Gagauz people

Gagauz people
Gagauzlar
Total population
c. 200,000
Regions with significant populations
 Moldova
  (see  Gagauzia)		126,010[1]
 Ukraine31,923[2]
 Turkey5,000[3]
 Russia13,690[4]
 Belarus204[5]
 Latvia91[6]
 Bulgaria40[7]
 Estonia35[8]
 Lithuania18[9]
 Romania5[10]
Languages
Religion
Eastern Orthodox Church[11]
Related ethnic groups
Other Turkic peoples, such as Turks
PeopleGagauzlar
LanguageGagauz
Gagauz dili / Gagauzça)
CountryGagauzia
Gagauz Yeri / Gagauziya

The Gagauz (Gagauz: Gagauzlar) are a Turkic ethnic group[12] native to southern Moldova (Gagauzia, Taraclia District, Basarabeasca District) and southwestern Ukraine (Budjak).[13] Gagauz are mostly Eastern Orthodox Christians.[11] The term Gagauz is also often used as a collective naming of Turkic people living in the Balkans, speaking the Gagauz language, a language separated from Balkan Gagauz Turkish.[14]

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  11. ^ a b Lipka, Michael (22 May 2022). "The Gagauz: 'Christian Turks' between two worlds". TRT World. The Gagauz, a Turkic-Orthodox Christian people, have lived in the Balkans for hundreds of years, managing to preserve their language and culture.
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