What are the languages spoken in Turkmenistan?

Ethnic Turkmen is the largest ethnic group in the country accounting for about 85% of the population. Other ethnic groups include Uzbeks, Russians, Tatars, Kurds, and Armenians. Because of the ethnic diversity, different languages are spoken in Turkmenistan. read more

Russian: The Second Most Spoken Language In Turkmenistan. Russian is the second most popular language spoken in Turkmenistan, especially in cities and towns. There are over 250,000 ethnic Russians in Turkmenistan with the majority inhabiting the northern part of the country. The Russian language is spoken by about 12% of the population. read more

Turkmen is an official language of Turkmenistan. It is a Turkic language spoken by 3.5 million people in Turkmenistan as well as by around 2 million people in northeastern Iran and 1.5 million people in northwestern Afghanistan. read more

Turkmen ( Turkic language / Oghuz language) is the official language of Turkmenistan (per the 1992 Constitution), although Russian still is widely spoken in cities as a "language of inter-ethnic communication". read more