Turkic ethnic group of southern Moldova and southwestern Ukraine
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Gagauz people Gagauzlar
Total population
c. 200,000
Regions with significant populations
Moldova (see Gagauzia)
126,010[1]
Ukraine
31,923[2]
Turkey
15,000[3]
Russia
13,690[4]
Belarus
204[5]
Latvia
91[6]
Bulgaria
40[7]
Estonia
35[8]
Lithuania
18[9]
Romania
5[10]
Languages
Gagauz
Romanian
Russian
Religion
Eastern Orthodox Church[11]
Related ethnic groups
Other Turkic peoples Especially Turks
People
Gagauzlar
Language
Gagauz Gagauz dili / Gagauzça)
Country
Gagauzia 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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