People group profile · PG000988
The Crimean Tatars of Ukraine
The Crimean Tatars of Ukraine, numbering about 232,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Turkic Indigenous people of the Crimean Peninsula, with a distinct language, culture, and history rooted in the northern Black Sea region.
They are an indigenous people in the Ural-Siberian people cluster of the Turkic Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Crimean Tatar.
Fast facts
- Country
- Ukraine
- Population
- 232,000
- Affinity group
- Central Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Ural-Siberian
- Primary language
- Crimean Tatar (crh)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Eastern Europe, Europe
Where they live
Gospel status
The Crimean Tatars are Engaged yet Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, but there are sustained efforts to establish self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Crimean Tatars
- Continue prayer and fasting for this group
- Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
- Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people
Primary religion
Sunni Islam · Islam
80% adherents
Primary language
Crimean Tatar · Turkic family
90% speak Crimean Tatar
Gospel resources in Crimean Tatar
- Bible available, published 2016
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Crimean Tatar)
Bibles
- Institute for Bible Translation, Moscow · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Crimean Tatars
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
Tatar, Crimean in other countries
The same people (ROP3 102312) is reported in 3 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crimean Tatars | Uzbekistan | 207,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Crimean Tatars | Turkiye | 116,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Crimean Tatars | Kyrgyzstan | 7,900 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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