People group profile · PG024557
The Greeks of Turkiye
The Greeks of Turkiye, numbering about 4,300 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Southern European people whose culture has been shaped by a long continuity of life in the eastern Mediterranean, a shared Greek language, Orthodox Christian traditions, maritime connections, and a strong historical consciousness.
They are a diaspora people in the Greek people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples. Their primary religion is Eastern Orthodox Christianity, and they primarily speak Modern Greek (1453-).
Fast facts
- Country
- Turkiye
- Population
- 4,300
- Affinity group
- European Peoples
- People cluster
- Greek
- Primary language
- Modern Greek (1453-) (ell)
- Primary religion
- Eastern Orthodox Christianity
- 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
- Region
- Western Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Greeks 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 Greeks
- 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
Eastern Orthodox Christianity · Christianity
95% adherents
Primary language
Modern Greek (1453-) · Indo-European family
100% speak Modern Greek (1453-)
Gospel resources in Modern Greek (1453-)
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
- Spyros Filos Translation · audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Greeks
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
Greek in other countries
The same people (ROP3 103480) is reported in 11 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greeks | Greece | 9,400,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Greeks | Germany | 364,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Greeks | United States | 269,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Greeks | Canada | 201,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Greeks | Russian Federation | 98,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Greeks | Albania | 94,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Greeks | United Kingdom | 69,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Greeks | Kazakhstan | 17,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Greeks | Malawi | 6,400 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Greeks | Austria | 5,200 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Greeks | Czech Republic | 3,600 | No Longer Unreached |
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