Turkish
The term Turk (Turkish: Türk milleti, English: Turkish people) refers to citizens of Turkey or to a Turkic-speaking ethnic group, and is usually used as a term to refer to a Turkic ethnic group.
Origin
Historically, the ancestors of the Turks were the Oghuz, a Turkic ethnic group of the Turanid race, a white race living in Central Asia. Empire), the Balkans and the Slavic countries of Europe, and in the process, the Ottoman Turks mixed with the locals, forming today's Turks.
Distribution of Turks
Turkey (most)
Germany
Bulgaria
Netherlands
france
Republic of Macedonia
Greece
Cyprus (Northern Cyprus)
Romania
russia
USA
uk
Country of Turks
Seljuk Empire (1037–1194)
Sultanate of Rum (1077–1307)
Ottoman Empire (1299–1923)
Turkey (1923–present)
Language
Almost all Turks speak Turkish. There are also Kurdish-speaking Turks in eastern Turkey along with Kurds. In the southeastern part of the Syrian border, there are also occasional Arabic-speaking Turks.
Religion
98% of Turks are Sunni Muslims, and some are Shia. The remaining 2% are Protestants.
See also
Re-Germany Turks (en:Turks in Germany) - also includes Turkish Germans
Turks
Oghuz
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