Balkan Gagauz Turkish

BGX

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Alternate Names: Balkan Turkic

Dialects: Gajol, Gerlovo Turks, Karamanli, Kyzylbash, Surguch, Tozluk Turks, Yuruk (Konyar, Yoruk).

Genealogy:

Altaic
Turkic
Southern
Turkish

Demographics: 327,000 in Turkey (Johnstone 1993). 7,000 Surguch (1965) and 320,000 Yuruk. Population total all countries: 331,000.

Language Use: Probably no children.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Turkey, Kosovo

Other Comments: Distinct from Gagauz , of Moldova, Bulgaria, and Romania. Christian.