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Greek and Turkish Speaking countries


Turkish and Greek Speaking Countries


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
11   
5

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   

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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:

Turkish Interesting Facts:

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.

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