Turkmen people
Turkmens are one of the main Turkic ethnic group in Central Asia, mainly in Turkmenistan, ethnic minorities in Turkey, Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Afghanistan and Iran. They speak Turkmen language of the Turkic languages family. Engagements, marriages, and the circumcision of boys, known as the sünnet parties, are big festivals.
| File:Senior Citizen in Ashgabat.jpg Turkmen man of Ashgabat wearing a traditional Kalpak hat | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| c. 6 million[a] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Turkmenistan | |
| 4,248,000 | |
 Iran | 1,328,585 |
| 22x20px Turkey | 230,000–1 million |
 Afghanistan | 200,000 |
 Uzbekistan | 152,000 |
 Pakistan | 110,000 |
 Russia | 46,885 |
 Tajikistan | 15,171 |
| 22x20px Azerbaijan | 10,000 |
 Ukraine | 7,709 |
 Kyrgyzstan | 5,200 |
 Kazakhstan | 3,000 |
 United States | 3,000 |
 United Kingdom | 784 |
| Languages | |
| Turkmen language | |
| Religion | |
| Mostly Sunni Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Turkic peoples | |
The term Turkoman was also used for people who take a Turkish identity and lost there own original Background, as example in the case of the so called Balkan Turkoman Gipsys, a subgroup of the Xoraxane Roma.[1]
Turkmen People Media
- Independence Day Parade - Flickr - Kerri-Jo (215).jpg
Independence Day Parade - Flickr - Kerri-Jo (215)
Helmet of Ya'qub Beg, ruler of the Turkoman Aq Qoyunlu state (15th century)
- Woman's hat and jewelry, Turkmen - AMNH - DSC06216.JPG
Turkmen women's headwear and jewelry
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Two Turkmen men standing on a carpet in front of a yurt. Photo by Prokudin-Gorsky between 1905 and 1915
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Teke Turkmen family in traditional clothing near Bairam-Ali. Photo taken by Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky between 1903 and 1916
- Tolkuchka Bazaar - Flickr - Kerri-Jo (32).jpg
Turkmens in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
- Child's tunic, Yomud Turkmen people, Northern Afghanistan , early to mid 20th century, wool, cotton, metal, cowrie shells, glass beads - Textile Museum of Canada - DSC00915.JPG
Turkmen child's tunic, early to mid 20th century, Textile Museum of Canada
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Magtymguly Pyragy on a Soviet rouble, 1991
- Fountain "Friendship of Peoples" fragment Фонтан «Дружба народов» фрагмент.jpg
Sculpture of a girl in traditional Turkmen dress in All-Russia Exhibition Centre in Moscow, Russia
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Traditional Turkmen embroidery for women's dress