Turkish and Persian Speaking countries

Turkish

Persian

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Countries

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

Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan

Total No. Of Countries

113

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National Language

Turkey

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

Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

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

Speaking Continents

Asia, Europe

Asia

Minority Language

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

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

Regulated By

Turkish Language Association

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

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.

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.

Similar To

Azerbaijani Language

Pashto and Balochi Languages

Derived From

Arabic Language

Turkish vs Persian Countries

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

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

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

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

Turkish and Persian as Minority Language

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

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

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

Turkish and Persian Regulators

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

Turkish and Persian Continents

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

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.

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.

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