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Turkic Peoples

The Altay (Altai) Türks (Altay: Алтайлар, Altaylar) are a Qıpçaq and Saqa Turkic speaking ethnic group that are indigenous to Siberia, mainly inhabiting the Altay Republic.

The Altı Gırgıs (Fuyu Kyrgyz: Gırgıs; Chinese: 富裕柯爾克孜語, 富裕吉爾吉斯語, 黑龍江柯爾克孜語, 東北柯爾克孜語) are a Qırğır people who speak a Siberian Turkic language. They inhabit the area in and around Fuyu (富裕), Qiqihar (齊齊哈爾), Heilongjiang (黑龙江) in northeastern China.

The Aqatğır (Chinese: 曷嶻; Ancient Greek: Ἀκατζίρ, Ἀκατίρ) were a Xunı tribe that were active on the Eurasian Steppe during the 5th century C.E. 

The Avar (Common Script: Avar; IPA: /ɑvɑr/; Chinese: 烏讙, ; Old Turkic: 𐰯𐰺; Greek: Ἀβάρις, Βαρχονίτες) were remnants of the Northern Xuŋa, who took on the name of the ancient Avar, a Mongolic tribe that once roamed Inner-Asia. While a member of the Tägäräk confederation, they first appeared in the West during the 5th century C.E.

The Azärbaycanlı (Azerbaijani) Türks (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycanlı; Arabic: آذربایجانلی) are an Oğuz Turkic speaking ethnic group that inhabit northwestern Iran and the Republic of Azärbaycan.

The Balqar (Karachay-Balkar: Малкъарлыла) are a Qıpçaq speaking ethnic group that mainly inhabit to the Kafkas region.

The Başkort (Bashkir) Türks (Bashkir: Башҡорт, Bashqort; Russian: Башкиры, Bashkirı) are a Qıpçaq speaking ethnic group that are indigenous to Siberia, mainly inhabiting the Başkortostan.

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