Laz people in Turkey

Laz people in Turkey
Türkiye Lazları
ლაზეფე თურქონაშე (Lazepe Turkonaşe)
Total population
250,000
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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