Demographics of Turkey
Ethnic groups and languages
No exact data are available concerning the different ethnic groups in Turkey. The last census data according to language date from 1965 and major changes may have occurred since then.

Demographics of Turkey

Section Title: Ethnic groups and languages
Table Section Text: No exact data are available concerning the different ethnic groups in Turkey. The last census data according to language date from 1965 and major changes may have occurred since then.

Language	Census 1935	Census 1945	Census 1965

Number	%	Number	%	Number	%

Turkish	13,828,000	87.5	16,598,037	88.3	28,175,579	90.2

Kurdish	1,473,000	9.3	1,476,562	7.9	2,108,721	6.9

Zazaki	147,707	0.5

Arabic	145,000	0.9	247,204	1.3	368.971	1.2

Greek	109,000	0.7	88,680	0.5	49.143	0.2

Circassian	92,000	0.6	66,691	0.4	57,337	0.2

Ladino	79,000	0.5	51,019	0.3	9,124	0.0

Armenian	77,000	0.5	56,179	0.3	32,484	0.1

Laz	46,987	0.3	27,715	0.1

Georgian	40,076	0.2	32,334	0.1

Abaza	8,602	0.0	10,643	0.0

others	110,137	0.6	157,449	0.5

Total	15,803,000	18,790,174	31,391,207

Sentence(s)

In 1965, 147,707 (0.5%) chose Zaza as the native language in Turkey.

final_sentence: In 1965, 147,707 (0.5%) chose Zaza as the native language in Turkey.