Turkic peoples, any of various peoples whose members speak languages belonging to the Turkic family within the Altaic language group. They are historically and linguistically connected with the Tujue, the name given by the Chinese to the nomadic people who in the 6th century ce founded an empire stretching from what is now Mongolia and the northern frontier of China to the Black Sea.

Turkic may refer to: . anything related to the country of Turkey; Turkic languages, a language family of at least thirty-five documented languages . Turkic alphabets (disambiguation) Turkish language, the most widely spoken Turkic language; Turkic peoples, a collection of ethno-linguistic groups . Turkic migration, the expansion of the Turkic tribes and Turkic languages, mainly …

The majority of the population of Iran (approximately 67–80%) consists of Iranic peoples. The largest groups in this category include Persians (who form the majority of the Iranian population) and Kurds, with smaller communities including Gilakis, Mazandaranis, Lurs, Tats, Talysh, and Baloch.. Turkic peoples constitute a substantial minority of about 7–24%, the largest group …

Tatar, also spelled Tartar, any member of several Turkic-speaking peoples that collectively numbered more than 5 million in the late 20th century and lived mainly in west-central Russia along the central course of the Volga River and its tributary, the Kama, and thence east to the Ural Mountains. The Tatars are also settled in Kazakhstan and, to a lesser extent, in western Siberia.

Jun 05, 2016 · The Turkification of Asia Minor is evident in the fact that genetically, the majority of today’s Turks are most closely related to Greeks and Armenians rather than Central Asian Turkic peoples ...