What is Gagauz people?
The Gagauz people are a [[Turkic peoples]] [[ethnic group]], descendants of [[Pechenegs]] and [[Cumans]] native to the [[Autonomous Region of Gagauzia]] in Moldova.<ref>https://www.researchgate.net/publication/280875731_The_Gagauz_Between_Christianity_and_Turkishness</ref> They speak [[Gagauz language|Gagauz]], a [[Turkic language]], as mother tongue. Unlike the other Turkic peoples who are predominantly Muslims, Gagauz people are adherents of the [[Eastern Orthodox Church]]. Most Gagauz people live in Moldova, followed by Ukraine, [[Turkey]] and [[Russia]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Menz |first=Astrid |editor-first=Doğan |editor-last=Kuban |title=The Turkic speaking peoples |url=https://archive.org/details/turkicspeakingpe0000unse |publisher=Prestel |year=2006 |pages= |chapter=The Gagauz |isbn=978-3-7913-3515-5}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Turkic peoples| ]] {{Europe-stub}}