Persian and Turkish Speaking countries

Persian

Turkish

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Countries

Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan

Azerbaijan, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Northern Cyprus, Romania, Turkey

Total No. Of Countries

311

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National Language

Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan

Turkey

Second Language

Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka

Not spoken in any of the countries

Speaking Continents

Asia

Asia, Europe

Minority Language

Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania

Regulated By

Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan

Turkish Language Association

Interesting Facts

In Iran, Parsi language is known as Farsi, while in Afghanistan Persian language is known as Dari.
Persian language has borrowed many loanwords from the Arabic language.

Turkish language oldest written records are found upon stone monuments in Central Asia, in Orhun, Yenisey and Talas regions.
Turkish language was developed in the Middle East, streching all the way to Eastern Europe.

Similar To

Pashto and Balochi Languages

Azerbaijani Language

Derived From

Arabic Language

Persian vs Turkish Countries

Comparing Persian vs Turkish countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Persian and Turkish languages.

Persian Speaking Countries: Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan.
Turkish Speaking Countries: Azerbaijan, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Northern Cyprus, Romania, Turkey.

So we find that, total number of countries where Persian is official language is 3 whereas total number of countries where Turkish is official language is 11

Find if Persian and Turkish are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Persian and Turkish speaking countries will give you the presence of Persian and Turkish languages in different countries. Along with Persian vs Turkish countries, you can also compare Persian vs Turkish.

Persian and Turkish as Minority Language

In Persian and Turkish speaking countries you will get the countries which have Persian and Turkish as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

Persian as minority language: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates.
Turkish as minority language: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania.

If you want to compare Persian and Turkish dialects, then you can go to Persian vs Turkish Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Persian and Turkish Regulators

Persian and Turkish speaking countries provide you Persian and Turkish regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan regulates Persian language.Turkish is regulated by Turkish Language Association. Also get to learn, Persian and Turkish Language History.

Persian and Turkish Continents

Thinking about Persian and Turkish continents in which Persian and Turkish speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Persian and Turkish. Most of the Persian speaking countries lie in Asia. While Turkish speaking countries lie in Asia, Europe. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Persian and Turkish languages:

Persian Interesting Facts:

In Iran, Parsi language is known as Farsi, while in Afghanistan Persian language is known as Dari.
Persian language has borrowed many loanwords from the Arabic language.

Turkish Interesting Facts:

Turkish language oldest written records are found upon stone monuments in Central Asia, in Orhun, Yenisey and Talas regions.
Turkish language was developed in the Middle East, streching all the way to Eastern Europe.

The Persian language was derived from Arabic Language and is similar to Pashto and Balochi Languages whereas Persian language is similar to Azerbaijani Language and derived from .