What is a Turkic person?
Q: What is a Turkic person?
A: A Turkic person is someone who speaks a language belonging to the Turkic family, and mainly comes from independent states such as Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan.
Q: Where do most Turks live today?
A: Most Turks today live in Central Asia, Siberia, the Caucasus area, the Middle East and Eastern Europe.
Q: What are some of the countries that Turks come from?
A: Turks mainly come from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan.
Q: Are there any similarities between different Turkic languages?
A: Yes - many of the words used in different Turkic languages are similar or even identical which means that people speaking different varieties of these languages can often understand each other during communication.
Q: How did the group of peoples known as 'Turkic' get their name?
A: The group of peoples known as 'Turkic' got their name because they speak languages belonging to the Turkic family.
Q: Is it true that most people in Central Asia are Turks? A: Yes - most people in Central Asia are Turks.
