Laz people in Turkey

Laz people in Turkey
Türkiye Lazları
ლაზეფე თურქონაშე (Lazepe Turkonaşe)
Total population
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

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.

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