Iraqi Turkmen
Third largest ethnic group in Iraq / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Iraqi Turkmen (also spelled as Turkoman and Turcoman; Turkish: Irak Türkmenleri), also referred to as Iraqi Turks,[13][14] Turkish-Iraqis,[15] the Turkish minority in Iraq,[14] and the Iraqi-Turkish minority[16] (Arabic: تركمان العراق, romanized: Turkumān al-ʻIrāq; Turkish: Irak Türkleri) are Iraq's third largest ethnic group.[17][18] They make up to 10%–13% of the Iraqi population and are native to northern Iraq.[3][4][5][6] Iraqi Turkmen share ties with Turkish people, and do not identify with the Turkmen of Turkmenistan and Central Asia.[19][20][21][1][2]
Quick Facts Irak Türkmenleri, Total population ...
Irak Türkmenleri | |
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Total population | |
3 million (2013 Iraqi Ministry of Planning estimate)[1][2] Estimated 4 million to 5 million (or 10%–13% of the Iraqi population in 2020–21)[3][4][5][6] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Predominantly in the Turkmeneli region:
Governorates of Kirkuk, Nineveh, Saladin and Diyala[7][8] | |
Languages | |
Turkmen dialect[9]
Also Arabic and Kurdish[7] | |
Religion | |
Predominantly Islam (60%-70% Sunni; 30%-40% Shia)[10] Minority Christianity (Roman Catholic)[11][12] |
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