Iraqi Turkmen
Irak Türkmenleri | |
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Flag of Turkmeneli | |
| Total population | |
| 3 million (2013 Iraqi Ministry of Planning estimate) Estimated 4 million to 5 million (or 10%–13% of the Iraqi population in 2020–21) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Predominantly in the Turkmeneli region:
Governorates of Kirkuk, Erbil, Nineveh, Saladin and Diyala | |
| Languages | |
| Turkmen dialect
Additional: Mesopotamian Arabic, Kurdish, Standard Turkish | |
| Religion | |
| 99% Islam (60-70% Sunni; 30-40% Shia) 1% Christianity (Catholic) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Turkish people, Azerbaijanis, Syrian Turkmen, Palestinian Turkmen, Lebanese Turkmen, Turks of Western Thrace, other Turkic peoples and Sunni Iraqis |
The Iraqi Turkmen (Turkish: Irak Türkmenleri, عراق تورکمنلری; Arabic: تركمان العراق), also referred to as Iraqi Turks, (Turkish: Irak Türkleri, عراق توركلری; Arabic: أتراك العراق) are the third largest ethnic group in Iraq. They make up to 10%–13% of the Iraqi population. Iraqi Turkmens are descendants of Turkish settlers from the time of Ottoman Iraq, and are closely related to Syrian Turkmens and Azerbaijani people. Turkmen in Iraq do not closely identify with the traditionally-nomadic Turkmens of Central Asia and Iran.