The Gagauz are an unusual people, as they are ethnically close to Muslim Turks but are mostly Christian in religion. Numbering around 150,000, they are also Moldova’s second largest ethnic ...

Gagauzia has a population of about 155,000 people, mostly ethnically Gagauz, Turkic-speaking Orthodox Christians. Many locals fear that Chisinau's EU-integration agenda masks an intention to unite ...

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.

Pebrel’s intention for the project was to try and understand the Gagauzian identity. The Gagauz are a unique blend of ethnically Turkic and Christian Orthodox, though religion is “not their ...

Interestingly, the detailed study of microsatellite haplotypes revealed some sharing between the Gagauz and Turkish lineages, providing some support of the hypothesis of the "Seljuk origin" of the ...

Russia on Wednesday condemned the arrest of the leader of Moldova's pro-Russian Gagauz ethnic minority, saying it was a blatant example of trying to use the methods of a police state to neutralise ...

Gagauz leader says financial misconduct charges against her not checked by experts During today’s hearings, Evghenia Gutsul’s attorneys demanded a financial examination of charges against her.

EU Sanctions Moldova’s Regional Gagauz Leaders Ahead of Key Vote Country holds referendum on path to EU later this month Leader of autonomous region was sanctioned by US in June ...