This table lists languages spoken in Türkiye, including official, working, regional, and minority languages.
Percentages and speaker counts may be unavailable for some languages due to census and reporting limitations.
Language details
16 languages| Language | Statuses | Language presence |
|---|---|---|
|
Turkish
|
Official
Working
|
93% · ≈ 81.8 m |
|
English
|
No special status | 17% · ≈ 14.9 m |
|
Kurdish
|
National
Regional
Minority
|
5.5% · ≈ 4.8 m |
|
Levantine Arabic
|
No special status | 5.2% · ≈ 4.6 m |
|
Zaza
|
National
Minority
|
1.4% · ≈ 1.2 m |
|
Abkhazian
|
National
Minority
|
— |
|
Albanian
|
Minority
|
— |
|
Arabic
|
National
Minority
|
— |
|
Armenian
|
National
Minority
|
— |
|
Bosnian
|
Minority
|
— |
|
Classical Syriac
|
National
|
— |
|
Dimli (individual language)
|
National
|
— |
|
Georgian
|
Minority
|
— |
|
Laz
|
National
Minority
|
— |
|
Modern Greek (1453-)
|
National
Minority
|
— |
|
Syriac
|
Minority
|
— |