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My theory why they speak Turkish is because they used it during Ottoman times to make $$$ as a lingua franca trade-language, then the language just stuck. Making big trade deals with the Ottoman$. Gagauz people came from here before Catherine The Great kicked out the Nogais from Moldova and gave them land:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BalgarevoAccording to Prof. Bozhidar Dimitrov 'the archaeological excavations show that Kaliakra has been settled by Bulgars. Nowadays their descendants live near the cape in the village of Bulgarevo and are part of the Gagauz ethnic group by calling themselves ‘eski bulgar’ - old Bulgarians.'
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