Chaharmahali Turks

Chaharmahali Turks are a Turkic people who live in the Chaharmahal region of Iran and speak Chaharmahali Turkic.

Tribes and dialects

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, Inallu, Qizilbash, Bayat, Afshar, Khalaj or Belwardi tribes.
The majority of Chaharmahali Turks speak Qashqai and Chaharmahali Turkic, as well as Persian—the official language of Iran.

Demographics

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.