• PEOPLE NAME: TURKISH JEWS OF ISRAEL

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PEID: 11768

ROP: 115960

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Affinity Group: Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Jews

People Cluster: Jews

Language: Turkish - (tur)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Judaism

Country: Israel

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Population: 62,000

Global Population: 62,000


PEID: 11768

ROP: 115960

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Turkish Jews of Israel, numbering 62,000, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Jews people cluster within the Jews affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Israel. Their primary language is Turkish. The primary religion practiced by the Turkish Jews is Judaism, a religion developed among the ancient Hebrews and characterized by belief in one transcendent God who has revealed himself to Abraham, Moses, and the Hebrew prophets and by a religious life in accordance with Scriptures and rabbinic traditions.


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