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 1 Classification
Official Status 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."
Source The Cambridge Encyclopedia of LanguageDavid Crystal (editor)
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.
Source Wikipedia: Turkic Languages
Source Ethnologue: Languages of the World
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Turkish Language
WikipediaSpeaker count
around 90 million speakers
Official status, Turkish entity page
It is the national language of Turkey and one of two official languages of Cyprus.
View the Source 2. Ethnologue: Languages of the World
Wikipedia: Turkic Languages
Wikimedia FoundationIn Family: Altaic, Classification section, controversial Altaic language family, lacks support from a majority of linguists statementView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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