Greek and Turkish Speaking countries
Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
Azerbaijan, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Northern Cyprus, Romania, Turkey
National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Turkey
Second Language
Roman Empire
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania
Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)
Turkish Language Association
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.
Similar To
Armenian
Azerbaijani Language
Derived From
Latin
Not Available
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.