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The Turkmen ( , plural Türkmenler/Түркменлер), also called Trukhmen, are a Turkic people located primarily in the Central Asian states of Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, northern Iraq and in northeastern Iran. They speak the Turkmen language, which is classified as a part of the Western Oghuz branch of the Turkic languages family together with Turkish, Azerbaijani, Qashqai, Gagauz and Salar.

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Iran will hold Turkmen Culture Days - Trend News Agency Tweet this news
Trend News Agency--Iran will host events designed to show the cultural heritage of the -Turkmen people- and the country's latest achievements in the field of arts and culture, ... - Date : Sat, 18 Sep 2010 10:06:03 GMT+00:00
Turkmen President: Law enforcement agencies must follow closely the letter and ... - Trend News Agency Tweet this news
Trend News Agency---...- protect citizens' rights and the conditions for the prosperous life and creative work of the -Turkmen people-," Berdimuhammedov said. ... - Date : Thu, 07 Oct 2010 10:24:40 GMT+00:00
Turkmenistan hosts international book fair - Central Asia Newswire (subscription) Tweet this news
Central Asia Newswire (subscription)--“A major goal,” he said, “is to widely present the spiritual treasury of the -Turkmen people-.” In his speech the president noted the high quality of ... - Date : Mon, 27 Sep 2010 21:22:34 GMT+00:00
Turkmen President: Our citizens have right to form political parties and ... - Trend News Agency Tweet this news
Trend News Agency---...- that they helped to harmonious development of our society on the basis of the inherent spiritual values of the -Turkmen people-," Berdimuhammedov said. ... - Date : Fri, 01 Oct 2010 07:02:33 GMT+00:00

Major Ethnic Groups of Iran
 

Ethnic groups in Iran

MajorPersian-speakers (51%) * Azeris (24%) * Gilaki and Mazandarani (8%) * Kurds (7%) * Arabs (3%) (Iraqis) * Lurs (2%) (Bakhtiari) * Baloch (2%) * Turkmens (2%)
Minor (1%)Qashqai * Armenians * Persian Jews * Georgians * Assyrians * Circassians * Talysh * Tats * Kazakhs

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