Turkmen, Türkmen, Turkoman, or Turkman may refer to:

Peoples

Historical ethnonym

* Turkoman (ethnonym), ethnonym used for the Oghuz Turks during the Middle Ages

Ethnic groups

* Turkmen in Anatolia and the Levant (Seljuk and Ottoman-Turkish descendants): **

Iraqi Turkmen The Iraqi Turkmens (also spelled as Turkoman and Turcoman; tr, Irak Türkmenleri), also referred to as Iraqi Turks, Turkish-Iraqis, the Turkish minority in Iraq, and the Iraqi-Turkish minority ( ar, تركمان العراق; tr, Irak Türkleri ...

, a Turkish minority living mostly in the Turkmeneli region in northern Iraq ** Turks in Israel, a Turkish minority living in Israel ** Turks in Lebanon, a Turkish minority living in Lebanon ** Syrian Turkmen, a Turkish minority living mostly in northern Syria ** Yörüks, a semi-nomadic group in Anatolia often referred to as Turkmen in Turkey **

Anatolian beyliks Anatolian beyliks ( tr, Anadolu beylikleri, Ottoman Turkish: ''Tavâif-i mülûk'', ''Beylik'' ) were small principalities (or petty kingdoms) in Anatolia governed by beys, the first of which were founded at the end of the 11th century. A sec ...

, small principalities in Anatolia governed by Beys, late 11th–13th centuries *

Turkmens Turkmens ( tk, , , , ; historically "the Turkmen"), sometimes referred to as Turkmen Turks ( tk, , ), are a Turkic ethnic group native to Central Asia, living mainly in Turkmenistan, northern and northeastern regions of Iran and north-weste ...

, a Turkic people native to Central Asia living primarily in Turkmenistan and North Caucasus **

Iranian Turkmens Iranian Turkmens ( fa, ترکمن‌های ایران; tk, ایران تۆرکمن‌لری, Eýran Türkmenleri) are a branch of Turkmen people living mainly in northern and northeastern regions of Iran. Their region is called Turkmen Sahra a ...

, Turkmen minority living in Iran ** Afghan Turkmens, Turkmen minority living in Afghanistan **

Turkmen in Pakistan There are over 6,000 people of Turkmen ethnicity living in Pakistan, according to both United Nations and national estimates. They are predominantly refugees who fled from Turkmenistan to Afghanistan in the aftermath of the 1917 Bolshevik Revolutio ...

, mostly Turkmen refugees from Afghanistan and Turkmenistan living in Pakistan ** Turkmen tribes, the major modern Turkmen tribes that live in Turkmenistan, Iran and Afghanistan

Other uses for people

* Qarapapaqs or Terekeme, an ethnic minority living in Turkey, Iran and the South Caucasus *

Oghuz Turks The Oghuz or Ghuzz Turks (Middle Turkic: ٱغُز, ''Oγuz'', ota, اوغوز, Oġuz) were a western Turkic people that spoke the Oghuz branch of the Turkic language family. In the 8th century, they formed a tribal confederation conven ...

, a large branch of Turkic peoples, historically Muslim nomadic Oghuz Turks (in the 10th–18th centuries)

Languages

Eastern Oghuz

Turkmen language Turkmen (, , , or , , , ), sometimes referred to as "Turkmen Turkic" or "Turkmen Turkish", is a Turkic language spoken by the Turkmens of Central Asia, mainly of Turkmenistan, Iran, and Afghanistan. It has an estimated 5 million native speake ...

, the official language of Turkmenistan **

Turkmen alphabet The Turkmen alphabet ( tk, Türkmen elipbiýi / / ) refers to variants of the Latin alphabet, Cyrillic alphabet, or Arabic alphabet used for writing of the Turkmen language. The modified variant of the Latin alphabet currently has an official ...

, used for official purposes in Turkmenistan

Western Oghuz

* Iraqi Turkmen/Turkman dialects, a Turkish dialect in Iraq * Syrian Turkmen/Turkman dialects, a Turkish dialect in Syria

Places

Afghanistan

* Turkman Valley

Azerbaijan

* Türkmən, Barda *

Türkmən, Goychay Türkmən (also, Turkman) is a village in the Goychay Rayon of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country lo ...

Türkmən, Qabala Türkmən (also, Tyurkman) is a village in the Qabala Rayon of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country lo ...

Iran

* Turkmen Sahra * Torkamanchay * Torkaman County * Central District (Torkaman County) * Bandar Torkaman *

Torkaman, West Azerbaijan Torkaman ( fa, تركمان, also Romanized as Torkamān) is a village in Torkaman Rural District, in the Central District (Urmia County), Central District of Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 171 ...

* Tappeh Torkaman * Qarah Tappeh, Torkaman

Iraq

* Turkmeneli

Northern Cyprus

* Kontea, known in Turkish as Türkmenköy

Syria

* Turkmen Mountain

Turkey

Türkmen, Çüngüş Türkmen is a village in the Çüngüş District of Diyarbakır Province Diyarbakır Province ( tr, Diyarbakır ili, Zazaki: Suke Diyarbekır ku, Parêzgeha Amedê) is a Provinces of Turkey, province in southeastern Turkey. The province co ...

Türkmen, Emirdağ Türkmen (also: ''Türkmenköy'') is a village in the Emirdağ District, Afyonkarahisar Province, Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental cou ...

Türkmen, Gölpazarı Türkmen is a village in the Gölpazarı District, Bilecik Province, Turkey. Its population is 97 (2021). References

Villages in Gölpazarı District {{Bilecik-geo-stub ...

Türkmen, Keşan Türkmen is a village in the Keşan District of Edirne Province Edirne Province ( tr, ) is a Turkish province located in East Thrace. Part of European Turkey, it is one of only three provinces located entirely within continental Europe. ...

* Türkmen, Vezirköprü *

Türkmenakören, Emirdağ Türkmenakören is a village in the Emirdağ District, Afyonkarahisar Province, Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcont ...

Turkmenistan

* Türkmenabat * Türkmenbaşy, Turkmenistan

Surname

Behçet Türkmen Behçet Türkmen (9 May 1899 – 16 December 1968) was a Turkish soldier and intelligence officer. He graduated from the Turkish Military Academy. On 1 September 1931, he was appointed chief of staff to the National Police Service Race. Later he ...

(1899–1968), Turkish military officer * Doğan Türkmen (fl. 1980), Turkish diplomat attacked by the

Justice Commandos of the Armenian Genocide Justice Commandos of the Armenian Genocide (JCAG) ( hy, Հայկական Ցեղասպանութեան Արդարութեան Մարտիկներ, ՀՑԱՄ) was an Armenian militant organization active from 1975 to 1987. JCAG conducted an interna ...

* Ekin Türkmen (born 1984), Turkish actress * Elif Doğan Türkmen (born 1962), Turkish politician * Emre Turkmen, a member of the London-based music band Years & Years * Hüseyin Türkmen, (born 1998) Turkish football player * İlter Türkmen (1927–2022), Turkish diplomat *

Muhammed Türkmen Muhammed Türkmen (born 9 April 1986) is a former Turkish professional footballer. He played as a midfielder. Türkmen began his career with Altaş Soyaspor in 1999. He moved to Fenerbahçe in 2001, and played for the youth teams until 2005. İ ...

(born 1986), Turkish football player *

Özer Türkmen Özer Türkmen was the head of the army of the TRNC (Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus). He had served in the Military of Northern Cyprus since its establishment on 27 June 1976, until he left the army on 8 September 1996 at the age of 57. From ...

(born c. 1939), head of the army of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus *

Tayfun Türkmen Tayfun Türkmen (born 12 April 1978) is a Turkish former football player. Although he could also play as a central defender, Tayfun was renowned primarily as a centre forward Forwards (also known as attackers) are outfield positions in an ...

(born 1978), Turkish football player

Culture

* Music of Turkmenistan * Turkmen rug, a type of handmade floor-covering originating in Central Asia

Media

Türkmen Owazy Turkmen, Türkmen, Turkoman, or Turkman may refer to: Peoples Historical ethnonym * Turkoman (ethnonym), ethnonym used for the Oghuz Turks during the Middle Ages Ethnic groups * Turkmen in Anatolia and the Levant (Seljuk and Ottoman-Turkish desc ...

, a music TV channel in Turkmenistan *

Türkmeneli TV Türkmeneli Televizyonu, or simply Türkmeneli TV, is a television station in Iraq which broadcasts the interests of the Iraqi Turkmen community. It is available on two satellites: Turksat and Nilesat, and broadcasts in the Turkish and Arabic lan ...

, a bilingual (Arabic and Turkish) TV channel based in Iraq and Turkey

Other uses

* Someone or something related to

Turkmenistan Turkmenistan ( or ; tk, Türkmenistan / Түркменистан, ) is a country located in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the s ...

Animals

* Hybrid camel, sometimes called a Turkoman * Central Asian Shepherd Dog, known as the Turkmen Alabai * Turkoman horse, or Turkmene, an extinct breed of horse from Turkmenistan *

Turkmenian kulan The Turkmenian kulan (''Equus hemionus kulan''), also called Transcaspian wild ass, Turkmenistani onager or simply the ', is a subspecies of onager (Asiatic wild ass) native to Central Asia. It was declared Endangered in 2016. The species's popu ...

, ''Equus hemionus kulan'', a type of wild ass * Turkoman (horse) (born 1982), an American Thoroughbred racehorse

Films

* ''Torkaman'' (film), a 1974 Iranian film