Turka

Quick facts about the Turka

Location: Burkina Faso
Status: NOT Engaged by IMB
Population: 37,000
Primary Religion: Mixture of Islam and African Traditional Religion
Number of Christians: 150
Language: Turka; Tchourama

Located in far southwestern Burkina Faso
Most of the Turka villages are near three of southwest Burkina Faso's tourist sites

Pray that the Christians in the one Turka village would be burdened to share their faith with other Turka.

Learn more about the Turka!

The Turka are found predominantly in 12 villages in southwest Burkina Faso. Only one true Turka congregation was found in these villages. There is a road from Banfora to Sindou, along which most Turka villages are found. It can be extremely rough during rainy season.

There are a few Gospel resources available in their language, but many are bilingual in Jula which has many resources.