People group profile · PG024577
The Ossetians of Turkiye
The Ossetians of Turkiye, numbering about 44,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an Eastern Iranian ethnic group indigenous to Ossetia, a homeland that is politically divided between North Ossetia-Alania in Russia and South Ossetia, a Russian-occupied territory of Georgia.
They are a diaspora people in the Persian people cluster of the Persian-Median Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Iron Ossetic.
Fast facts
- Country
- Turkiye
- Population
- 44,500
- Affinity group
- European Peoples
- People cluster
- Persian
- Primary language
- Iron Ossetic (oss)
- 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
- Region
- Western Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Ossetians 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 Ossetians
- 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
92% adherents
Primary language
Iron Ossetic · Indo-European family
100% speak Iron Ossetic
Gospel resources in Iron Ossetic
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Osetin)
Bibles
- 2002 Institute for Bible Translation, Moscow · video, audio, text
- 2004 Institute Bible Translation, Moscow · audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Ossetians
- 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.
- 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.
Ossetian in other countries
The same people (ROP3 107699) is reported in 5 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ossetians | Russian Federation | 445,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Ossetians | Uzbekistan | 11,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Ossetians | Azerbaijan | 3,400 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Ossetians | Kazakhstan | 2,800 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Ossetians | Turkmenistan | 2,600 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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