Vēstule no Turcijas. Jajlas un kalnu gari

Paldies, Laima. Interesanti kā vienmēr. Pietrūka vienīgi plašāka albūma.

kārtējā aprobežotība vai skaudība? Protams, ka ļoti interesanti ir uzzināt no savas latviešu meitenes par dzīvi Turcijā, ko, pat braukdami ekskursijā, nevaram zināt...Paldies!

Laima, lūdzu, neapgrūtini Latvijas sabiedrību ar saviem stāstiem par jauno dzimteni. Veiksmi integrēties!

Turcijā dzīvodama, Kota jau nu varēja noskaidrot, ka lazi ir gruzīnu jeb kartvelu etnogrāfiskā grupa un tie nav nekādi grieķi (ne pārturkoti, ne nepārturkoti)! Kauns tādas dumības rakstīt!

Jauks raksts, kā vienmēr, bet šoreiz mazliet pietrūka kaut kā. Paldies, Laima!

Protams, mans komentārs attiecas tikai uz pirmo rindkopu :)

Laima, pirms raksti, palasi vikipēdijā par laziem. The Laz (Lazi (ლაზი) or Lazepe (ლაზეფე) in Laz; Lazlar in Turkish; Lazi (ლაზი) or Č’ani (ჭანი) in Georgian) are an ethnic group native to the Black Sea coastal regions of Turkey and Georgia. One of the chief tribes of ancient kingdom of Colchis, the Laz were initially early adopters of Christianity, and most of them subsequently converted to Sunni Islam during Ottoman rule of Caucasus in the 16th century. The Laz of Turkey form two principal groups. One of these is indigenous to the eastern Black Sea province formerly known as Lazistan (modern Rize and Artvin provinces). The other group fled the Russian expansion later in the 19th century and settled in Adapazarı, Sapanca, Yalova and Bursa, in western and eastern parts of the Black Sea and Marmara regions, respectively. The Laz speak the Laz language, related to Mingrelian, Georgian and Svan (Kartvelian languages). Laz identity in Georgia has largely merged with a Georgian identity and the meaning of "Laz" is seen as merely a regional category, and are mainly concentrated in Ajaria. Laz were converted to Christianity while living under the Byzantine Empire and the Kingdom of Georgia. During the rule of the Ottoman Empire, the vast majority of Laz became Sunni Muslims of Hanafi madh'hab, and were ruled as part of the Lazistan sanjak. There is also a very limited number of Christian Laz in Georgia who were converted to Christianity from Islam.