Turkmen, Türkmen, Turkoman, or Turkman may refer to:

Peoples

Historical ethnonym

Turkoman (ethnonym) Turkoman (Middle Turkic languages, Middle Turkic: تُركْمانْ, ota, تركمن, Türkmen and ''Türkmân''; az, Türkman and ', tr, Türkmen, tk, Türkmen, Persian language, Persian: ترکمن sing. ''Turkamān'', pl. ''Tarākimah''), ...

, ethnonym used for the Oghuz Turks during the Middle Ages

Ethnic groups

* Turkmen in Anatolia and the Levant (Seljuk and Ottoman-Turkish descendants): **

Iraqi Turkmen The Iraqi Turkmens (also spelled as Turkoman and Turcoman; tr, Irak Türkmenleri), also referred to as Iraqi Turks, Turkish-Iraqis, the Turkish minority in Iraq, and the Iraqi-Turkish minority ( ar, تركمان العراق; tr, Irak Türkleri ...

, a Turkish minority living mostly in the Turkmeneli region in northern Iraq **

Turks in Israel The Turks in Israel ( tr, ), also referred to as Israeli Turkmen. are ethnic Turkish descendants who have had a long-established presence in the region. Migration of Turkish settlers to the Levant began in the 12th century, and continued thro ...

, a Turkish minority living in Israel **

Turks in Lebanon Lebanese Turkmen ( tr, Lübnan Türkmenleri; ar, أتراك لبنان, ''Atrāk Lubnān''), also known as the Lebanese Turks, are people of Turkish people, Turkish ancestry that live in Lebanon. The historic rule of several Turkic dynasties in ...

, a Turkish minority living in Lebanon **

Syrian Turkmen Syrian Turkmen, also referred to as Syrian Turkomans, Turkish Syrians, or simply Syrian Turks or Turks of Syria, ( ar, تركمان سوريا; tr, Suriye Türkmenleri or ) are Syrian citizens of Turkish people, Turkish origin who mainly trace ...

, a Turkish minority living mostly in northern Syria **

Yörüks The Yörüks, also Yuruks or Yorouks ( tr, Yörükler; , ''Youroúkoi''; bg, юруци; mk, Јуруци, ''Juruci''), are a Turkish ethnic subgroup of Oghuz descent, some of whom are nomadic, primarily inhabiting the mountains of Anatolia ...

, a semi-nomadic group in Anatolia often referred to as Turkmen in Turkey **

Anatolian beyliks Anatolian beyliks ( tr, Anadolu beylikleri, Ottoman Turkish: ''Tavâif-i mülûk'', ''Beylik'' ) were small principalities (or petty kingdoms) in Anatolia governed by beys, the first of which were founded at the end of the 11th century. A secon ...

, small principalities in Anatolia governed by Beys, late 11th–13th centuries *

Turkmens Turkmens ( tk, , , , ; historically "the Turkmen"), sometimes referred to as Turkmen Turks ( tk, , ), are a Turkic ethnic group native to Central Asia, living mainly in Turkmenistan, northern and northeastern regions of Iran and north-weste ...

, a Turkic people native to Central Asia living primarily in Turkmenistan and North Caucasus **

Iranian Turkmens Iranian Turkmens ( fa, ترکمن‌های ایران; tk, ایران تۆرکمن‌لری, Eýran Türkmenleri) are a branch of Turkmen people living mainly in northern and northeastern regions of Iran. Their region is called Turkmen Sahra and ...

, Turkmen minority living in Iran **

Afghan Turkmens Afghan Turkmens or Turkmens of Afghanistan ( fa, ترکمن های افغان, tk, Owgan türkmenleri, ) live in the north-west of Afghanistan along the border with Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, surrounded by a larger group of Afghan Uzbeks. The ...

, Turkmen minority living in Afghanistan ** Turkmen in Pakistan, mostly Turkmen refugees from Afghanistan and Turkmenistan living in Pakistan **

Turkmen tribes The major modern Turkmen tribes are Teke, Yomut, Ersari, Chowdur, Gokleng and Saryk. The most numerous are the Teke. The origin of all of these tribes is traced to 24 ancient Oghuz tribes, among which the Salur tribe played a prominent role as ...

, the major modern Turkmen tribes that live in Turkmenistan, Iran and Afghanistan

Other uses for people

Qarapapaqs The Karapapakhs or Tarakama ( az, Qarapapaqlar, Tərəkəmələr; tr, Karapapaklar, Terekemeler) are a Turkic people, who originally spoke the Karapapakh language, a western Oghuz language closely related to Azerbaijani and Turkish. Nowada ...

or Terekeme, an ethnic minority living in Turkey, Iran and the South Caucasus *

Oghuz Turks The Oghuz or Ghuzz Turks (Middle Turkic languages, Middle Turkic: ٱغُز, ''Oγuz'', ota, اوغوز, Oġuz) were a western Turkic people that spoke the Oghuz languages, Oghuz branch of the Turkic languages, Turkic language family. In th ...

, a large branch of Turkic peoples, historically Muslim nomadic Oghuz Turks (in the 10th–18th centuries)

Languages

Eastern Oghuz

Turkmen language Turkmen (, , , or , , , ), sometimes referred to as "Turkmen Turkic" or "Turkmen Turkish", is a Turkic language spoken by the Turkmens of Central Asia, mainly of Turkmenistan, Iran, and Afghanistan. It has an estimated 5 million native speakers ...

, the official language of Turkmenistan **

Turkmen alphabet The Turkmen alphabet ( tk, Türkmen elipbiýi / / ) refers to variants of the Latin alphabet, Cyrillic alphabet, or Arabic alphabet used for writing of the Turkmen language. The modified variant of the Latin alphabet currently has an official ...

, used for official purposes in Turkmenistan

Western Oghuz

* Iraqi Turkmen/Turkman dialects, a Turkish dialect in Iraq * Syrian Turkmen/Turkman dialects, a Turkish dialect in Syria

Places

Afghanistan

Turkman Valley Torkman Valley or (Dare''-ye'' Torkman, prs, دره ترکمن; haz, دره تورکمو) is a valley in Afghanistan located in Surkhi Parsa District, Parwan Province in Hazarajat region, which is inhabited by the Hazara people. Etymology Th ...

Azerbaijan

Türkmən, Barda Türkmən (also, Tyurkman and Tyurkmen) is a village and municipality in the Barda Rayon of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a ...

* Türkmən, Goychay * Türkmən, Qabala

Iran

Turkmen Sahra Turkmen Sahra ( fa, ترکمن صحرا) is a region in the northeast of Iran near the Caspian Sea, bordering Turkmenistan, the majority of whose inhabitants are ethnic Turkmen. The most important cities of Turkmen Sahra are Gonbad-e Kavus, Aqq ...

Torkamanchay Turkamanchay ( fa, تركمانچائ; also Romanized as Torkamānchāy, Torkamān Chāy, Torkmancāy, Turkmanchai, Turkemanchay, Turkomanchay, Turkmānchāi, Torkamān Chāy, Torkamānchāi, and Turcoman Chie; also known simply as Torkamān) is a ...

Torkaman County Torkaman County ( fa, شهرستان ترکمن), formerly Bandar Torkaman County ( fa, شهرستان بندر ترکمن), is located in Golestan province, Iran. The capital of the county is Bandar Torkaman Bandar Torkaman ( fa, بندرت ...

Central District (Torkaman County) The Central District of Torkaman County ( fa, بخش مرکزی شهرستان ترکمن) is a district (bakhsh) in Torkaman County, Golestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 63,493, in 13,467 families. The District has one ...

Bandar Torkaman Bandar Torkaman ( fa, بندرتركمن), formerly known as Bandar Shah ( fa, بَندَرِ شاه), is a city and capital of Torkaman County, Golestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census its population was 45,045, in 9,755 families. Bandar To ...

Torkaman, West Azerbaijan Torkaman ( fa, تركمان, also Romanized as Torkamān) is a village in Torkaman Rural District, in the Central District of Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also ...

Tappeh Torkaman Tappeh Torkaman ( fa, تپه تركمان, also Romanized as Tappeh Torkamān) is a village in Torkaman Rural District, in the Central District of Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic o ...

Qarah Tappeh, Torkaman Qarah Tappeh ( fa, قره تپه, also Romanized as Qareh Tappeh) is a village in Jafarbay-ye Jonubi Rural District, in the Central District of Torkaman County, Golestan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, ...

Iraq

Turkmeneli Turkmeneli, also known as Turkmenland, and historically as Turcomania, ( tr, Türkmeneli, lit=Land of the Turkmens) is a political term used to define the vast swath of territory in which the Iraqi Turkmens historically have had a dominant popula ...

Northern Cyprus

Kontea Kontea ( gr, Κοντέα, tr, Türkmenköy) is a village in the Famagusta District of Cyprus, located 3 km east of Lysi. The name of the village originates in the era of Venetian rule in Cyprus and it originally means "county" in Italian (full ...

, known in Turkish as Türkmenköy

Syria

Turkmen Mountain Turkmen Mountain ( ar, جبل تركمان; ''Jabal Turkman'', tr, Türkmen Dağı) is a mountain range in the north of the Latakia region of Syria, in the area called Bayırbucak locally in Turkish, neighboring the Turkish border. The name is ...

Turkey

* Türkmen, Çüngüş * Türkmen, Emirdağ * Türkmen, Gölpazarı * Türkmen, Keşan *

Türkmen, Vezirköprü Türkmen is a village in the Vezirköprü, Samsun Province, Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsul ...

* Türkmenakören, Emirdağ

Turkmenistan

Türkmenabat Türkmenabat ( tk, Türkmenabat, Түркменабат), formerly and since medieval times Chardzhou, (russian: Чарджоу, ''Chardzhou''; tk, Çärjew, links=no, ) ( fa, چهارجوی 'čahârjuy', meaning 'four brooks') and in ancient ti ...

Türkmenbaşy, Turkmenistan Türkmenbaşy ( Turkmen Cyrillic: Түркменбашы, Turkmen Arabic; توركمنباشی, also spelled Turkmenbashi, a back-formation of the Cyrillic Түркменбаши), formerly known as Krasnovodsk (russian: Красноводск), ...

Surname

* Behçet Türkmen (1899–1968), Turkish military officer * Doğan Türkmen (fl. 1980), Turkish diplomat attacked by the

Justice Commandos of the Armenian Genocide Justice Commandos of the Armenian Genocide (JCAG) ( hy, Հայկական Ցեղասպանութեան Արդարութեան Մարտիկներ, ՀՑԱՄ) was an Armenian militant organization active from 1975 to 1987. JCAG conducted an interna ...

Ekin Türkmen Ekin Türkmen (born 22 August 1984) is a Turkish actress. She is best known for starring in TV series, including hit series Küçük Kadınlar, '' Acı Hayat'', ''Menekşe ile Halil'', ''Ekmek Teknesi'' and ''Adanalı''. With Ertan Saban, she p ...

(born 1984), Turkish actress *

Elif Doğan Türkmen Elif Doğan Türkmen (born 1 January 1962) is a Turkish politician from the Republican People's Party (CHP), who has served as a Member of Parliament for Adana since 7 June 2015. Born in Adana, Türkmen graduated from Ankara University Faculty ...

(born 1962), Turkish politician * Emre Turkmen, a member of the London-based music band

Years & Years Years & Years is the solo project of British singer Olly Alexander. Originally formed as a band in 2010, Years & Years' music has been described as electropop, mixing R&B and 1990s house elements. The band's debut studio album, '' Communion'', ...

Hüseyin Türkmen Hüseyin Türkmen (born 1 January 1998) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Süper Lig club Trabzonspor. Professional career On 30 November 2017, Hüseyin signed his first professional contract with his local ...

, (born 1998) Turkish football player *

İlter Türkmen İlter Türkmen (born 8 November 1927) is a Turkish diplomat and politician. Early life Son of Behçet Türkmen (1899–1968), who between 1953 and 1957 was the director of the Turkish National Security Service (MAH). Permanent Representative ...

(1927–2022), Turkish diplomat * Muhammed Türkmen (born 1986), Turkish football player * Özer Türkmen (born c. 1939), head of the army of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus *

Tayfun Türkmen Tayfun Türkmen (born 12 April 1978) is a Turkish former football player. Although he could also play as a central defender In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks dur ...

(born 1978), Turkish football player

Culture

Music of Turkmenistan The music of the nomadic and rural Turkmen people is closely related to Kyrgyz and Kazakh folk forms. Important musical traditions in Turkmen music include traveling singers and shamans called '' bakshy'', who act as healers and magicians and s ...

Turkmen rug A Turkmen rug ( tk, Türkmen haly; or Turkmen carpet or Turkoman carpet) is a type of handmade floor-covering textile traditionally originating in Central Asia. It is useful to distinguish between the original Turkmen tribal rugs and the rugs pr ...

, a type of handmade floor-covering originating in Central Asia

Media

* Türkmen Owazy, a music TV channel in Turkmenistan * Türkmeneli TV, a bilingual (Arabic and Turkish) TV channel based in Iraq and Turkey

Other uses

* Someone or something related to

Turkmenistan Turkmenistan ( or ; tk, Türkmenistan / Түркменистан, ) is a country located in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the sout ...

Animals

Hybrid camel A hybrid camel is a hybrid between a Bactrian camel (''Camelus bactrianus'') and dromedary (''Camelus dromedarius''). Names Hybrid camels have different names depending on zone and language. Some names include turkoman, tülu, bukht, nar, ine ...

, sometimes called a Turkoman *

Central Asian Shepherd Dog The Central Asian Shepherd Dog, also known as the Alabay, Alabai ( kz, Төбет , lang-tk, Alabaý ) and Volkodav, is a livestock guardian dog breed. Traditionally, the breed was used for guarding sheep and goat herds, as well as to protect an ...

, known as the Turkmen Alabai *

Turkoman horse The Turkoman horse, or Turkmene, was an Oriental horse breed from the steppes of Turkoman desert. Its closest modern descendant is thought to be the Akhal-Teke. It influenced many modern horse breeds, including the Thoroughbred horse. Some ho ...

, or Turkmene, an extinct breed of horse from Turkmenistan *

Turkmenian kulan The Turkmenian kulan (''Equus hemionus kulan''), also called Transcaspian wild ass, Turkmenistani onager or simply the ', is a subspecies of onager (Asiatic wild ass) native to Central Asia. It was declared Endangered in 2016. The species's popu ...

, ''Equus hemionus kulan'', a type of wild ass *

Turkoman (horse) Turkoman (April 11, 1982 - December 21, 2016) was an American Thoroughbred horse racing, racehorse and Horse breeding#Terminology, sire. Background Owned and bred by Corbin Robertson, he was sired by 1989 National Museum of Racing and Hall of F ...

(born 1982), an American Thoroughbred racehorse

Films

* ''Torkaman'' (film), a 1974 Iranian film