Pomaks
Not to be confused with Pomors. Pomaks Помаци Πομάκοι Pomaklar Pomaks in the early 20th century Total population c. 1 million [1] Regions with significant populations Turkey 350,000 [1] - 600,000 [2] Bulgaria 67,350 Muslim Bulgarians (2011 census) [3] up to 250,000 incl. of Turkish and of no ethnic identity [1] Macedonia 40,000 Muslim Macedonians up to 100,000 incl. Turkified [1] Greece 50,000 in Western Thrace [1] Languages Bulgarian, including different Bulgarian dialects as part of the wider Bulgarian dialect continuum as native language [4] [5] [6] [7] Religion Sunni Islam Related ethnic groups Bulgarians, Macedonians, Slavic Muslims Pomaks (Bulgarian: Помаци/Pomatsi , Greek: Πομάκοι/Pomákoi , Turkish: Pomaklar ) is a term used for Slavic Muslims inhabiting Bulgaria, northeastern Greece and northwestern Turkey, [8] mainly referring to the ca. 220,000 strong [9] ethno-confessional minority in Bulgaria known officially as Bulgarian Muslims. [10] The term has also been us...