Turkey

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Official Name
Republic of Turkey
Population Full

83,430,000 (2019 UNDESA)

Principal Languages
Turkish
Literacy Rate
96% (2017 UNESCO)
International Conventions
CPPDCE (2017), CSICH (2006), ICCPR (2003), UNCRPD (2009), UNDRIP (2007)
General References
Andrews 1989, Campbell and King 2011, Comrie 1987, Izadi 1992, Sebeok 1963, Sebeok 1970
Deaf Population
0.37% with ‘hearing disability’ (2002 Turkish Statistical Institute); 400,000 (1998 Turkish Ministry of Education, Özyürek 2004)
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Turkey is 41. Of these, 40 are living and 1 is extinct. Of the living languages, 19 are indigenous and 21 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 2 are institutional, 10 are developing, 4 are vigorous, 21 are in trouble, and 3 are dying. Also listed are 14 unestablished languages and 1 macrolanguage.