Gagauz people
Turkic ethnic group of southern Moldova and southwestern Ukraine / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Gagauz (Gagauz: Gagauzlar) are a Turkic ethnic group[12] native to southern Moldova (Gagauzia, Taraclia District, Basarabeasca District) and southwestern Ukraine (Budjak).[13] Gagauz are mostly Eastern Orthodox Christians.[11] The term Gagauz is also often used as a collective naming of Turkic people living in the Balkans, speaking the Gagauz language, a language separated from Balkan Gagauz Turkish.[14]
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c. 200,000 | |
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Eastern Orthodox Church[11] | |
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Other Turkic peoples, such as Turks |
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