Spoken Languages

The official language of Turkey is Turkish. The entire population speaks Turkish. In addition, different languages such as Lazuri, Kurdish are also spoken in the country according to the regions. The Georgian, Armenian and Cherkess populations living in the country also speak these languages. The most common foreign language in the country is English.

Ethnic Structure

The total ethnic population in Turkey is about 10%. About 90% of the community in Turkey, almost the entire majority of the community feel Turkish and identify as Turkish.

The only group with a ‘significant’ population in Turkey that will affect the ethnic structure is the Kurds with a ratio of about 7%. At this rate, the Kurdish population in Turkey today is about 5 million people.

Apart from the Kurds, there are only two groups whose population can be expressed as a ‘percentage’. These are Arabs and Zazas with a ratio of 1%. The populations of all the others are well below 1%. (Cherkess 0.34%, Lazs 0.27%, all others 0.41%)

Notable Political Parties

The number of active parties in Turkey shows a change every year. While many parties are formed within a year, some also withdraw from politics for various reasons.

Justice and Development Party (AKP)
Republican People’s Party (CHP)
Nationalist Movement Party (MHP)
Good Party
Felicity Party (SP)
People’s Democratic Party (HDP)

International Organizations of which It is a Member:

1) Nato (North Atlantic Pact)
2) OSCE (Organization for Security Cooperation in Europe)
3) Organization of Economic Cooperation (OSCE)
4) G-20 (20 Countries with Developed and Developing Economies)
5) OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development)
6) Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization (BSEC) * BSEC Visa Agreements
7) 8 Developing Islamic Countries (D-8)
8) Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC)
9) Council of Europe (EC)
10) United Nations (UN)