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Because they are Turkish. Aren't they?
If the question is asking historically how Turkish came to Anatolia, the answer is that when the Seljuks and Ottomans conquered the eastern areas of Anatolia, there was a process of Turkification where native Anatolians intermarried with invading Turks, began to speak their language and converted to Islam. This process occurred over centuries and led to the extinction of non-Turkish languages (other than Arabic and Kurdish) among the Muslim population of Anatolia. The Christians and Jews (who preserved their languages in spite of Turkification) were forced out of Anatolia during the tumultous period between 1914-1924. Some, like the Greek Orthodox left in violent population exchanges. Some, like the Jews just fled. Some like the Armenians were massacred and genocided. Regardless, when these non-Muslim Turks were forced out of Turkey, only the Turkish and Kurdish languages remained.
When Mustafa Kemal founded Turkey, he made Turkish the mandatory national language of the country in the same way that Greek became the language of Greece and German is the language of Germany.
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What languague do Turkish people speak?
They speak Turkish
What percentage of people speak Turkish?
160 million people in the world speak the Turkish and the turkic language(former Turkish colonies).
What other language does Turkish people speak?
Some Turkish people can speak English, mostly the ones that live in America. But some Turkish people can also speak Kurdish, another type of language spoken in Turkey.
What religion do Turkish people speak?
Islam
Do Turks speak Farsi?
No. People from Turkey mainly speak Turkish.
What Language do the Turkish speak?
They speak Turkish.
How many Turkish people can speak English?
I know 53 Turkish who speaks English. (Including me)
What Nationality are people from Cyprus or Cypriots Eg Greek or Turkish?
They are both because Greek Cypriots sometimes speak Turkish and Turkish Cypriots sometimes speak Greek. But Turkish Cypriots always have a different accent to people from Turkey because they don't like to think of themselves as Turkish people, they think of themselves as Cypriot's. Greek Cypriots are the same.
What languages are spoken in Mersin?
People in Mersin speak predominantly Turkish.
Do many people speak Kurdish in Turkey?
Yes. A significant minority of Turkish citizens (15-17 million people) speak Kurdish.
What actors and actresses appeared in How I Learned to Speak Turkish - 2006?
The cast of How I Learned to Speak Turkish - 2006 includes: Therese Shechter
Did Turkish people speak Arabic before 1929?
Most Turks only speak Turkish. Those that are bilingual or trilingual often do not speak Arabic (but local languages like Kurdish and English as a foreign language). Arabic is not an official language in Turkey and primarily spoken by the Syrian Arabs living in Hatay Province and near Gaziantep. This population numbers approximately 3 million people (of a total Turkish population of 80 million people).
