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The Bible in Türkiye
30 languages spoken in Türkiye are still waiting for a complete Bible.
Where the country's languages stand
Languages without the Bible
44%
38 Complete Bible
18 New Testament complete
8 Portions translated
4 Nothing translated yet
68Languages in the country
38With complete Bible
30Without complete Bible
0With no translation at all
Bible translation by language
These are the country's languages that do not yet have the complete Bible, plus the official language. Languages brought from other countries that already have the complete Bible are not on this list.
| Language | Status | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| Turkish Official | Complete Bible | 65.573.500 |
| Levantine Arabic | New Testament complete | 2.406.300 |
| Southern Zazaki | Portions translated | 1.348.000 |
| North Mesopotamian Arabic | New Testament complete | 622.000 |
| Northern Zazaki | Portions translated | 401.000 |
| Kabardian | New Testament complete | 401.000 |
| Turkish Sign Language | Translation started | 251.000 |
| Mesopotamian Arabic | New Testament complete | 178.000 |
| Abkhaz | New Testament complete | 150.000 |
| Adyghe | New Testament complete | 130.000 |
| Laz | Portions translated | 108.000 |
| Turoyo | New Testament complete | 77.000 |
| Southern Uzbek | Portions translated | 73.000 |
| Gheg Albanian | New Testament complete | 73.000 |
| Southern Pashto | Portions translated | 72.000 |
| Hazaragi | New Testament complete | 26.000 |
| Karachay-Balkar | New Testament complete | 22.000 |
| Sanaani Arabic | Portions translated | 15.000 |
| Domari | Portions translated | 14.000 |
| Abaza | Portions translated | 14.000 |
| Libyan Arabic | New Testament complete | 12.000 |
| Balkan Gagauz Turkish | Need not assessed | 10.000 |
| Algerian Arabic | New Testament complete | 9.800 |
| Sudanese Arabic | New Testament complete | 9.600 |
| Gagauz | New Testament complete | 5.500 |
| Pontic | Need not assessed | 5.200 |
| Tunisian Arabic | New Testament complete | 5.100 |
| Lezgi | New Testament complete | 3.500 |
| Chaldean Neo-Aramaic | New Testament complete | 3.000 |
| Kumyk | New Testament complete | 1.700 |
Source: Joshua Project. Numbers updated periodically.