Gagauz people
The Gagauz (Gagauz: Gagauzlar) are a Turkic ethnic group native to southern Moldova (Gagauzia, Taraclia District, Basarabeasca District) and southwestern Ukraine (Budjak). Gagauz are mostly Eastern Orthodox Christians. 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.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| c. 200,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Moldova (see Gagauzia) | 126,010 |
| Ukraine | 31,923 |
| Turkey | 15,000 |
| Russia | 13,690 |
| Belarus | 204 |
| Latvia | 91 |
| Bulgaria | 40 |
| Estonia | 35 |
| Lithuania | 18 |
| Romania | 5 |
| Languages | |
| |
| Religion | |
| Eastern Orthodox Church | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Turkic peoples Especially Turks | |
| People | Gagauzlar |
|---|---|
| Language | Gagauz Gagauz dili / Gagauzça) |
| Country | Gagauzia Gagauz Yeri / Gagauziya |
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