Turkish and Russian Speaking countries

Turkish

Russian

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Countries

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

Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan

Total No. Of Countries

114

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National Language

Turkey

Russia

Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

Afganistan

Speaking Continents

Asia, Europe

Minority Language

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

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

Regulated By

Turkish Language Association

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

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 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.

Similar To

Azerbaijani Language

Ukrainian and Belarusian Languages

Derived From

Proto-Slavic Vocabulary

Turkish vs Russian Countries

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

Turkish Speaking Countries: Azerbaijan, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Northern Cyprus, Romania, Turkey.
Russian Speaking Countries: Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan.

So we find that, total number of countries where Turkish is official language is 11 whereas total number of countries where Russian is official language is 4

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

Turkish and Russian as Minority Language

In Turkish and Russian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Turkish and Russian 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.
Russian as minority language: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Poland, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.

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

Turkish and Russian Regulators

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

Turkish and Russian Continents

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

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.

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