Languages
Turkish
tewrk-CHEH
Also Known As Türkçe
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Turkish is the most widely spoken Turkic language, the national language of Turkey and a recognized minority language in Cyprus, the Balkans and parts of the Caucasus.
Facts
ISO 639-3 Code Speaker CountApproximate total speakers, mid-2020s estimate. RegionTurkey (official), Northern Cyprus (official), Cyprus (official); communities in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 Cross-Tradition Connections
Associated With
This source names Turkish directly: "to write Persian, Urdu, Ottoman Turkish, Pashto and many other languages across the Islamic world, generally by adding extra letters for sounds Arabic itself does not have."
In Family
Altaic is a widely rejected genetic grouping; Turkish own demonstrated family is Turkic, not Altaic. Recorded as associated rather than holds, reusing the existing Turkish entity per lane-brief-depth rather than minting a new language whose primary classification is elsewhere.
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