Caucasian Avars (people in south russia)

[Nanushka]

This is very interesting. I didn't know the Avars still have living descendants, and haven't just disappeared in history?

Northern caucasia is an interesting place full of people from many different origins including some arab-origins who came at very early ages as well as wahabis today spoiling the nature and beliefs of caucasians. But majority is ethnic caucasians. My family is from Daghestan and its also a very complicated place in terms of people and languages. We are few in number but yes we do survive I think I will be writing a thesis on the root of avars and their hungarian connection. Will visit the place for sure

[Nanushka]

Güneyköy, Avar immigrants village in Yalova
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Former Parliament members, Mehmet Gölhan & Abdullah Başturk from Güneyköy
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Renowned TV producer and journalist Banu Avar
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[Böri]

Güneyköy, Avar immigrants village in Yalova
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Former Parliament members, Mehmet Gölhan & Abdullah Başturk from Güneyköy
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Abdullah-Baştürk.jpg

Renowned TV producer and journalist Banu Avar
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How many people are you in total in Turkey as Kavkaz Avars?

[Aurelio]

Good example of people who avoided mixing with Turks and other Non Whites.

[Nanushka]

How many people are you in total in Turkey as Kavkaz Avars?

Approx. 650-700 families in whole Turkey. Güneyköy is the biggest one though

[Böri]

Approx. 650-700 families in whole Turkey. Güneyköy is the biggest one though

İ see, it's few. Pretty much similar with Ossetian community in Turkey.

[Nanushka]

Good example of people who avoided mixing with Turks and other Non Whites.

I dont think that you know turks very well. Ethnic turks are white and some of them are as fair as avars, especially Cuman-Kiptchak-Pechenek descendants living in northern and western turkey today. So you'd rather say 'good example of people avoided mixing with arabs, kurdish and iranians' I guess. Turks tend to get married with muslims mostly and thats why they get easily darker in the east and south. This is a very big country with people from many ethnic roots.

[Nanushka]

İ see, it's few. Pretty much similar with Ossetian community in Turkey.

Are you ossetian?

[Böri]

Are you ossetian?

no, I gave it as example of small community. When the community is small İ guess relation is warmer and people are like an extended family. That's nice. You also bear more responsibility in the same time, like that of surviving and carrying on which is more difficult.

[Pahli]

I dont think that you know turks very well. Ethnic turks are white and some of them are as fair as avars, especially Cuman-Kiptchak-Pechenek descendants living in northern and western turkey today. So you'd rather say 'good example of people avoided mixing with arabs, kurdish and iranians' I guess. Turks tend to get married with muslims mostly and thats why they get easily darker in the east. This is a very big country with people from many ethnic roots.

If you're white then I'm Tatar from Kazan