• PEOPLE NAME: TURKS OF INDIA


PEID: 41463

ROP: 117089

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Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Turkic Peoples

People Cluster: Turkic

Language: Gujarati - (guj)

Alternate Name(s): Turk Jamat, Turk Zamat

Primary Religion: Islam - Sunni

Country: India

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Population: 392,000

Global Population: 392,000


PEID: 41463

ROP: 117089

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Turks of India, numbering 392,000, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Turkic people cluster within the Turkic Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in India. Their primary language is Gujarati. The primary religion practiced by the Turks is Sunni Islam, the largest branch of Islam. Sunni Muslims follow the teachings of the Qur'an and consider the first four caliphs to be the rightful successors of Muhammad.


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