Chechens_in_Turkey

Chechens in Turkey

Chechens in Turkey

Ethnic group in the Republic of Turkey

Chechens in Turkey (Chechen: Туркойчура нохчий; Turkish: Türkiye Çeçenleri) are Turkish citizens of Chechen descent and Chechen refugees living in Turkey. The Chechen diaspora in Turkey dates back to the 19th century when the Russian Empire started ethnically cleansing Caucasians from their homeland, these expulsions would later become known as the Circassian genocide.

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Kids of the Chechen refugee camp in Fenerbahçe, İstanbul. (2011)

Villages

Chechen villages in Turkey:[3]

NameLocal nameProvince
AğaçlıAğaçlıAdana
DikilitaşDikilitaş
KaralıkKaralıkYozgat
KesikköprüKesikköprü
AşağıborandereAşağıborandere / Şeşen JamboteyKayseri
AydınalanAydınalanKars
YenigaziYenigazi
AltınyaylaAltınyaylaKahramanmaraş
ÇardakÇardak
SisneSisne
GücüksuGücüksu / Behliöyl
BağiçiBağiçiMuş
BozkurtBozkurt
ÇöğürlüÇöğürlü
KıyıbaşıKıyıbaşı / Arıncık
SerinovaSerinova
TepeköyTepeköy
UlusırtUlusırt
AlaçayırAlaçayırSivas
CanabtalCanabdal
DemirköprüDemirköprü
KahvepınarKahvepınar
KazancıkKazancık
YukarıhüyükYukarıhüyük
ÇınardereÇınardereÇanakkale

Notable Chechen Turks

References

Media related to Chechen people in Turkey at Wikimedia Commons

  1. [1]
    Chechens in the Middle East: Between Original and Host Cultures Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine, Event Report, Caspian Studies Program
  2. [2]
    Kristiina Markkanen: Chechen refugee came to Finland via Baku and Istanbul Archived 2011-11-21 at the Wayback Machine (Englisch)
  3. [3]
    W.E.D. Allen, Paul Muratoff: Caucasian Battlefields — A History of the Wars on the Turco-Caucasian Border 1828—1921. Battery Press, Nashville 1966; S. 104. ISBN 0-89839-296-9
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