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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| c. 150,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Moldova | 98,200 (2024 census)[1] |
 Ukraine | 25,000[2] |
 Russia | 9,272 (2021 census)[3] |
 Turkey | 5,400[4][5] |
 Transnistria | 4,999 (2015 census)[6] |
| Languages | |
| Religion | |
| Eastern Orthodox Church[7] | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Turkish people, Azerbaijanis, Turkmens and Gajals | |
| People | Gagauzlar |
|---|---|
| Language | Gagauz Gagauz dili / Gagauzça) |
| Country | Gagauzia Gagauz Yeri / Gagauziya |
The Gagauz (/ɡəˈɡɔːz/; Gagauz: Gagauzlar) are a Turkic ethnic group[8] native to southern Moldova (Gagauzia, Taraclia District, Basarabeasca District) and southwestern Ukraine (Budjak).[9] Gagauz are mostly Eastern Orthodox Christians.[7] 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.[10]
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- ^ Project, Joshua. "Gagauz in Türkiye (Turkey)". joshuaproject.net. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ^ http://pop-stat.mashke.org/pmr-ethnic2015.htm
- ^ 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.
- ^ Menz, Astrid (2006). "The Gagauz". In Kuban, Doğan (ed.). The Turkic speaking peoples. Prestel. ISBN 978-3-7913-3515-5.
- ^ "Searching for the Origin of Gagauzes: Inferences from Y-Chromosome Analysis" (PDF). Medgenetics.ru. 2009. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
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