List of alphabets used by Turkic languages

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Most common scripts used by Turkic languages
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Latin
Cyrillic
Perso-arabic
Latin & cyrillic Scripts used by Turkic languages.svg
Most common scripts used by Turkic languages
  Latin
  Cyrillic
  Perso-arabic
  Latin & cyrillic

There exist several alphabets used by Turkic languages, i.e. alphabets used to write Turkic languages:

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Current languages

  Scripts used in local Wikipedia editions
  Scripts used in Wikipedia localizations
LanguageAlphabetLatinCyrillicPerso-Arabic
Altai language (south) Altai alphabetsHistoricalOfficial
Altai language (north) HistoricalWidely used
Äynu language Äynu alphabetIn China
Azerbaijani language Azerbaijani alphabet Official
In Azerbaijan
Official
In Dagestan (Russia)
Official
In Iran
Bashkir language Bashkir alphabet HistoricalOfficialHistorical
Chulym language Chulym alphabetIn Russia
Chuvash language Chuvash alphabet OfficialHistorical
Crimean Tatar language Crimean Tatar alphabet Official
In Ukraine
OfficialHistorical
Dolgan language Dolgan alphabetHistoricalIn Russia
Gagauz language Gagauz alphabet [a] OfficialHistorical
Ili Turki language Ili Turki alphabetMostly unwrittenMostly unwritten
Karachay-Balkar language Karachay-Balkar alphabetHistoricalOfficialHistorical
Karaim language Karaim alphabets [b] In LithuaniaIn Crimea
Karakalpak language Karakalpak alphabet OfficialWidely usedHistorical
Kazakh language Kazakh alphabets Official
In Kazakhstan
Transition by 2025
Widely usedOfficial
In Xinjiang of China
Khakas language Khakas alphabet HistoricalOfficial
Khalaj language Khalaj alphabetIn Iran
Khorasani Turkic Khorasani Turkic alphabetIn Iran
Krymchak language Krymchak alphabet [b] HistoricalIn Crimea
Kumyk language Kumyk alphabet HistoricalOfficialHistorical
Kyrgyz language Kyrgyz alphabets Historical, future adoption [1] OfficialIn Xinjiang of China
Nogai language Nogai alphabets HistoricalOfficialHistorical
Qashqai language Qashqai alphabetIn Iran
Salar language Salar alphabets [c] Widely used
Pinyin-based alphabet also used
Widely used
Shor language Shor alphabetHistoricalIn Russia
Siberian Tatar language Siberian Tatar alphabetHistoricalIn Russia
Tatar language Tatar alphabet Widely used:
Zamanälif
Historical:
Yañalif
OfficialHistorical:
İske imlâ alphabet
Yaña imlâ
Tofa language Tofa alphabetIn Russia
Turkish language Turkish alphabet [d] OfficialHistorical:
Ottoman Turkish alphabet
Turkmen language Turkmen alphabet OfficialWidely usedHistorical
Tuvan language Tuvan alphabet HistoricalOfficial
Urum language Urum alphabet [a] HistoricalWidely used
Uyghur language Uyghur alphabets Still used:
Uyghur Latin alphabet
Historical:
Uyghur Pinyin alphabet
Still used:
Uyghur Cyrillic alphabet
Official:
Uyghur Arabic alphabet
Historical:
Chagatai script
Uzbek language Uzbek alphabet Official in UzbekistanWidely usedOfficial in Afghanistan
Western Yugur language Western Yugur alphabetIn China
Yakut language Yakut alphabet HistoricalOfficial

^  a: Historically written in Greek script
^  b: Also written in Hebrew script
^  c: Also written in Chinese characters
^  d: Historically, Armenian script is used infrequently

Extinct languages

References

  1. "Kyrgyzstan to adopt Latin alphabet, in blow to 'Russian order': report". PolskieRadio.pl. Retrieved 1 October 2022.