Turkic peoples
family of ethnic groups of Eurasia
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Summary
Turkic peoples is a panethnicity[1]. It draws 22,908 Wikipedia views per month (panethnicity category, ranking #1 of 6).[2]
Key Facts
- Native language: Turkic[3]
- Religion or worldview: Islam[4], Eastern Orthodoxy[5], Judaism[6], Buddhism[7], Christianity[8], Tengrism[9], shamanism[10], Yakut mythology[11]
- Country: Turkey[12], Uzbekistan[13], Iran[14], Kazakhstan[15], People's Republic of China[16], Russia[17], Azerbaijan[18], Kyrgyzstan[19], Afghanistan[20], Turkmenistan[21], Germany[22], European Union[23], Tajikistan[24], United States[25]
- Subclass of: Eurasian[26]
- Commons category: Turkic peoples[27]
- Said to be the same as: Q12355995[28]
- Topic's main category: Category:Turkic peoples[29]
- Population: 180,000,000[30]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[31], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[32], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[33]
- Topic has template: Template:Turkic peoples[34]
- Different from: Turks[35], Turki[36]
- Studied by: Turkology[37]
- Language used: Turkic[38]
- Permanent duplicated item: Q27076575[39]
Why It Matters
Turkic peoples has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 126 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]
It is credited with the discovery of scorched rice[42], a type of food or dish[43].
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What did Turkic peoples discover?
Turkic peoples is credited as discoverer of scorched rice[42].