Turkmen tribes
| Turkmen tribes Türkmen taýpalary تۆركمن طایپالاریٛ | |
|---|---|
Carpet rosettes (göller) representing five major modern Turkmen tribes as used in the National Flag of Turkmenistan | |
| Ethnicity | Turkmen |
| Descended from | Oghuz tribes |
| Branches | Teke, Yomut, Ersari, Chowdur, Gokleng, Saryk, and others |
| Language | Turkmen |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
The major modern Turkmen tribes are Teke, Yomut, Ersari, Chowdur, Gokleng, and Saryk. The most numerous are the Teke.
The origin of all of these tribes is traced to 24 ancient Oghuz tribes, among which the Salur tribe played a prominent role as its people are considered the ancestors of modern Turkmen tribes such as Teke, Yomut and Ersari.
Seljuks, Khwarazmians, Qara Qoyunlu, Aq Qoyunlu, Ottomans, and Afsharids are also believed to descend from the early Oghuz Turkmen tribes of Qiniq, Begdili, Yiwa, Bayandur, Kayi, and Afshar respectively.