Turkish Language
Türkçe
Linguistic Classification Turkish is the most widely spoken of the Turkic languages, with around 90 million speakers.
Number of Speakers Approximately 90 million people speak Turkish globally.
Official Status Turkish is the national language of Turkey and one of two official languages of Cyprus.
Geographical Distribution Significant Turkish-speaking communities exist in Germany, Austria, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Greece, other parts of Europe, the South Caucasus, and some parts of Central Asia, Iraq, and Syria.