Languages of the country
Türkiye
Official language: Turkish. Population (CLDR): 84 million.
Map of regions
We have not described regional languages for this country yet – the map shows the whole country in the colour of its main language.
Languages and their status
Share: the estimated part of the population that uses the language (also as a second language), according to CLDR.
| Language | Status | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Turkish Türkçe | Official | 93% |
| English | Widely used | 17% |
| Kurdish kurdî (kurmancî) | Minority | 5.5% |
| Levantine Arabic | Minority | 5.2% |
| Zaza | Minority | 1.4% |
| Kabardian адыгэбзэ | Minority | 0.8% |
| Azerbaijani azərbaycan | Minority | 0.7% |
| Arabic العربية | Minority | 0.6% |
| Bulgarian български | Minority | 0.4% |
| Adyghe адыгабзэ | Minority | 0.4% |
| Kara-Kalpak | Minority | 0.1% |
| Armenian հայերեն | Minority | <0.1% |
| Georgian ქართული | Minority | <0.1% |
| Serbian српски | Minority | <0.1% |
| Albanian shqip | Minority | <0.1% |
| Abkhazian аԥсуа бызшәа | Minority | <0.1% |
| Greek Ελληνικά | Minority | <0.1% |
| Uzbek o‘zbek | Minority | <0.1% |
| Kyrgyz кыргызча | Minority | <0.1% |
| Kazakh қазақ тілі | Minority | <0.1% |
Türkiye on other Ominuvo maps
- World in NumbersPopulation: 85.9 million (2025)Source: World Bank – WDI: UN World Population Prospects (CC BY 4.0)
- Prices around the worldTurkish lira (TRY)Source: ISO 4217
- Time zones mapUTC+3Source: IANA tz database (public domain)
- Plugs and sockets of the worldType C, F · 230 V · 50 Hz
- National dishes of the world7 national dishes
- Plants of the world10 characteristic plants
- Castles map34 castles and palacesSource: Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- Volcano & earthquake map7 volcanoesSource: Smithsonian GVP (Smithsonian Terms of Use)
- VPN provider mapServers of 32 VPN providersSource: VPN Map (Ominuvo) (CC BY 4.0)