NationMaster - Turkish Language statistics

English-speaking population > As an additional language	8,100,000	[12th of 59]
English-speaking population > Total	8,100,000	[15th of 99]
John Doe > Informal names for unknown or unspecified persons in various countries/regions Sarı çizmeli Mehmet Ağa
Languages Turkish (official), Kurdish, Dimli (or Zaza), Azeri, Kabardian; note: there is also a substantial Gagauz population in the European part of Turkey
Languages > Note there is also a substantial Gagauz population in the European part of Turkey
Languages of the African Union > Illiteracy > Literacy rate	88.3	[91st of 174]
Nobel Prize in Literature > Most awarded countries > %	0.98	[35th of 37]
Nobel Prize in Literature > Most awarded countries > Laureates	1	[35th of 37]
Romani > Romani speaking Roma population > 2000	280,000	[6th of 32]
Romani > Romani speaking Roma population from total Roma population > 2000	70 %	[27th of 32]
Skills of EU citizens > Other than mother tongue > English	17 %	[27th of 29]
Skills of EU citizens > Other than mother tongue > French	1 %	[28th of 29]
Skills of EU citizens > Other than mother tongue > German	4 %	[25th of 29]

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ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Turkey, Republic of Turkey, Turkiye Cumhuriyeti, Turkiye

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