
|
Non-Religious |
2.00 %
|
Other / Small |
0.00 %
|
Unknown |
0.00 %
|
Primary Language | Turkish (1,814,000 speakers) |
Language Code | tur Ethnologue Listing |
Primary Dialect | Levantine Turkmen |
Dialect Code | 30002 Global Recordings Listing |
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing |
Total Languages | 1 |
Primary Language | Turkish (1,814,000 speakers) |
Language Code | tur Ethnologue Listing |
Primary Dialect | Levantine Turkmen |
Dialect Code | 30002 Global Recordings Listing |
Total Languages | 1 |
People Groups | Speaking Turkish |
Primary Language: Turkish
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
---|---|
Bible-Portions | Yes (1782-1985) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (1819-1993) |
Bible-Complete | Yes (1827-2009) |
FCBH NT (www.bible.is) | Online |
YouVersion NT (www.bible.com) | Online |
Possible Print Bibles | |
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Amazon | |
World Bibles | |
Forum Bible Agencies | |
National Bible Societies | |
World Bible Finder | |
Virtual Storehouse |
Photo Source | Anonymous |
Profile Source | Anonymous |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more. |