Turkmen in Syria
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Turkmen cities
Turkmen came to Syria in several migration waves. Sometimes, the Seljuks and the Mamelukes living in the area adopted the Turkmen in their armies, and some Turkmen became aristocrats. Linda Cichlr wrote about these Turkmen aristocratic families in her book about the city of Damascus.
Turkmen villages
Turkmen villages were resettled by the Ottoman Empire because of fear of unrest and riots that were caused by the Bedouin tribes during droughts. The instability of the Ottoman Empire made it difficult to control the tribe. Aelkezl Bash was a prominent anti-Ottoman leader. After the Ottomans returned from conquests in Europe, however, they were able to put down revolutionary activities in the area and resettled the Turkmen. Turkmen were resettled to the villages of Lattakia, Aleppo, Homs, and Hama in the Golan.
Sources
- Study by the Turkmen tribes Professor Farooq Sumar in writing (Alooguz Turkmen) - There is also a book (tribal housing at a time of the Ottoman Empire)