List of alphabets used by Turkic languages


There exist several alphabets used by Turkic languages, i.e. alphabets used to write Turkic languages:
LanguageAlphabetLatinCyrillicPerso-Arabic
Altai language Altai alphabetsHistoricalOfficial
Altai language Altai alphabetsHistoricalWidely used
Äynu languageÄynu alphabetIn China
Azerbaijani languageAzerbaijani alphabetOfficial
In Azerbaijan
Official
In Dagestan
Official
In Iran
Bashkir languageBashkir alphabetHistoricalOfficialHistorical
Chulym languageChulym alphabetIn Russia
Chuvash languageChuvash alphabetOfficialHistorical
Crimean Tatar languageCrimean Tatar alphabetOfficial
In Ukraine
OfficialHistorical
Dolgan languageDolgan alphabetHistoricalIn Russia
Gagauz languageGagauz alphabetOfficialHistorical
Ili Turki languageIli Turki alphabetMostly unwrittenMostly unwritten
Karachay-Balkar languageKarachay-Balkar alphabetHistoricalOfficialHistorical
Karaim languageKaraim alphabetsIn LithuaniaIn Crimea
Karakalpak languageKarakalpak alphabetOfficialWidely usedHistorical
Kazakh languageKazakh alphabetsOfficial
In Kazakhstan
Transition by 2025
Widely usedOfficial
In Xinjiang of China
Khakas languageKhakas alphabetHistoricalOfficial
Khalaj languageKhalaj alphabetIn Iran
Khorasani TurkicKhorasani Turkic alphabetIn Iran
Krymchak languageKrymchak alphabetHistoricalIn Crimea
Kumyk languageKumyk alphabetHistoricalOfficialHistorical
Kyrgyz languageKyrgyz alphabetsHistorical, future adoptionOfficialIn Xinjiang of China
Nogai languageNogai alphabetsHistoricalOfficialHistorical
Qashqai languageQashqai alphabetIn Iran
Salar languageSalar alphabetsWidely used
Pinyin-based alphabet also used
Widely used
Shor languageShor alphabetHistoricalIn Russia
Siberian Tatar languageSiberian Tatar alphabetHistoricalIn Russia
Tatar languageTatar alphabetWidely used:
Zamanälif
Historical:
Yañalif
OfficialHistorical:
İske imlâ alphabet
Yaña imlâ
Tofa languageTofa alphabetIn Russia
Turkish languageTurkish alphabetOfficialHistorical:
Ottoman Turkish alphabet
Turkmen languageTurkmen alphabetOfficialWidely usedHistorical
Tuvan languageTuvan alphabetHistoricalOfficial
Urum languageUrum alphabetHistoricalWidely used
Uyghur languageUyghur alphabetsStill used:
Uyghur Latin alphabet
Historical:
Uyghur Pinyin alphabet
Still used:
Uyghur Cyrillic alphabet
Official:
Uyghur Arabic alphabet
Historical:
Chagatai script
Uzbek languageUzbek alphabetOfficial in UzbekistanWidely usedOfficial in Afghanistan
Western Yugur languageWestern Yugur alphabetIn China
Yakut languageYakut alphabetHistoricalOfficial

Extinct languages