People group profile · PG012202
The Middle-Eastern Turkoman of Syria
The Middle-Eastern Turkoman of Syria, numbering about 127,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a western Turkic people who played a significant role in the history of Central Asia, the Middle East, and Europe.
They are a diaspora people in the Turkic people cluster of the Turkic Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Turkish.
Fast facts
- Country
- Syria
- Population
- 127,000
- Affinity group
- Central Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Turkic
- Primary language
- Turkish (tur)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- Strategic Progress Index
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Also known as
- Turkmen
- Region
- Western Asia, Asia
- Location
- mainly near the Syrian Turkish border, in areas such as the northwestern governorates of Idlib and Aleppo, as well as in the Turkmen Mountain near Latakia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Middle-Eastern Turkoman are Unengaged and Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, and there has been no reported church planting activity in the past two years. 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 Middle-Eastern Turkoman
- Pray that God would send workers to this people group
- Begin sowing the gospel and seek out people of peace
- Plant the first churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice
Primary religion
Sunni Islam · Islam
Primary language
Turkish · Turkic family
100% speak Turkish
Gospel resources in Turkish
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- Magdalena (Turkish)
- The Savior (Turkish)
Bibles
- Halk Dilinde 2012 · audio, text
- Kutsal Kitap 2009 · audio, text
- New Turkish Bible Translation · video
- Yeni Antlaşma 1987, 1994 · audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Middle-Eastern Turkoman
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
- 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.
Turkmen, Iraqi in other countries
The same people (ROP3 118355) is reported in 2 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkmen | Iraq | 2,870,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Middle-Eastern Turkoman | Jordan | 72,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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