Turks in Turkmenistan explained

Group:Turks in Turkmenistan
Langs:Turkish, Turkmen
Rels:Islam
Related:Turkic peoples
Population:13,000 (2012 census)[1]

Turks in Turkmenistan (Turkish: {{italics correction|Türkmenistan'daki Türkler) 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.

Population

According to the 2012 Turkmen census, there was 13,000 Turks living in Turkmenistan.[1] The largest number of Turks were recorded in the capital city of Ashgabat where they numbered 10,500.[1]

Turkish schools

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 that operates in Ashgabat under the Turkish National Education Ministry.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Asgabat. Национальный и религиозный состав населения Туркменистана сегодня. 2016-05-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20160624062134/http://asgabat.net/stati/obschestvo/nacionalnyi-i-religioznyi-sostav-naselenija-turkmenistana-segodnja.html. June 24, 2016. dead.
  2. Web site: Rep. of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Turkey's Political Relations With Turkmenistan. 2009-10-28.