Turks all over the World

By Levent Ağaoğlu

19/03/2022

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*REPUBLIC OF TURKEY :*
(Anatolian Turks-Oghuz)
Population: 85 million
Capital: Ankara

*REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN :*
(Azeris)
Population: 12,000,000
Capital: Baku

*REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN :*
(Kazaks)
Population: 17.400.000
Capital: Astana

*REPUBLIC OF TURKMENISTAN :*
(Turkmen)
Population: 6,000,000
Capital: Ashgabat

*REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN :*
(Uzbeks)
Population: 31,000,000
Capital: Tashkent

*REPUBLIC OF KYRGYZSTAN :*
(Kyrgyz)
Population: 6.200.000
Capital: Bishkek

*TURKISH REPUBLIC OF NORTHERN CYPRUS*
(Cypriots)
Population: 300,000
Capital: Nicosia

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* AUTONOMOUS TURKISH REPUBLICS:*

*ALTAI REPUBLIC :*
(Altaic Turks)
Population: 300,000
Capital: Gorno-altaysk

*BASCORTISTAN :*
(Bashkirs)
Population: 5.300.000
Capital: Ufa

*REPUBLIC OF KABARDEY-BALKARIA*
(Balkars)
Population: 1.200.000
Capital: Nalchik

*REPUBLIC OF CHUVASHISTAN :*
(Chuvash)
Population: 1.800.000
Capital: Supaskar

*REPUBLIC OF DAGESTAN :*
Population: 3.500.000
Capital: Makhachkala

*EASTERN TURKISTAN :*

Kokbayars (Uyghur Turks-Turkmens)
Population: 30,000,000
Capital: Urumqi

*GAGAUZIA :*
Gagauz (gok-oguz)
Population: 200,000
Capital: Comrat

*HAKASYA :*

(Hakas)
Population: 600,000
Capital: Abakan

*KARACAY-CIRCASUS REPUBLIC:*
(Karachays-Circassians)
Population: 700,000
Capital: Cherkessk

*KARAKALPAKHISTAN :*
(Karakalpaks)
Population: 1.400.000
Capital: Nukus

*NAHCHIVAN :* (Azeris)
Population: 500,000
Capital: Nakhchivan

*TATARSTAN (Tatars) :*
Population: 4.500.000
Capital: Kazan

*REPUBLIC OF TUVA :*(Tuvas)
Population: 388,000
Capital: Kisil

*YAKUTISTAN :*
(Sibirs-Yakut Turks)
Population: 1.200.000
Capital: Yakutsk

*TURKISH MINORITIES:*

*SOUTH AZERBAIJAN TURKS :*
The Turkish community, which maintains its existence in Iran outside the Republic of Azerbaijan and forms the largest Azeri community with a population of 30,000,000.

*KASKHAYS:*
Turkish community existing in Iran. 2.500.000 Kashkay Turks live in Iran.

*NOGAYS:*
They live in the Russian Federation, Turkey, Romania and the Turkic Republics. Their total number is around 400,000.

*AHISKA TURKS :*
A community with a population of around 500,000 in Russia, Turkic Republics, Europe and the USA, apart from Turkey.

*BALKAN TURKS :*
Turks living in Greece, Bulgaria and the former Yugoslav states. It is around 1,000,000.

*IRAQ TURKMENS :*
It is the Turks who continue their existence in Iraq, especially in Mosul – Kirkuk. It is a population of around 3,500,000.

*KACHAYS :*
The Turkish tribe that left its mark on a period of Iran. Today, 25-30,000 Qajar Turks live in Iran.

*KARAY TURKS (KARAIM) :*
Turkish people who chose Judaism as their religious belief. Today, there are around 100,000 Karaite Turks in the world, especially in Russia and Israel.

*KIRIMCHAKS :*
Another Jewish Turkish tribe. They are related to the Karaims and live especially in the Crimea. Today, their number is around 10,000.

*KAMUKS :*
They are Kipchak Turks living in Russia – Caucasus – Dagestan. Their population is around 500,000.

*SALARS :*
The Turkish community, which continues to exist in China and whose number is around 200,000.

*DOLGANS :*
The Turkish community living in the northernmost part of Russia and having a kinship with the Siberian Turks, numbering 10,000.

*SHORS :*
Turkish community living in Siberia with a population of around 20,000 today.

*SYRIAN TURKS:*
Today, they are the Oghuz Turkmens, whose number reaches 3,700,000.

*UYGHURS :*
Turkish community living in China and numbering around 20,000.

*TEREKEMES :*
Today, the Kipchak community, mostly living in Russia and their number is around 1,000,000.

*HALACHS (KALACH) :*
The Turkish community living in Iran – Afghanistan and numbering 200,000.

*SHAHSEVENS :*
Azeri people, whose number reaches 300,000, living in Iran.

*NAYMANS :*
A community of 3,000,000 people living in Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Turkey and Russia.

*EUROPEAN TURKS :*

They are our blood relatives living in Europe, especially Germany. Their population is around 9.000.000.

Apart from these, there are many Turkish communities that maintain their own traditions and customs, although their populations are not significant. The names of some of these communities, generally living in the former Soviet geography;

Tofas – Yaka Turkmens – Afghanistan Turkmens – Ilu Turks – Aynallu Turks – Aymaks – Hamses – Stravopol Turkmens – Teleuts – Chulims – Barabas – Öngüts – Kızıls – Hoşbals – Biltirs – Kamasins – Chulims.

Today, the Turkish population living all over the world reaches 365.200.000, which makes the Turkish nation the third most populous ethnic group in the world after the Chinese and Indians.