Turkmens

Turkic ethnic group native to Central Asia, living mainly in Turkmenistan, northern and northeastern regions of Iran and Afghanistan
Intangible ethnic_group Q484472
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Turkmens are a Turkic ethnic group native to Central Asia. Their native language is Turkmen . The Turkmen people predominantly adhere to Sunni Islam .

Turkmens

Summary

Turkmens is an ethnic group[1]. Turkmens ranks in the top 2% of ethnic_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,716 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Turkmen was Turkmens's native language[3].
  • Turkmens's religion is recorded as Sunni Islam[4].
  • Turkmens is in the country of Turkmenistan[5].
  • Turkmens's instance of is recorded as ethnic group[6].
  • Turkmens is a type of Turkic peoples[7].
  • Turkmens is a type of Central Asian people[8].
  • Turkmens is part of Turkic peoples[9].
  • Turkmens's Commons category is recorded as Turkmens[10].
  • Turkmens's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ethnic Turkmen people[11].
  • Turkmens's described at URL is recorded as http://www.mar.umd.edu/assessment.asp?groupId=71003[12].
  • Turkmens's described at URL is recorded as http://www.mar.umd.edu/assessment.asp?groupId=63008[13].
  • Turkmens's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[14].
  • Turkmens's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15].
  • Turkmens's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
  • Turkmens's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
  • Turkmens's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[18].
  • Turkmens's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'tk', 'text': 'Türkmenler'}[19].
  • Turkmens's different from is recorded as Turkmenistanis[20].
  • Turkmens's culture is recorded as Turkmen culture[21].
  • Turkmens's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/University of Washington[22].
  • Turkmens's has works in the collection is recorded as National Gallery of Victoria[23].

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Definition and Type

Turkmens's instance of is recorded as ethnic group[6]. Recorded subclass of include Turkic peoples[7] and Central Asian people[8].

Use and Application

Turkmens is part of Turkic peoples[9].

Why It Matters

Turkmens ranks in the top 2% of ethnic_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,716 views/month).[2] Turkmens has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] Turkmens is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from Turkmenistanis
    Country
    Native language Turkmen
    Subclass of Turkic peoples, Central Asian people
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