چهارمحال تۆرکلری | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| 390,000[1] (est.) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Saman, Ben, Shahrekord, Borujen and Farsan counties | |
| Languages | |
| Chaharmahali Turkic Qashqai, Persian | |
| Religion | |
| Shia Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Turkic peoples Especially Qashqai |
Chaharmahali Turks (Chaharmahali Turkic: چهارمحال تۆرکلری) are a Turkic people who live in Chaharmahal region of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province and speak Chaharmahali Turkic.[2]
The majority of Chaharmahal Turks are from the Qashqai tribal confederation. The Chaharmahali Turks who are not Qashqai are part of Dareshuri, Nefer, Baharlu, Seljuq, Inanlu, Qizilbash, Bayat, Afshar, Khalaj or Belwardi tribes.
Most of Chaharmahali Turks speak Qashqai Turkish and Chaharmahali Turkish, a branch of Oghuz Turkic languages, as well as Persian, the official language of Iran.[3]
Chaharmahal Turks comprise 12.1% of the population of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, and about 30% of the population of Chaharmahal region itself. The majority of their population is in the counties of Saman, Ben, Shahrekord, Borujen and Farsan. They are Shia Muslims.[2][4]