The Gagauz are a unique blend of ethnically Turkic and Christian Orthodox, though religion is “not their driving force”. ... in a church in Avdarma. Photograph by Julien Pebrel.

Gagauz are an ethnically Turkish people who settled in the region about 1,000 years ago. Although Gagauz, Russian, and Romanian are all official languages in the autonomy, most of the locals are ...

Gagauz-Yeri Governor Mihail Formuzal (Courtesy Photo) COMRAT, Gagauz-Yeri, Moldova; April 5, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- As policymakers search for lasting solutions to Kosovo and unresolved conflicts in the ...

The struggle to save Gagauz, a Turkic tongue used by dwindling numbers of people in an ethnic enclave of Moldova, reflects the emotional power of language loyalties across the former Soviet Union.

Orthodox Christian Gagauz Turks in Ukraine are taking part in the war efforts to defend their country’s freedom and territorial integrity. Ukraine is home to around 40,000 Gagauz Turks.

Head of Gagauzia Irina Vlah signed a law approved by the parliament earlier which allows the manufacture, possession and use of the St. George’s ribbon, the website of the Gagauz autonomy said ...