Turkic peoples
family of ethnic groups of Eurasia
The Turkic peoples are a group of peoples. They speak languages belonging to the Turkic family. A Turkic person is called a Turk and mainly come from these independent states: Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan.[4]
Total population | |
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Approx. 140–160 million[1][2] or over 170 million[3] |
However there are Turks in many places. Today, most people in Central Asia are Turks. Many Turks live in Siberia, the Caucasus area, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe.
Turkic people can sometimes understand each other during communication because of their language being connected to Turkic and having the same words.
Pictures
- Altai man in national suit on horseback.
- Azerbaijani girls in traditional dress.
- Bashkir boys in national dress.
- A Chuvash woman dancer in traditional dress.
- Young and old Gagauz people.
- Old Karachay men in the 19th century.
- Khakas people with traditional instruments.
- Kyrgyz elders in On-Archa, Kyrgyzstan.
- Nogai man in national costume.
- Turkish girls in their traditional clothes.
- Turkmen girl in national dress.
- Tuvan men and women in Kyzyl, Tuva.
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References
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