Turkmens (Turkmen: Türkmenler, Түркменлер, توركمنلر ‎, [tʏɾkmønˈløɾ]; [12] historically "the Turkmen") are a Turkic ethnic group native to Central Asia, living mainly in Turkmenistan, northern and northeastern regions of Iran and north-western Afghanistan.

Mar 18, 2025 · Turkmen, people who speak a language belonging to the southwestern branch of the Turkic languages. The majority live in Turkmenistan and in neighbouring parts of Central Asia and numbered more than 6 million at the beginning of the 21st century.

Mar 18, 2025 · Turkmens make up more than four-fifths of the republic’s population, up from three-fourths at the end of the 20th century and about two-thirds in 1970, largely because of a relatively high birth rate. There are smaller numbers of Russians, Uzbeks, Kazakhs, and Tatars.

The major modern Turkmen tribes are Teke, Yomut, Ersari, Chowdur, Gokleng, and Saryk. [1][2] The most numerous are the Teke. [3]

The Turkmen people have traditionally been nomads and equestrians, and even today after the fall of the USSR attempts to urbanize the Turkmens have not been very successful. They never really formed a coherent nation or ethnic group until they were forged into one by Joseph Stalin in …

Turkmens are one of the main Turkic ethnic group in Central Asia, mainly in Turkmenistan, ethnic minorities in Turkey, Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Afghanistan and Iran. They speak Turkmen language of the Turkic languages family.

Nov 11, 2020 · Turkmen people were historically nomadic, and some still are today while most have settled in villages and urban areas. Islam is the dominant religion in Turkmenistan, but it is often blended with pre-Islamic beliefs.

The Turkmen are an ancient Turkic people, currently making up 67% (more than 6 million people) of the Turkmenistan’s population. In addition, the Turkmen live in Iran, Afghanistan and Russia.

Almost 4.7 million people live in Türkmenistan: 77 percent of them are Türkmen, 7 percent Russian, 9 percent Uzbek, with small numbers of Kazakhs, Armenians, Azerbaijani Turks, and other ethnic groups.

Turkmen, also known as Turkomen, are a Turko-Mongol tribes people that have traditionally been nomads and are regarded as superb horsemen, They are descendants of the Huns and forebears of the Mongols. The Turkmens are divided into five …