People group profile · PG049408
The Turks of Norway
The Turks of Norway, numbering about 21,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a small but established diaspora community made up of people who identify as Turkish by ethnicity, language, culture, or family origin, formed through labor migration, family reunification, and refugee movements from the late 20th century onward.
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
- Norway
- Population
- 21,000
- 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
- Region
- Northern Europe, Europe
Where they live
Gospel status
The Turks 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 Turks
- 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
96% adherents
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 Turks
- 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.
- 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.
Turks in other countries
The same people is also reported in 26 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turks | Turkiye | 64,250,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Turks | Germany | 2,205,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Turks | Netherlands | 761,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Turks | Bulgaria | 508,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Turks | France | 394,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Turks | Austria | 227,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Rumelian Turks | Greece | 160,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Turks | United States | 147,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Turks | Switzerland | 138,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Turks | Denmark | 107,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Turks | Kazakhstan | 92,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Turks | Belgium | 83,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Turks | North Macedonia | 69,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Turks | United Kingdom | 62,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Turks | Australia | 59,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Turks | Sweden | 58,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Turks | Egypt | 57,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Turks | Romania | 56,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Turks | United Arab Emirates | 44,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Turks | Italy | 40,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Turks | Saudi Arabia | 37,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Turks | Canada | 30,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Turks | Kosovo | 13,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Turks | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9,800 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Turks | Lebanon | 6,300 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Turks | Pakistan | 2,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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