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List of Turkic countries

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This is a list about Turkic countries, autonomous republics, independent republics, beyliks, empire and dynasties that were built by Turkic people.

Historical Turkic countries[edit]

Pre-Islam era[edit]

Country Date Notes
Han-Zhao 304-329
Dai (Sixteen Kingdoms) 310-376
Later Zhao 319 – 351
Kidarites 320-500
Alchon Huns 370-670
History of the Huns 375-469
Northern Wei) 386-535
Northern Liang 397 – 439
Xia (Sixteen Kingdoms) 407-431
Hephthalites 440-710
Nezak Huns 484–665
Northern Zhou 557-581
Pannonian Avars 562-823
First Turkic Khaganate MS 552–582
Western Turkic Khaganate 583-657
Eastern Turkic Khaganate 583-630
Xueyantuo 630-647
Kutrigurs 5.-6. century
Utigurs 5.-6. century
Sabir people 5.-6. century
Old Great Bulgaria 630-665
Tokhara Yabghus 630-700
Khazars 630-965
Çaç Şehir Devleti 658 – 742
Turk Shahis 665-850
Kangar union 659-750
Volga Bulgaria 665-1391
First Bulgarian Empire 681-1018
Second Turkic Khaganate 682-744
Tatar confederation 8. century -1202
Türgesh 717-766
Uyghur Khaganate 744-840
Yan (An–Shi) 756–763
Karluk Yabghu 756-840
Kyrgyz Khaganate 840-1207
Ganzhou Uyghur Kingdom 848-1036
Cumania 900 – 1241
Later Tang 923–937
Later Jin (Five Dynasties) 936–947
Later Han (Five Dynasties) 947-951
Northern Han 951–979
Qocho 991-1209

After Islam era[edit]

Country Date
Kara-Khanid Khanate 840-1042
Pechenegs 860-1091
Tulunids 868-905
Kimek–Kipchak confederation 880-1200
Árpád dynasty 895-1301
Ikhshidid dynasty 935-969
Oghuz Yabgu State 950-1040
Karluk Khanate 960-1222
Ghaznavids 962-1187
Seljuk Empire 1037–1194
East Kara-Khanids 1042–1211
West Kara-Khanids 1042–1212
Syria Seljuks 1092–1117
Khorason Seljuks 1092–1194
Sultanate of Rum 1092–1243
Kerman Seljuk Sultanate 1092–1230
Khwarazmian Empire 1097–1231
Burid dynasty 1117–1154
Ahmadilis 1122–1225
Zengid dynasty 1127–1259
Fergana Kara-Khanid State 1141–1212
Eldiguzids 1146–1225
Beylik of Erbil 1146–1232
Salghurids 1147–1284
Khalji dynasty of Bengal 1204–1231
Iraqi Seljukis 1157–1194
Delhi Sultanate(Mamluk dynasty) 1206–1290
White Horde 1227–1378
Qarlughids 1238–1266

First Era Anatolian Beyliks[edit]

Country Date
House of Mengüjek 1072–1277
Tzachas 1081–1098
Beylik of Dilmaç 1085–1192
Beylik of Çubukoğulları 1085–1092
Danishmendids 1092–1202
Saltukids 1092–1202
Inalids 1098–1183
Shah-Armens 1100–1207
Artuqids 1102–1408
Chobanids (beylik) 1227–1309
Beylik of Tanrıbermiş 1074–1098

After Mongolian invasion era[edit]

Country Date
Chagatai Khanate 1227–1347
Rasulid dynasty[1][2] 1229–1454
Golden Horde 1242–1502
Bahri Mamluks 1250–1389
Terter dynasty 1280–1323
Delhi Sultanate(Khalji dynasty) 1290–1321
Ottoman Empire 1299–1922
Assaf dynasty 1306–1591
House of Basarab 1310–1627
Delhi Sultanlığı(Tuğluk Khanate) 1321–1398
Moghulistan 1347–1570
Sufi dynasty 1359–1388
Timurid Empire 1370–1507
Bengal Sultanate 1352–1576
Aq Qoyunlu 1378–1508
Qara Qoyunlu 1380–1469
Nogai Horde 1398–1642
Shaybanids 1428-1468,1500-1599
Khanate of Kazan 1438–1552
Crimean Khanate 1441–1783
Astrakhan Khanate 1446–1556
Qasim Khanate 1452–1681
Khanate of Sibir 1464–1598
Kazakh Khanate 1465–1847
Great Horde 1466–1502
Adil Shahi dynasty 1490–1686
Lesser Nogai Horde 1449–1783
Budjak Horde 16. ve 17. yüzyıllar
Taskent Khanate 1501–1627
Safavid Iran 1501–1736
Qutb Shahi dynasty 1512–1687
Yarkent Khanate 1514–1680
Khanate of Khiva 1515–1920
Mughal Empire 1526–1858
Khanate of Bukhara 1561–1785
Kumul Khanate 1696–1930
Beylik of Tunis 1705–1881
Khanate of Kokand 1709–1876
Karamanli dynasty 1711–1835
Afsharid dynasty 1736–1802
Hyderabad State 1724–1948
Emirate of Bukhara 1785–1920
Qajar dynasty 1781–1925
Bukey Horde 1801–1845
Yettishar 1865–1877

Second Era Anatolian Beyliks[edit]

Country Date
Beylik of Bafra 1243–1460
Karamanids 1256–1483
Beylik of Lâdik 1261–1368
Sahib Ataids 1275–1342
Pervâneoğlu 1277–1322
Eshrefids 1280–1326
Menteshe 1280–1424
Dobruca Beylik 1281–1299
Alaiye 1293–1421
Karasids 1297–1360
Candar dynasty 1299–1462
Osmanogullari Beylik (Ottoman Empire) 1299–1302 (as a Beylik)
Germiyanids 1300–1423
Beyliks of Canik
Emirate of Chalybia 1301–1427
Hamidids 1301–1423
Sarukhanids 1302–1410
Emirate of Limnia 1303–1415
Aydinids 1308–1426
Kubadoğulları Emirate 1318–1422
Beylik of Teke 1321–1390
Ramadanid Emirate 1325–1608
Eretnid dynasty 1335–1381
Beylik of Dulkadir 1339–1521
Kutluşahlar Beylik 1340–1393
Taşanoğulları Beylik 1350–1398
Emirate of Erzincan 1379–1410
State of Kadi Burhan al-Din 1381–1398

Azerbaijani dynasties[edit]

Country Date
Moqaddam family 1610–1925
Quba Khanate 1726–1806
Baku Khanate 1735–1806
Shaki Khanate 1743–1826
Tabriz Khanate 1747–1802
Ganja Khanate 1747–1804
Javad Khanate 1747–1805
Derbent Khanate 1747–1806
Ardabil Khanate 1747–1808
Khalkhal Khanate 1747–1809
Zencan Khanate 1747–1810
Shirvan Khanate 1747–1820
Karabakh Khanate 1747–1822
Erivan Khanate 1747–1828
Karadagh Khanate 1747–1828
Nakhichevan Khanate 1747–1828
Marand Khanate 1747–1828
Urmiye Khanate 1747–1865
Maku Khanate 1747–1922

Older provisional governments and republics[edit]

Country Date
Comrat Republic 6 January – 12 January 1906
Provisional Government of Western Thrace 31 August 1913 – 29 October 1913
Bashkiria (1917–1919) 15 November 1917 – 4 November 1918
Crimean People's Republic 1917–1918
Turkestan Autonomy 1917–1918
Republic of Aras 1918
Provisional National Government of the Southwestern Caucasus 1918–1919
Idel-Ural State 1918–1919
Alash Orda 1917–1920
Azerbaijan Democratic Republic 1918–1920
Azadistan 1919–1920
First East Turkestan Republic 12 November 1932 – 6 February 1934
Hatay State 1938–1939
Tuvan People's Republic 1921–1944
Azerbaijan People's Government 1945
Second East Turkestan Republic 12 November 1944 – 20 October 1949
Government of the Grand National Assembly 3 May 1920 – 29 October 1923
Cyprus Turkish General Committee (Kıbrıs Türk Genel Komitesi) 1963–1967
Cyprus Interim Turkish Administration (Kıbrıs Geçici Türk Yönetimi) 1967–1974
Autonomous Turkish Cypriot Administration 1974–1975
Turkish Federated State of Cyprus 1975–1983
Gagauz Republic 1990–1994

Soviets Union era republics[edit]

Autonomous Soviet republics[edit]

Country Date Notes
Turkestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic 30 April 1918 – 27 October 1924 Former status:

Turkestan Soviet Fedarative Republic 20 April 1918 – 30 April 1918

Bashkir Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic 20 March 1919 – 11 October 1990 Former status:

Tatar-Bashkir Soviet Republic 22 March 1918 – 20 March 1919
Later status: Bashkir Soviet Socialist Republic 11 October 1990 – 25 February 1992

Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic 27 May 1920 – 30 August 1990 Former status:

Tatar-Bashkir Soviet Republic Sovyet Cumhuriyeti 22 March 1918 – 20 March 1919
Later status: Tataristan Soviet Socialist Republic 30 August 1990 – 16 May 1992

Crimean Autonomous Socialist Soviet Republic 18 October 1921 – 30 June 1945

12 February 1991 – 26 February 1992

Former status:

Crimea Soviet Socialist Republic 28 April 1919 – 26 June 1919
Former status: Crimea Oblast 30 June 1945 – 12 February 1991

Yakut Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic 27 April 1922 – 27 September 1990 Later status:

Yakut Soviet Socialist Republic 27 September 1990 – 27 December 1991

Chuvash Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic 21 April 1925 – 24 October 1990 Former status:

Chuvash Autonomous Oblast 24 June 1920 – 21 April 1925
Later status: Chuvash Soviet Socialist Republic 24 October 1990 – 13 February 1992

Dagestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic 20 January 1921 – 24 May 1991 Later status:

Dagestan Soviet Socialist Republic 24 May 1991 – 25 December 1993 Kumyks 231.8 thousand (% 12.9, 1989)
Azeris 75.5 thousand (% 4.2, 1989)
Nogais 8.3 thousand (% 1.6, 1989)

Mountain Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic 20 January 1921 – 7 July 1924 Balkar National Region 19 November 1920 – 28 January 1935

Karacay National Region 27 November 1920 – 12 January 1922

Nakhichevan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic 9 February 1924 – 17 November 1990 Former status:

Nakhichevan Soviet Socialist Republic 1920–1923 Nakhichevan Autonomous Region 1923–1924

Karakalpak Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic 20 March 1932 – 9 January 1992 Former status

Karakalpak Autonomous Oblast 16 February 1925 – 20 March 1932 Later status: Karakalpak Soviet Socialist Republic 26 April 1990 – 9 January 1992

Kabardino-Balkarian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic 5 December 1936 – 16 May 1992 Former status:

Kabardino-Balkarian Autonomous Oblast 1924–1936

Tuvan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic 10 October 1961 – 12 December 1990 Former status:

Tuvan Autonomous Region 11 October 1944 – 10 October 1961
Later status: Tuvan Soviet Socialist Republic 12 December 1990 – 28 August 1991

Gorno-Altai Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic 25 October 1990 – 31 March 1992 Former status:

Oyrot Autonomous Region 1 June 1922 – 7 January 1948 Daglik-Altai Autonomous Oblast 7 January 1948 – 25 October 1990

Karacay-Cherkess Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic 18 November 1990 – 17 October 1991 Former status:

Karacay-Cherkess Autonomous Oblast 12 October 1922 – 26 April 1926
Karacay Autonomous Region 26 April 1926 – 12 October 1943

Khakas Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic 3 June 1991 – 29 October 1992 Former status:

Khakas Autonomous Oblast 20 October 1930 – 3 July 1991

Soviet republics[edit]

Country Date Notes
Khorezm People's Soviet Republic 26 April 1920 – 17 February 1925 Later status:
Bukharan People's Soviet Republic 8 October 1920 – 17 February 1925 Later Status:
Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic 28 April 1920 – 25 December 1991 Former status:

Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic 1922–1936

Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic 27 October 1924 – 25 December 1991 Former status:

Turkestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic 1918–1924

Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic 13 May 1925 – 26 December 1991 Former status:

Trans-Hazar area 30 April 1918 – 7 August 1921
Turkmen Oblast 7 August 1921 – 13 May 1925

Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic 5 December 1936 – 26 December 1991 Former status:

Kirghiz Autonomous Socialist Soviet Republic (1920–1925) 26 August 1920 – 15 June 1925
Kazakh Autonomous Socialist Soviet Republic 15 June 1925 – 5 December 1936

Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic 5 December 1936 – 26 December 1991 Former status:

Kara-Kirghiz Autonomous Oblast 14 October 1924 – 15 May 1925

Independent Turkic countries[edit]

Country Established in Turkish population
Republic of Turkey 1923 %80 Turkish
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (de facto) 1983 %99 Cyprus and Turkey Turks[3]
Azerbaijan 1991 91.6% Azerbaijanis, 0.43% Meskhetian Turks, 0.29% Tatars
Kazakhstan 1991 63.1% Kazakhs, 2.9% Uzbeks, 1.4% Uyghurs, 1.3% Tatars, 0.6% Meskhetian Turks, 0.5% Azerbaijanis, 0.1% Kyrgyzs.
Kyrgyzstan 1991 70.9% Kyrgyzs, 14.3% Uzbeks, 0.9% Uyghurs, 0.7% Meskhetian Turks, 0.6% Kazakhs, 0.6% Tatars, 0.3% Azerbaijanis.
Uzbekistan 1991 %84,5 Uzbeks, %4,8 Tajiks, %2,4 Kazakhs, %2,2 Karakalpaks, %2,1 Russian, %0,8 Kyrgyz, %0,6 Turkmens, %0,5 Tatars, %0,5 Meskhetian Turks, %0,2 Azerbaijanis, %0,2 Uyghurs, %0,2 Bashkirs, %1 Others
Turkmenistan 1991 75.6% Turkmens, 9.2% Uzbeks, 2.0% Kazakh, 1.1% Meskhetian Turks 0.7% Tatars

Contemporary autonomous republics and regions[edit]

Autonomous republics governed by Russia[edit]

Autonomous republics which Turks lives as majority[edit]

Country Date Notes
Bashkortostan 1991-....
Chuvashia 1991-....
Tatarstan 1991-....
Tuva 1991-....
Sakha Republic 1991-....

Autonomous republics which Turks lives as minority[edit]

Country Date Notes
Altai Republic 1991-....
Balkars 1991-....
Dagestan 1991-....
  • The population of the 25% consist of Turkic people such as Kumuks, Azeris and Nogais.
  • Islam is popular in the region.
Khakassia 1991-....
Karachay-Cherkessia 1991-....
  • Islam is popular in the region.

Autonomous regions[edit]

Country Date Notes
Gagauzia 1991-....
Karakalpakstan 1991-....
  • Autonomous region governed by Uzbekistan. Karakalpaks consist 32% of the population. Uzbeks are 32% and 25% are Kazakhs.
Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic 1991-....
  • Autonomous region governed by Azarbaijan. Has border with Turkey. The 99% of the population consist of Azarbaijani Turks.
Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region 1955-....
  • Autonomous region governed by China. The 61.14% of the population consist of Turkic people such as Uyghurs, Salar people and Yugurs.
  • Islam is popular amongst the Turkic people in the region.
Xunhua Salar Autonomous County ?
Jishishan Bonan, Dongxiang and Salar Autonomous County ?
Sunan Yugur Autonomous County 1954-...
Aksay Kazakh Autonomous County 1954-...
Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture 1954-...

International Turkic organizations[edit]

Organization Member Observer members
Organization of Turkic States Turkey

Azerbaijan
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

Hungary
TRNC

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. Holt, P.M.; Lambton, Ann K.S.; Lewis, Bernard, eds. (1978). The Cambridge History of Islam. 1A. Cambridge University Press.
  2. Bosworth, C.E.; Savory, Roger; Issawi, Charles; Udovitch, A.L., eds. (1989). The Islamic World: From Classical to Modern Times (Essays in Honor of Bernard Lewis). Darwin Press.
  3. "Tablo – 8 : Yaş Grubu, Milliyet ve Cinsiyete Göre Sürekli İkamet Eden (de-jure) KKTC Vatandaşı Nüfus. TOPLAM". Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2019.

External links[edit]

  • Tarihteki 16 Türk Devleti ve Türkiye Cumhuriyeti – Kurucularının Büstleri (Şarkışla, Muhsin Yazıcıoğlu Parkı içerisinde)


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