Back Gagaoesiërs AF Gagauzes AN الكاكوز Arabic الكاكوز ARZ Qaqauzlar AZ قاقاوزلار AZB Ғағауздар BA Гагаузы BE Гагавузы BE-X-OLD Гагаузи Bulgarian
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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| c. 200,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Moldova(  Gagauzia) | 126,010[1] |
 Ukraine | 31,923[2] |
 Turkey | 5,400[3][4] |
 Russia | 13,690[5] |
 Belarus | 204[6] |
 Latvia | 91[7] |
 Bulgaria | 40[8] |
 Estonia | 35[9] |
 Lithuania | 18[10] |
 Romania | 5[11] |
| Languages | |
| Religion | |
| Eastern Orthodox Church[12] | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Turkic peoples, such as Turks | |
| People | Gagauzlar |
|---|---|
| Language | Gagauz Gagauz dili / Gagauzça) |
| Country | Gagauzia Gagauz Yeri / Gagauziya |
The Gagauz (/ɡəˈɡɔːz/; Gagauz: Gagauzlar) are a Turkic ethnic group[13] native to southern Moldova (Gagauzia, Taraclia District, Basarabeasca District) and southwestern Ukraine (Budjak).[14] Gagauz are mostly Eastern Orthodox Christians.[12] The term Gagauz is also often used as a collective naming of Turkic people living in the Balkans, speaking the Gagauz language, a language separated from Balkan Gagauz Turkish.[15]
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- ^ "Gyventojai pagal skaitlingiausias tautybes". Statistics of Lithuania (in Lithuanian). p. 155. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ^ "Ultimii găgăuzi din România". Adevărul (in Romanian). 25 June 2010.
- ^ a b Lipka, Michael (22 May 2022). "The Gagauz: 'Christian Turks' between two worlds". TRT World.
The Gagauz, a Turkic-Orthodox Christian people, have lived in the Balkans for hundreds of years, managing to preserve their language and culture.
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