From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Turks in Turkmenistan
Turks in Turkmenistan
Turks in Turkmenistan
Total population
Turkish community
Due to the common ethnic, linguistic, religious, cultural
7,000[1]
and historical ties of Turkish and Turkmen people, the
Languages Turkish community in Turkmenistan are well integrated.
In Turkmenistan there is 1 high school, 1 primary school,
Turkish
1 Turkish Language Training Centre and 1 Vocational
Religion Training Centre operate in Ashgabad under the Turkish
Islam National Education Ministry.[2]
Turks in Turkmenistan are either Turkish people who See also
live in Turkmenistan even though having been born out-
• Demographics of Turkmenistan
side Turkmenistan, or are Turkmenistan-born, but have
• Turks in the former Soviet Union
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 popu- References
lation whose language is Turkish or who claims a Turkish
[1] Çalışma ve Sosyal Güvenlik Bakanlığı.
identity or cultural heritage.
"Türkmenistan". http://www.diyih.gov.tr/
article.php?article_id=69. Retrieved 2009-10-28.
History [2] Rep. of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
"Turkey’s Political Relations With Turkmenistan".
Turks in Turkmenistan according to the
http://www.mfa.gov.tr/turkey_s-political-
Soviet Census’s
relations-with-turkmenistan.en.mfa. Retrieved
Year Population 2009-10-28.
1970 347
1979 149
1989 227
External links
• Soviet Census 1970: Turkmenistan
• Soviet Census 1979: Turkmenistan
• Soviet Census 1989: Turkmenistan
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Categories:
• Turkish diaspora
• Ethnic groups in Turkmenistan
• Turkmenistan stubs
• Asian ethnic group stubs
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