TURKMEN of Istanbul

Women in traditional Turkmen clothing by Fars Media Corporation CC BY 4.0 via WIkimedia Commons
  • POPULATION: 1,600
  • LANGUAGE: Turkmen
  • RELIGIOUS BACKGROUND: Islam
  • PROGRESS: 1.5% Christian; 0% Evangelical
  • BIBLE TRANSLATION: Complete

Although people from this Central Asian Turkic group live in Turkmenistan, Iran or Afghanistan, there is a small Turkmen community in Turkey.

Prayer Request:

Pray that the few Turkmen followers of Christ will establish Discovery Bible Studies.

map showing location of Istanbul, Turkey and Turkmenistan

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