Turkmen people
Turkic ethnic group native to Central Asia, living mainly in Turkmenistan, northern and northeastern regions of Iran and Afghanistan
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.
 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 |
 Turkey | 230,000–1 million |
 Afghanistan | 200,000 |
 Uzbekistan | 152,000 |
 Pakistan | 110,000 |
 Russia | 46,885 |
 Tajikistan | 15,171 |
 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]