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that's a minority view, see WP:NPOV#Undue weight
more srcs. this isnt "a minority view": 1) there was an obvious reason y they "swarmed" in Turkey 2) this artcl has nthg 2 do w/ Arm. Genocide issue, not even remotely, I don't c y that has 2 b mentnd
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It is hard to determine how many ethnic Azeris currently reside in [[Turkey]] due to the fact that the [[People of Turkey|question of ethnicity]] in this country is a highly debated and difficult issue. According to some sources, there are about 800,000 Azeris, however this figure may differ substantially from the real one.<ref>[http://i-cias.com/e.o/turkey_4.htm Turkey: Religions & Peoples] - Encyclopædia of the Orient</ref>
It is hard to determine how many ethnic Azeris currently reside in [[Turkey]] due to the fact that the [[People of Turkey|question of ethnicity]] in this country is a highly debated and difficult issue. According to some sources, there are about 800,000 Azeris, however this figure may differ substantially from the real one.<ref>[http://i-cias.com/e.o/turkey_4.htm Turkey: Religions & Peoples] - Encyclopædia of the Orient</ref>


Azeris first settled in what is now Turkey during the period of [[Safavi]] governance over [[Kars]] and neighbouring areas. Their numbers grew at the beginning of the 19th century, when according to the [[Golestan Treaty|Golestan]] and [[Turkmanchai Treaty|Turkmanchai]] treaties between [[Persia]]/[[Iran]] and [[Russia]], the latter gained sovereignty over the khanates of [[Karabakh]] ([[1813]]), [[Nakhichevan]] ([[1828]]) and [[Erivan]] ([[1828]]), among others, and the [[Treaty of Adrianople]] gave Christians and Muslims the right to choose a place of residence between Russia and Turkey. Similarly to those of the [[North Caucasus]], large groups of local Muslim population refused to live within Russian boundaries and migrated to Turkey, settling in its eastern regions.<ref>[http://www.ataa.org/ataa/ref/myth/g_politics.html - A Myth of Terror by Eric Feigl]</ref> Half a century later, in [[1878]], Russia expanded to Kars, forcing a portion of Azeris to move deeper into [[Anatolia]], to present-day [[Erzurum]] and [[Ağrı]]. Nowadays descendants of those migrants consider themselves [[Turkish people|Turks]], however the [[Turkish language|Turkish]] dialect of Erzurum preserved most of the Azeri vocabulary and grammar, appearing to be the closest of all to the [[Azerbaijani language|Azeri language]].<ref>Dr. Rahide Sukurova, Ph.D. The Cultural History of Turkish Anatolia and Azerbaijan. Interviewed by Dr. Erol Mutlu of Gazi University. ''Avrasya Türkiye'den'', TRT-1, [[7 May]] [[2000]]. Previously available at [http://www.pc12.soc.metu.edu.tr/epart/epart024.htm]. Retrieved [[19 August]] [[2006]]</ref>
Azeris first settled in what is now Turkey during the period of [[Safavi]] governance over [[Kars]] and neighbouring areas. Their numbers grew at the beginning of the 19th century, when according to the [[Golestan Treaty|Golestan]] and [[Turkmanchai Treaty|Turkmanchai]] treaties between [[Persia]]/[[Iran]] and [[Russia]], the latter gained sovereignty over the khanates of [[Karabakh]] ([[1813]]), [[Nakhichevan]] ([[1828]]) and [[Erivan]] ([[1828]]), among others, and the [[Treaty of Adrianople]] gave Christians and Muslims the right to choose a place of residence between Russia and Turkey. Similarly to those of the [[North Caucasus]], large groups of local Muslim population refused to live within Russian boundaries and migrated to Turkey, settling in its eastern regions.<ref>[http://www.ataa.org/ataa/ref/myth/g_politics.html A Myth of Terror] by Eric Feigl</ref> Half a century later, in [[1878]], Russia expanded to Kars, forcing a portion of Azeris to move deeper into [[Anatolia]], to present-day [[Erzurum]] and [[Ağrı]]. Nowadays descendants of those migrants consider themselves [[Turkish people|Turks]], however the [[Turkish language|Turkish]] dialect of Erzurum preserved most of the Azeri vocabulary and grammar, appearing to be the closest of all to the [[Azerbaijani language|Azeri language]].<ref>Dr. Rahide Sukurova, Ph.D. The Cultural History of Turkish Anatolia and Azerbaijan. Interviewed by Dr. Erol Mutlu of Gazi University. ''Avrasya Türkiye'den'', TRT-1, [[7 May]] [[2000]]. Previously available at [http://www.pc12.soc.metu.edu.tr/epart/epart024.htm]. Retrieved [[19 August]] [[2006]]</ref>


Another wave of Azeri immigration to Turkey took place in [[1918]]–[[1925]], when many Muslim residents of then newly independent Armenia swarmed into the lands once inhabitted by Armenians who died during the [[Armenian Genocide]]. They were followed by former members of the overthrown government of the [[Azerbaijan Democratic Republic|Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan]] and their families, as well as many upper-class Azeris, who fled to Turkey (as well as [[France]] and [[Eastern Europe]]) in fear of persecution by the [[Bolsheviks]] and settled primarily in [[İstanbul]], [[Bursa]] and [[Ankara]].<ref>[http://www.azer.com/aiweb/categories/magazine/73_folder/73_articles/73_rasulzade.html Mammad Amin Rasulzade: Founding Father of the First Republic] - Azer.com</ref><ref>[http://azer.com/aiweb/categories/magazine/ai132_folder/132_articles/132_mansion_wedding_palace.html Wedding Palace: Murtuza Mukhtarov's Residence] - Azer.com</ref> In the 1930s hundreds, if not thousands of Azeri families from all over [[South Caucasus]] took advantage of the Soviet-Turkish border being open and settled in Kars, [[Iğdır]] and [[Amasya]].
Another wave of Azeri immigration to Turkey took place in [[1918]]–[[1925]], when many Muslim residents of then newly independent Armenia fled to the Turkish-controlled lands, escaping massacres by armed bands of Armenian nationalists.<ref>{{ru icon}} [http://safety.spbstu.ru/book/hrono/hrono/sobyt/1920arm.html Turkish-Armenian War of 1920]</ref><ref>[http://www.ataa.org/ataa/ref/mccarthy_erzurum.html The Destruction of Ottoman Erzurum] by Justin McCarthy</ref><ref>[http://www.conflicts.rem33.com/images/Armenia/turkarwar.htm Turkish-Armenian War: Sep.24 – Dec.2, 1920] by Andrew Andersen</ref> They were followed by former members of the overthrown government of the [[Azerbaijan Democratic Republic|Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan]] and their families, as well as many upper-class Azeris, who fled to Turkey (as well as [[France]] and [[Eastern Europe]]) in fear of persecution by the [[Bolsheviks]] and settled primarily in [[İstanbul]], [[Bursa]] and [[Ankara]].<ref>[http://www.azer.com/aiweb/categories/magazine/73_folder/73_articles/73_rasulzade.html Mammad Amin Rasulzade: Founding Father of the First Republic] - Azer.com</ref><ref>[http://azer.com/aiweb/categories/magazine/ai132_folder/132_articles/132_mansion_wedding_palace.html Wedding Palace: Murtuza Mukhtarov's Residence] - Azer.com</ref> In the 1930s hundreds, if not thousands of Azeri families from all over [[South Caucasus]] took advantage of the Soviet-Turkish border being open and settled in Kars, [[Iğdır]] and [[Amasya]].


After the suppression of the [[Azerbaijan People's Government|21 Azar]] movement in [[1946]], political immigrants from [[Iran]] significantly increased the numbers of Azeris in Turkey. Finally, starting from the early 1990s tens of thousands of immigrants from the newly independent Azerbaijan have made their way to Turkey due to economic reasons, settling mostly in big cities.
After the suppression of the [[Azerbaijan People's Government|21 Azar]] movement in [[1946]], political immigrants from [[Iran]] significantly increased the numbers of Azeris in Turkey. Finally, starting from the early 1990s tens of thousands of immigrants from the newly independent Azerbaijan have made their way to Turkey due to economic reasons, settling mostly in big cities.


[[Karapapak|Terekeme]] people are generally considered ethnic Azeris of [[Sunni]] [[Muslim]] background.{{Fact|date=February 2007}}
[[Karapapak|Terekeme]] people are generally considered ethnic Azeris of [[Sunni]] [[Muslim]] background.{{fact}}


Today Azeris in Turkey are a growing and well-integrated minority. However, just like Azeris in [[Iran]], many of them are exposed to cultural and language assimilation. {{Facts|date=February 2007}}
Today Azeris in Turkey are a growing and well-integrated minority. However, just like Azeris in [[Iran]], many of them are exposed to cultural and language assimilation. {{facts}}


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 11:08, 15 February 2007

This article is about Azeris in Turkey. For Azeris in general, see the respective article.

It is hard to determine how many ethnic Azeris currently reside in Turkey due to the fact that the question of ethnicity in this country is a highly debated and difficult issue. According to some sources, there are about 800,000 Azeris, however this figure may differ substantially from the real one.[1]

Azeris first settled in what is now Turkey during the period of Safavi governance over Kars and neighbouring areas. Their numbers grew at the beginning of the 19th century, when according to the Golestan and Turkmanchai treaties between Persia/Iran and Russia, the latter gained sovereignty over the khanates of Karabakh (1813), Nakhichevan (1828) and Erivan (1828), among others, and the Treaty of Adrianople gave Christians and Muslims the right to choose a place of residence between Russia and Turkey. Similarly to those of the North Caucasus, large groups of local Muslim population refused to live within Russian boundaries and migrated to Turkey, settling in its eastern regions.[2] Half a century later, in 1878, Russia expanded to Kars, forcing a portion of Azeris to move deeper into Anatolia, to present-day Erzurum and Ağrı. Nowadays descendants of those migrants consider themselves Turks, however the Turkish dialect of Erzurum preserved most of the Azeri vocabulary and grammar, appearing to be the closest of all to the Azeri language.[3]

Another wave of Azeri immigration to Turkey took place in 1918–1925, when many Muslim residents of then newly independent Armenia fled to the Turkish-controlled lands, escaping massacres by armed bands of Armenian nationalists.[4][5][6] They were followed by former members of the overthrown government of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan and their families, as well as many upper-class Azeris, who fled to Turkey (as well as France and Eastern Europe) in fear of persecution by the Bolsheviks and settled primarily in İstanbul, Bursa and Ankara.[7][8] In the 1930s hundreds, if not thousands of Azeri families from all over South Caucasus took advantage of the Soviet-Turkish border being open and settled in Kars, Iğdır and Amasya.

After the suppression of the 21 Azar movement in 1946, political immigrants from Iran significantly increased the numbers of Azeris in Turkey. Finally, starting from the early 1990s tens of thousands of immigrants from the newly independent Azerbaijan have made their way to Turkey due to economic reasons, settling mostly in big cities.

Terekeme people are generally considered ethnic Azeris of Sunni Muslim background.[citation needed]

Today Azeris in Turkey are a growing and well-integrated minority. However, just like Azeris in Iran, many of them are exposed to cultural and language assimilation. [citation needed]

See also

Notes and references

  1. ^ Turkey: Religions & Peoples - Encyclopædia of the Orient
  2. ^ A Myth of Terror by Eric Feigl
  3. ^ Dr. Rahide Sukurova, Ph.D. The Cultural History of Turkish Anatolia and Azerbaijan. Interviewed by Dr. Erol Mutlu of Gazi University. Avrasya Türkiye'den, TRT-1, 7 May 2000. Previously available at [1]. Retrieved 19 August 2006
  4. ^ Template:Ru icon Turkish-Armenian War of 1920
  5. ^ The Destruction of Ottoman Erzurum by Justin McCarthy
  6. ^ Turkish-Armenian War: Sep.24 – Dec.2, 1920 by Andrew Andersen
  7. ^ Mammad Amin Rasulzade: Founding Father of the First Republic - Azer.com
  8. ^ Wedding Palace: Murtuza Mukhtarov's Residence - Azer.com
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