Greek and Turkish Speaking countries

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Turkish

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

Cyprus, European Union, Greece

Azerbaijan, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Northern Cyprus, Romania, Turkey

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

311

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1.3 National Language

Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine

Turkey

1.4 Second Language

Roman Empire

Not spoken in any of the countries

1.5 Speaking Continents

Asia, Europe

1.6 Minority Language

Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania

1.7 Regulated By

Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)

Turkish Language Association

1.8 Interesting Facts

Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.

Turkish language oldest written records are found upon stone monuments in Central Asia, in Orhun, Yenisey and Talas regions.
Turkish language was developed in the Middle East, streching all the way to Eastern Europe.

1.9 Similar To

Armenian

Azerbaijani Language

1.10 Derived From

Latin

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Greek vs Turkish Countries

Comparing Greek vs Turkish countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Greek and Turkish languages.

Greek Speaking Countries: Cyprus, European Union, Greece.
Turkish Speaking Countries: Azerbaijan, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Northern Cyprus, Romania, Turkey.

So we find that, total number of countries where Greek is official language is 3 whereas total number of countries where Turkish is official language is 11

Find if Greek and Turkish are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Greek and Turkish speaking countries will give you the presence of Greek and Turkish languages in different countries. Along with Greek vs Turkish countries, you can also compare Greek vs Turkish.

Greek and Turkish as Minority Language

In Greek and Turkish speaking countries you will get the countries which have Greek and Turkish as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

Greek as minority language: Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine.
Turkish as minority language: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania.

If you want to compare Greek and Turkish dialects, then you can go to Greek vs Turkish Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Greek and Turkish Regulators

Greek and Turkish speaking countries provide you Greek and Turkish regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας) regulates Greek language.Turkish is regulated by Turkish Language Association. Also get to learn, Greek and Turkish Language History.

Greek and Turkish Continents

Thinking about Greek and Turkish continents in which Greek and Turkish speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Greek and Turkish. Most of the Greek speaking countries lie in Asia, Europe. While Turkish speaking countries lie in Asia, Europe. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Greek and Turkish languages:

Greek Interesting Facts:

Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.

Turkish Interesting Facts:

Turkish language oldest written records are found upon stone monuments in Central Asia, in Orhun, Yenisey and Talas regions.
Turkish language was developed in the Middle East, streching all the way to Eastern Europe.

The Greek language was derived from Latin and is similar to Armenian whereas Greek language is similar to Azerbaijani Language and derived from Not Available.