Russian and Turkish Speaking countries

Russian

Turkish

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Countries

Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan

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

Total No. Of Countries

411

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National Language

Russia

Turkey

Second Language

Afganistan

Not spoken in any of the countries

Speaking Continents

Asia, Europe

Minority Language

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Poland, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan

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

Regulated By

Russian Academy, Russian Language Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Turkish Language Association

Interesting Facts

In Russian language, the words are not pronounced as they are written.
In Russian language, there are only 200,000 words out of which only few words are used and due to this many words have more than one meaning.

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

Ukrainian and Belarusian Languages

Azerbaijani Language

Derived From

Proto-Slavic Vocabulary

Russian vs Turkish Countries

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

Russian Speaking Countries: Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, 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 Russian is official language is 4 whereas total number of countries where Turkish is official language is 11

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

Russian and Turkish as Minority Language

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

Russian as minority language: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Poland, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.
Turkish as minority language: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania.

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

Russian and Turkish Regulators

Russian and Turkish speaking countries provide you Russian and Turkish regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Russian Academy, Russian Language Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences regulates Russian language.Turkish is regulated by Turkish Language Association. Also get to learn, Russian and Turkish Language History.

Russian and Turkish Continents

Thinking about Russian and Turkish continents in which Russian and Turkish speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Russian and Turkish. Most of the Russian speaking countries lie in Asia, Europe. 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 Russian and Turkish languages:

Russian Interesting Facts:

In Russian language, the words are not pronounced as they are written.
In Russian language, there are only 200,000 words out of which only few words are used and due to this many words have more than one meaning.

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 Russian language was derived from Proto-Slavic Vocabulary and is similar to Ukrainian and Belarusian Languages whereas Russian language is similar to Azerbaijani Language and derived from .