Total population | |
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250,000[1][2][3][4][5] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
native in parts of Artvin and Rize, internal immigrants in Marmara Region | |
Languages | |
Laz, Turkish | |
Religion | |
Sunni Islam |
Laz people |
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The Laz people in Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye Lazları, Laz: ლაზეფე თურქონაშე Lazepe Turkonaşe) are Turkish citizens of Laz descent, an ethnic group native to the eastern Black Sea coast of Turkey and southwestern Georgia.