The land was settled by Mishar Tatars (the descendants of the earliest Turkic population), Russians, and Mordvins.

In addition, the Turkic population of Osman's emirate were constantly reinforced by a flood of refugees, fleeing from the Mongols.

With some superiority in population and organization, regional power naturally came to rest in the hands of the Turkic speaking population.

By the late 1980s, the Turkic Uighur population of Sinkiang had more than doubled to nearly 7 million, while Sinkiang's ethnic Kazakhs numbered over 1 million.

Total Turkic population approximately 180 million.

The inferred population genetic contributions of Turkic populations show a cline from a high point in the East to the a low point in the West.

Azerbaijan, a majority-Shia Muslim but secular country with a Turkic population, would need to overcome several obstacles in order to be considered a potential EU candidate.

These states were to be formed from the Turkic speaking population in Crimea, Azerbaijan, Central Asia, northwest Iran and northern Iraq.

Asked to intervene against Jin on behalf of the Turkic population, Ma readily agreed.

In the 10th century the Turkic population of Volga Bulgaria converted to Islam, which facilitated its trade with the Middle East and Central Asia.