Turks in Turkmenistan
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 13,000 (2012 census)[1] | |
| Languages | |
| Turkish | |
| Religion | |
| Islam |
Turks in Turkmenistan are either Turkish people who live in Turkmenistan even though having been born outside Turkmenistan, or are Turkmenistan-born, but have Turkish roots. By Turkish roots, this could mean roots linking back to Turkey, or in neighbouring countries once part of the Ottoman Empire that still have a population whose language is Turkish or who claims a Turkish identity or cultural heritage.
History
| Turks in Turkmenistan according to Soviet Censuses | |||||||
| Year | Population | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 347 | ||||||
| 1979 | 149 | ||||||
| 1989 | 227 | ||||||
Turkish community
Due to the common ethnic, linguistic, religious, cultural and historical ties of Turkish and Turkmen people, the Turkish community in Turkmenistan are well integrated. In Turkmenistan there is 1 high school, 1 primary school, 1 Turkish Language Training Centre and 1 Vocational Training Centre operate in Ashgabat under the Turkish National Education Ministry.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Asgabat. "Национальный и религиозный состав населения Туркменистана сегодня". Retrieved 2016-05-27.
- ^ Rep. of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs. "Turkey's Political Relations With Turkmenistan". Retrieved 2009-10-28.
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