Flags and symbols in regional context

A catalogue of state and territorial flags, community symbols, political designs and historical reconstructions. Regional groupings are navigational, not an ethnic classification. Inclusion does not establish official status, historical authenticity or community-wide acceptance.

Historical polities, movements and reconstructions

Flag of the Hatay State
State, territory or organization
Institutional or territorial flag; it must not be treated as the exclusive flag of an ethnic group. Image provenance is recorded separately.
Source unknown
Unofficial flag attributed to Nakhchivan (1991–1993)
Reconstruction or uncertain attribution
Unofficial design attributed to Nakhchivan in 1991–1993; the claimed dates and use have not been verified. It is not the official flag of Azerbaijan.
Source unknown
Flag of the Young Turks
Movement
Associated with a political movement or project; the attribution and extent of use of this particular design require verification.
Source unknown
Symbol attributed to the Göktürk Khaganate
Reconstruction or uncertain attribution
Modern reconstruction or retrospective design. Historical attribution has not been established; this is not a verified original flag of the period.
Source unknown
Symbol attributed to the Kipchaks
Reconstruction or uncertain attribution
Modern reconstruction or retrospective design. Historical attribution has not been established; this is not a verified original flag of the period.
Source unknown
Symbol attributed to the Oghuz
Reconstruction or uncertain attribution
Modern reconstruction or retrospective design. Historical attribution has not been established; this is not a verified original flag of the period.
Source unknown
Symbol attributed to the Xiongnu polity
Reconstruction or uncertain attribution
Modern reconstruction or retrospective design. Historical attribution has not been established; this is not a verified original flag of the period. The polity was heterogeneous; its inclusion does not establish a single Turkic ethnic or linguistic identity.
Source unknown
Symbol attributed to the Karluks
Reconstruction or uncertain attribution
Modern reconstruction or retrospective design. Historical attribution has not been established; this is not a verified original flag of the period.
Source unknown
Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844–1922)
State, territory or organization
Institutional or territorial flag; it must not be treated as the exclusive flag of an ethnic group. Image provenance is recorded separately.
Source unknown
Symbol attributed to the Kara-Khanid Khanate
Reconstruction or uncertain attribution
Modern reconstruction or retrospective design. Historical attribution has not been established; this is not a verified original flag of the period.
Source unknown
Symbol attributed to the Chagatai Khanate
Reconstruction or uncertain attribution
Modern reconstruction or retrospective design. Historical attribution has not been established; this is not a verified original flag of the period.
Source unknown
Symbol attributed to the Golden Horde
Reconstruction or uncertain attribution
Modern reconstruction or retrospective design. Historical attribution has not been established; this is not a verified original flag of the period.
Source unknown
Symbol attributed to the Seljuk Empire
Reconstruction or uncertain attribution
Modern reconstruction or retrospective design. Historical attribution has not been established; this is not a verified original flag of the period.
Source unknown
Symbol attributed to the Avar Khaganate
Reconstruction or uncertain attribution
Modern reconstruction or retrospective design. Historical attribution has not been established; this is not a verified original flag of the period. The polity was heterogeneous; its inclusion does not establish a single Turkic ethnic or linguistic identity.
Source unknown
Symbol attributed to the Pechenegs
Reconstruction or uncertain attribution
Modern reconstruction or retrospective design. Historical attribution has not been established; this is not a verified original flag of the period.
Source unknown
Symbol attributed to the Uyghur Khaganate
Reconstruction or uncertain attribution
Modern reconstruction or retrospective design. Historical attribution has not been established; this is not a verified original flag of the period.
Source unknown
Symbol attributed to Volga Bulgaria
Reconstruction or uncertain attribution
Modern reconstruction or retrospective design. Historical attribution has not been established; this is not a verified original flag of the period.
Source unknown

Central Asia and neighboring regions

Flag of the Uyghur people
People or community
Attribution to this community and the extent of its use have not been established; the image is not presented as a universally accepted ethnic flag.
Source unknown
Flag of the Äynu people
People or community
Attribution to this community and the extent of its use have not been established; the image is not presented as a universally accepted ethnic flag.
Source unknown
Flag of the Yugur people
People or community
Attribution to this community and the extent of its use have not been established; the image is not presented as a universally accepted ethnic flag.
Source unknown
Flag attributed to the Khanate of Khiva (1917–1920)
State, territory or organization
Institutional or territorial flag; it must not be treated as the exclusive flag of an ethnic group. Image provenance is recorded separately. Historical attribution of this exact image remains unverified.
Source unknown
Flag of the Uzbek Kyrgyzs
People or community
Attribution to this community and the extent of its use have not been established; the image is not presented as a universally accepted ethnic flag.
Source unknown
Flag of the Karakalpak people
People or community
Attribution to this community and the extent of its use have not been established; the image is not presented as a universally accepted ethnic flag.
Source unknown
Flag of Karakalpakstan
State, territory or organization
Institutional or territorial flag; it must not be treated as the exclusive flag of an ethnic group. Image provenance is recorded separately.
Source unknown
Flag of Kazakhstan
State, territory or organization
Institutional or territorial flag; it must not be treated as the exclusive flag of an ethnic group. Image provenance is recorded separately.
Source unknown
Flag of the Uyghur people in Kazakhstan
People or community
Attribution to this community and the extent of its use have not been established; the image is not presented as a universally accepted ethnic flag.
Source unknown
Flag of Kyrgyzstan
State, territory or organization
Institutional or territorial flag; it must not be treated as the exclusive flag of an ethnic group. Image provenance is recorded separately.
Source unknown
Flag of Talas Region
State, territory or organization
Institutional or territorial flag; it must not be treated as the exclusive flag of an ethnic group. Image provenance is recorded separately.
Source unknown
Flag of Turkmenistan
State, territory or organization
Institutional or territorial flag; it must not be treated as the exclusive flag of an ethnic group. Image provenance is recorded separately.
Source unknown
Flag of Uzbekistan
State, territory or organization
Institutional or territorial flag; it must not be treated as the exclusive flag of an ethnic group. Image provenance is recorded separately.
Source unknown
Flag of the Khorasan People
People or community
Attribution to this community and the extent of its use have not been established; the image is not presented as a universally accepted ethnic flag.
Source unknown
Flag of the Uzbek people in Afghanistan
People or community
Attribution to this community and the extent of its use have not been established; the image is not presented as a universally accepted ethnic flag.
Source unknown
Flag of the Uzbek people in Tajikistan
People or community
Attribution to this community and the extent of its use have not been established; the image is not presented as a universally accepted ethnic flag.
Source unknown
Flag of the Hazara people
People or community
Attribution and use are unverified. The Hazara primarily speak Iranian varieties, including Hazaragi; this regional entry does not classify them as a Turkic-speaking people.
Source unknown
Alternate Flag of the Hazara people
People or community
Attribution and use are unverified. The Hazara primarily speak Iranian varieties, including Hazaragi; this regional entry does not classify them as a Turkic-speaking people.
Source unknown
Flag of Hazarajat
People or community
Attribution and use are unverified. The Hazara primarily speak Iranian varieties, including Hazaragi; this regional entry does not classify them as a Turkic-speaking people.
Source
Credit: Original: Unknown author Vector: QuickQuokka
License: Public domain
Design labeled “Karakorum Turks”
Reconstruction or uncertain attribution
Unverified modern design. The label does not establish a recognized people called “Karakorum Turks”; Hunza is multilingual.
Source unknown
Flag attributed to the princely state of Hunza
State, territory or organization
Attributed to the former princely state of Hunza; the particular design requires verification. It is not evidence for an ethnic group called “Hunza Turks”.
Source
Credit: Ali Atif
License: Public domain
Flag of Nagaibaks
People or community
Attribution to this community and the extent of its use have not been established; the image is not presented as a universally accepted ethnic flag.
Source unknown

East and North Asia

Flag of the Altai Republic
State, territory or organization
Institutional or territorial flag; it must not be treated as the exclusive flag of an ethnic group. Image provenance is recorded separately.
Source unknown
Flag of Altai Krai
State, territory or organization
Institutional or territorial flag; it must not be treated as the exclusive flag of an ethnic group. Image provenance is recorded separately.
Source unknown
Flag of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic
State, territory or organization
Institutional or territorial flag; it must not be treated as the exclusive flag of an ethnic group. Image provenance is recorded separately.
Source unknown
Flag of the Salar people
People or community
Attribution to this community and the extent of its use have not been established; the image is not presented as a universally accepted ethnic flag.
Source unknown
Flag of the Republic of Tuva
State, territory or organization
Institutional or territorial flag; it must not be treated as the exclusive flag of an ethnic group. Image provenance is recorded separately.
Source unknown
Flag of Tannu Tuva (1921–1926)
State, territory or organization
Institutional or territorial flag; it must not be treated as the exclusive flag of an ethnic group. Image provenance is recorded separately. Historical attribution of this exact image remains unverified.
Source unknown
Flag of Todzhinsky District
State, territory or organization
Institutional or territorial flag; it must not be treated as the exclusive flag of an ethnic group. Image provenance is recorded separately.
Source unknown
Flag of Bayan-Ölgii Province
State, territory or organization
Institutional or territorial flag; it must not be treated as the exclusive flag of an ethnic group. Image provenance is recorded separately.
Source unknown
Flag of the Khakas people
People or community
Attribution to this community and the extent of its use have not been established; the image is not presented as a universally accepted ethnic flag.
Source unknown
Flag of the Chulym people
People or community
Attribution to this community and the extent of its use have not been established; the image is not presented as a universally accepted ethnic flag.
Source unknown
Flag of the former Taymyr Autonomous Okrug
State, territory or organization
Institutional or territorial flag; it must not be treated as the exclusive flag of an ethnic group. Image provenance is recorded separately.
Source unknown
Flag of the Dolgan people
People or community
Attribution to this community and the extent of its use have not been established; the image is not presented as a universally accepted ethnic flag.
Source unknown
Flag of the Shor people
People or community
Attribution to this community and the extent of its use have not been established; the image is not presented as a universally accepted ethnic flag.
Source unknown
Alternate Flag of the Shor people
People or community
Attribution to this community and the extent of its use have not been established; the image is not presented as a universally accepted ethnic flag.
Source unknown
Flag of Nizhneudinsky District
State, territory or organization
Institutional or territorial flag; it must not be treated as the exclusive flag of an ethnic group. Image provenance is recorded separately.
Source unknown

Middle East

Modern proposed symbol for the Khalaj
Reconstruction or uncertain attribution
Modern proposed or imagined design. Its adoption and representative status have not been established.
Source unknown
Flag of the Qashqai people
People or community
Attribution to this community and the extent of its use have not been established; the image is not presented as a universally accepted ethnic flag.
Source unknown
Civil ensign of Qajar Iran
State, territory or organization
Institutional or territorial flag; it must not be treated as the exclusive flag of an ethnic group. Image provenance is recorded separately. Historical attribution of this exact image remains unverified.
Source unknown
Flag of the Bayat people
People or community
Attribution to this community and the extent of its use have not been established; the image is not presented as a universally accepted ethnic flag.
Source unknown
Standard attributed to the Afsharid Empire
State, territory or organization
Institutional or territorial flag; it must not be treated as the exclusive flag of an ethnic group. Image provenance is recorded separately. Historical attribution of this exact image remains unverified.
Source unknown
Flag of the Afshar Tribe
People or community
Attribution to this community and the extent of its use have not been established; the image is not presented as a universally accepted ethnic flag.
Source unknown
Symbol attributed to South Azerbaijan movements
Movement
Associated with a political movement or project; the attribution and extent of use of this particular design require verification.
Source unknown
Alternate symbol attributed to South Azerbaijan movements
Movement
Associated with a political movement or project; the attribution and extent of use of this particular design require verification.
Source unknown
Flag of the Küresünni Turks
People or community
Attribution to this community and the extent of its use have not been established; the image is not presented as a universally accepted ethnic flag.
Source unknown
Flag attributed to the Turkmensahra Liberation Organization
Movement
Associated with a political movement or project; the attribution and extent of use of this particular design require verification.
Source unknown
Flag of the Iraqi Turkmen Front
Movement
Associated with a political movement or project; the attribution and extent of use of this particular design require verification.
Source unknown
Alternate Flag of the Iraqi Turkmen people
People or community
Attribution to this community and the extent of its use have not been established; the image is not presented as a universally accepted ethnic flag.
Source unknown
Flag of the Syrian Turkmen people
People or community
Attribution to this community and the extent of its use have not been established; the image is not presented as a universally accepted ethnic flag.
Source unknown
Alternate Flag of the Syrian Turkmen people
People or community
Attribution to this community and the extent of its use have not been established; the image is not presented as a universally accepted ethnic flag.
Source unknown
Alternate Flag of the Syrian Turkmen people
People or community
Attribution to this community and the extent of its use have not been established; the image is not presented as a universally accepted ethnic flag.
Source unknown
Symbol attributed to Syrian Turkmen (additional variant)
People or community
Attribution to this community and the extent of its use have not been established; the image is not presented as a universally accepted ethnic flag.
Source unknown
Flag of the Shahsevan people
People or community
Attribution to this community and the extent of its use have not been established; the image is not presented as a universally accepted ethnic flag.
Source unknown
Maritime flag attributed to the Regency of Tripoli (18th century)
State, territory or organization
Institutional or territorial flag; it must not be treated as the exclusive flag of an ethnic group. Image provenance is recorded separately. Historical attribution of this exact image remains unverified.
Source unknown
Flag of Egypt (1922–1958)
State, territory or organization
Institutional or territorial flag; it must not be treated as the exclusive flag of an ethnic group. Image provenance is recorded separately.
Source unknown
Symbol attributed to Turkmen in Israel and Lebanon
People or community
Attribution to this community and the extent of its use have not been established; the image is not presented as a universally accepted ethnic flag.
Source unknown

Europe

Flag of Turkey
State, territory or organization
Institutional or territorial flag; it must not be treated as the exclusive flag of an ethnic group. Image provenance is recorded separately.
Source unknown
Flag of Yörük Turks
People or community
Attribution to this community and the extent of its use have not been established; the image is not presented as a universally accepted ethnic flag.
Source unknown
Alternate Flag of Yörük Turks
People or community
Attribution to this community and the extent of its use have not been established; the image is not presented as a universally accepted ethnic flag.
Source unknown
Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
State, territory or organization
Symbol of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, recognized as a state only by Turkey. The flag does not imply universal international recognition.
Source unknown
Flag attributed to the Turkish minority in Yugoslavia
People or community
Attribution to this community and the extent of its use have not been established; the image is not presented as a universally accepted ethnic flag.
Source unknown
Flag of the Bulgarian Turks
People or community
Attribution to this community and the extent of its use have not been established; the image is not presented as a universally accepted ethnic flag.
Source unknown
Alternate Flag of the Bulgarian Turks
People or community
Attribution to this community and the extent of its use have not been established; the image is not presented as a universally accepted ethnic flag.
Source unknown
Flag of Tatarstan
State, territory or organization
Institutional or territorial flag; it must not be treated as the exclusive flag of an ethnic group. Image provenance is recorded separately.
Source unknown
Flag of Tatarstan (proposal)
Reconstruction or uncertain attribution
Modern proposed or imagined design. Its adoption and representative status have not been established.
Source unknown
Flag attributed to Bashkortostan (1918)
State, territory or organization
Institutional or territorial flag; it must not be treated as the exclusive flag of an ethnic group. Image provenance is recorded separately. Historical attribution of this exact image remains unverified.
Source unknown
Flag of Bashkortostan
State, territory or organization
Institutional or territorial flag; it must not be treated as the exclusive flag of an ethnic group. Image provenance is recorded separately.
Source unknown
Flag of Chuvashia
State, territory or organization
Institutional or territorial flag; it must not be treated as the exclusive flag of an ethnic group. Image provenance is recorded separately.
Source unknown
Flag attributed to the Chuvash national movement (1918)
Movement
Associated with a political movement or project; the attribution and extent of use of this particular design require verification.
Source unknown
Proposed flag for the Chuvashia competition (1990)
Reconstruction or uncertain attribution
Modern proposed or imagined design. Its adoption and representative status have not been established.
Source unknown
Flag of the Turkish people in Western Thrace
People or community
Attribution to this community and the extent of its use have not been established; the image is not presented as a universally accepted ethnic flag.
Source unknown
Alternate Flag of the Karapapakh People
People or community
Attribution to this community and the extent of its use have not been established; the image is not presented as a universally accepted ethnic flag.
Source unknown
Flag of the Macedonian Turks
People or community
Attribution to this community and the extent of its use have not been established; the image is not presented as a universally accepted ethnic flag.
Source unknown
Flag of the Crimean Tatars
People or community
Attribution to this community and the extent of its use have not been established; the image is not presented as a universally accepted ethnic flag.
Source unknown
Flag of the Karaites
People or community
Attribution to this community and the extent of its use have not been established; the image is not presented as a universally accepted ethnic flag.
Source unknown
Proposed flag for the Krymchaks
Reconstruction or uncertain attribution
Modern proposed or imagined design. Its adoption and representative status have not been established.
Source unknown
Flag of the Dobrujan Tatars
People or community
Attribution to this community and the extent of its use have not been established; the image is not presented as a universally accepted ethnic flag.
Source unknown
Flag of the Gagauz people
People or community
Attribution to this community and the extent of its use have not been established; the image is not presented as a universally accepted ethnic flag.
Source unknown
Flag of Gagauzia
State, territory or organization
Institutional or territorial flag; it must not be treated as the exclusive flag of an ethnic group. Image provenance is recorded separately.
Source unknown
Unverified proposed flag for Turks in Germany
Reconstruction or uncertain attribution
Modern proposed or imagined design. Its adoption and representative status have not been established.
Source unknown
Unattributed design labeled “Russlandics”
Reconstruction or uncertain attribution
Attribution is unknown. The filename is insufficient to associate this design with Turkic or Tatar communities in Russia.
Source unknown
Flag of the Lipka Tatars in Belarus
People or community
Attribution to this community and the extent of its use have not been established; the image is not presented as a universally accepted ethnic flag.
Source unknown
Flag of the Lipka Tatars in Poland
People or community
Attribution to this community and the extent of its use have not been established; the image is not presented as a universally accepted ethnic flag.
Source unknown
Flag of the Karagash people
People or community
Attribution to this community and the extent of its use have not been established; the image is not presented as a universally accepted ethnic flag.
Source unknown
Design labeled “Nogai El”
People or community
Attribution to this community and the extent of its use have not been established; the image is not presented as a universally accepted ethnic flag.
Source unknown
Flag of Nagaybaksky District
State, territory or organization
Institutional or territorial flag; it must not be treated as the exclusive flag of an ethnic group. Image provenance is recorded separately.
Source unknown
Proposed flag for the Meskhetian Turks
Reconstruction or uncertain attribution
Modern proposed or imagined design. Its adoption and representative status have not been established.
Source unknown
Proposed flag for the Meskhetian Turks (duplicate image)
Reconstruction or uncertain attribution
Duplicate of the preceding proposed design; preserved to maintain the original catalogue order. Adoption is unverified.
Source unknown
Flag of Turkmensky District, Stavropol Krai
State, territory or organization
Institutional or territorial flag; it must not be treated as the exclusive flag of an ethnic group. Image provenance is recorded separately.
Source unknown

Caucasus

Flag of Azerbaijan
State, territory or organization
Institutional or territorial flag; it must not be treated as the exclusive flag of an ethnic group. Image provenance is recorded separately.
Source unknown
Design labeled “West Azerbaijan”
Movement
Political design with unverified attribution. The label “West Azerbaijan” does not identify an internationally recognized state or determine sovereignty over territory.
Source unknown
Alternate design labeled “West Azerbaijan”
Movement
Political design with unverified attribution. The label “West Azerbaijan” does not identify an internationally recognized state or determine sovereignty over territory.
Source unknown
Flag attributed to the South West Caucasian Republic
State, territory or organization
Institutional or territorial flag; it must not be treated as the exclusive flag of an ethnic group. Image provenance is recorded separately. Historical attribution of this exact image remains unverified.
Source unknown
Flag of the Nogai people
People or community
Attribution to this community and the extent of its use have not been established; the image is not presented as a universally accepted ethnic flag.
Source unknown
Flag of the Kumyk people
People or community
Attribution to this community and the extent of its use have not been established; the image is not presented as a universally accepted ethnic flag.
Source unknown
Alternate Flag of the Kumyk people
People or community
Attribution to this community and the extent of its use have not been established; the image is not presented as a universally accepted ethnic flag.
Source unknown
Symbol attributed to the Karachay and Balkar peoples
People or community
Attribution to this community and the extent of its use have not been established; the image is not presented as a universally accepted ethnic flag.
Source unknown
Flag of the Karachay people
People or community
Attribution to this community and the extent of its use have not been established; the image is not presented as a universally accepted ethnic flag.
Source unknown
Alternate Flag of the Karachay people
People or community
Attribution to this community and the extent of its use have not been established; the image is not presented as a universally accepted ethnic flag.
Source unknown
Symbol attributed to the Balkar and Karachay peoples
People or community
Attribution to this community and the extent of its use have not been established; the image is not presented as a universally accepted ethnic flag.
Source unknown

Intergovernmental and regional symbols

Flag of the Organization of Turkic States
State, territory or organization
Flag of an intergovernmental organization. Classified with institutional symbols here; the organization is not a sovereign state or an ethnic group.
Source unknown
Flag of Turkestan
Movement
Associated with a political movement or project; the attribution and extent of use of this particular design require verification.
Source unknown
Flag of Idel-Ural
Movement
Associated with a political movement or project; the attribution and extent of use of this particular design require verification.
Source unknown