Laz people's original homeland is in Georgia

[Böri]

The dimwit dude plays like he's rightful native bored by these 'racist Turkics, he complains so much about lol and even asks them to leave Turkey if they dont want to fight for Qatar.. Thing is his people are from Georgia. They are immigrants from there.
Their historical Kingdom was in Georgia (late Antiquity): The Lazika:



Later Greeks allowed them to immigrate to modern north-east Turkey but Greeks never gave them any land (late Middle Ages - Hellenic Trebizond):



The area they live today has many Greek toponyms recently changed. The biggest and nicest example is Rize's Pazar district which was originally Greek 'Atina, (Athens).

[Hadouken]

what I find interesting though is the fact that many laz get Armenian as their first population on gedmatch

[Böri]

what I find interesting though is the fact that many laz get Armenian as their first population on gedmatch

Yeah I know. They look like Armenians I mean same nose and eyes shapes. The difference is lighter features and lesser body-face hair on average.

[Hadouken]

Yeah I know. They look like Armenians I mean same nose and eyes shapes. The difference is lighter features and lesser body-face hair on average.

that is a pretty generic statement though . you always have a stereotypical image of people in your head they have their own range of looks and variance

btw. many Laz look very familiar to me . many can pass in Dersim

[Böri]

that is a pretty generic statement though . you always have a stereotypical image of people in your head they have their own range of looks and variance

btw. many Laz look very familiar to me . many can pass in Dersim

Possibly Laz and Armenians share similar origins at some points in history. Despite Laz hate them and call them 'Blacks, we must not forget they live next to Muslim Armenians of Turkey (Hamshin peoples).

[DarkSecret]

I explained it to you. in 150 BC we were not under Roman rule. Why are you obsessed with my nativeness now? As you can see on the map 120-63 BC there was Pontus rule. And after that in 63 BC Romans came to those Laz lands. But the map shows 150 BC. And it is Lazica there. Let's say we are immigrants. Why is everybody Laz and there was or is no Rum village in Artvin and Rize? It's purely Laz even in today. Only Hemshinis are there God knows when and how they came. As far as I know there was no genocide carried out by us in these lands.

[DarkSecret]

I recommend reading this. This is the Greek mythology where they first came across with us. https://en.0wikipedia.org/wiki/Argonauts

[Böri]

Because all Greeks decided to leave, like in Ordu and Giresun and beyond. Rize has many Greek toponyms, like Potomia (Güneysu) where allegedly Erdogan's ancestors immigrated from Georgia's Batum. Greeks always ruled where you live now, and never it was Georgian in Middle Ages. If it was Laz itd be part of Georgian Kingdom at some point in history but wasnt, always Greek until Turkish arrival.

[DarkSecret]

Because all Greeks decided to leave, like in Ordu and Giresun and beyond. Rize has many Greek ethonyms, like Potomia (Güneysu) where allegedly Erdogan's ancestors immigrated from Georgia's Batum. Greeks always ruled where you live now, and never it was Georgian in Middle Ages. If it was Laz itd be part of Georgian Kingdom at some point in history but wasnt, always Greek until Turkish arrival.

Kingdom of Georgia had many ethnic groups but only us carried the name of ancient Colchis and Lazica. Today's Georgia state considers all people related to Georgia Georgians because it has a unitarian agenda. You are just making up history from your ass because you want it to be. Stop it you are being funny. There were still Rum village in Trabzon but not Arhavi Hopa or Fındıklı. Or ardeşen. Those populations are 100% Laz no Turkic no Greek villages.

[DarkSecret]

I am dealing with 10000 people alone. I don't have that much time. I am a busy successful engineer. If you are men come one by one. See you for now....