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

Peoples

Historical ethnonym

* Turkoman (ethnonym), 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, a Turkish minority living mostly in the Turkmeneli region in northern Iraq ** Turks in Israel, a Turkish minority living in Israel ** Turks in Lebanon, 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, 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, a Turkic people native to Central Asia living primarily in Turkmenistan and North Caucasus ** Iranian Turkmens, 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 There are over 6,000 people of Turkmen ethnicity living in Pakistan, according to both United Nations and national estimates. They are predominantly refugees who fled from Turkmenistan to Afghanistan in the aftermath of the 1917 Bolshevik Revolutio ...

, 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 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, the official language of Turkmenistan ** Turkmen alphabet, 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, Goychay Türkmən (also, Turkman) is a village in the Goychay Rayon of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country lo ...

Türkmən, Qabala Türkmən (also, Tyurkman) is a village in the Qabala Rayon of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country lo ...

Iran

* Turkmen Sahra * Torkamanchay * Torkaman County *

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 * Tappeh Torkaman * Qarah Tappeh, Torkaman

Iraq

* Turkmeneli

Northern Cyprus

* Kontea, known in Turkish as Türkmenköy

Syria

* Turkmen Mountain

Turkey

Türkmen, Çüngüş Türkmen is a village in the Çüngüş District of Diyarbakır Province Diyarbakır Province ( tr, Diyarbakır ili, Zazaki: Suke Diyarbekır ku, Parêzgeha Amedê) is a Provinces of Turkey, province in southeastern Turkey. The province co ...

Türkmen, Emirdağ Türkmen (also: ''Türkmenköy'') is a village in the Emirdağ District, Afyonkarahisar Province, Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental cou ...

Türkmen, Gölpazarı Türkmen is a village in the Gölpazarı District, Bilecik Province, Turkey. Its population is 97 (2021). References

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Türkmen, Keşan Türkmen is a village in the Keşan District of Edirne Province Edirne Province ( tr, ) is a Turkish province located in East Thrace. Part of European Turkey, it is one of only three provinces located entirely within continental Europe. ...

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 Türkmenakören is a village in the Emirdağ District, Afyonkarahisar Province, Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcont ...

Turkmenistan

* Türkmenabat *

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 Behçet Türkmen (9 May 1899 – 16 December 1968) was a Turkish soldier and intelligence officer. He graduated from the Turkish Military Academy. On 1 September 1931, he was appointed chief of staff to the National Police Service Race. Later he ...

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

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 (1927–2022), Turkish diplomat *

Muhammed Türkmen Muhammed Türkmen (born 9 April 1986) is a former Turkish professional footballer. He played as a midfielder. Türkmen began his career with Altaş Soyaspor in 1999. He moved to Fenerbahçe in 2001, and played for the youth teams until 2005. İ ...

(born 1986), Turkish football player *

Özer Türkmen Özer Türkmen was the head of the army of the TRNC (Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus). He had served in the Military of Northern Cyprus since its establishment on 27 June 1976, until he left the army on 8 September 1996 at the age of 57. From ...

(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 type of handmade floor-covering originating in Central Asia

Media

Türkmen Owazy Turkmen, Türkmen, Turkoman, or Turkman may refer to: Peoples Historical ethnonym * Turkoman (ethnonym), ethnonym used for the Oghuz Turks during the Middle Ages Ethnic groups * Turkmen in Anatolia and the Levant (Seljuk and Ottoman-Turkish desc ...

, a music TV channel in Turkmenistan *

Türkmeneli TV Türkmeneli Televizyonu, or simply Türkmeneli TV, is a television station in Iraq which broadcasts the interests of the Iraqi Turkmen community. It is available on two satellites: Turksat and Nilesat, and broadcasts in the Turkish and Arabic lan ...

, a bilingual (Arabic and Turkish) TV channel based in Iraq and Turkey

Other uses

* Someone or something related to Turkmenistan

Animals

* Hybrid camel, sometimes called a Turkoman * Central Asian Shepherd Dog, known as the Turkmen Alabai * Turkoman horse, 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) (born 1982), an American Thoroughbred racehorse

Films

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