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| More than every 1 in 3 ] speaks a ] dialect as mother tongue and there are also a sizable number of Iranian citizens who speak Turkic dialects as a second language. As Turkic speakers, they have been present in Iranian history for around a thousand years. It is not clear if they have been among Iranians and became speakers of Turkic languages due to presence of Turkic conquerers or they are at least partly Turkic immigrants to the area.{{fact}} In any case, their influence on Iranian history and culture has been immense. Most of dynasties ruled Iran after Islam and pre Islamic revelution were Turkic speaking. Many of Iranian historical and contemporary figures have been from Turkic speaking Iranians. | |||
| Iranian Turks refers to ]s who speak ]. | |||
| ⚫ | Most of Iranian Turks are ]. There are, however, many other Turkic speaking Iranians living in all other provinces, especially in central and southern provinces of Iran. They probably have migrated from areas of Azerbaijan during the last 5-6 centuries BC or more and have their own unique culture and identity that is a mixed of what they inherited and the local surrounding culture.{{fact}} | ||
| ==History== | |||
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| The origin of Iranian Turks is disputed. Some beleive that they are the descendant of ] and migrated to the Iranian plateau with the ] and later adopted the Turkic language, others suggest that they are basically central Asian Turks who had migrated to Iran after the "Aryan" tribe invasion of Iran. There is also a growing evidence that suggests Azeri people have ] origin. | |||
| ==Turkic dynasties of Iran== | |||
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| *] | *] | ||
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| ==Turkic groups in Iran== | ==Turkic groups in Iran== | ||
| Iranian Turks speak ] as their mother tongue, many of which also speak ]. | |||
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| * ] tribes | * ] tribes | ||
| * ] and other tribes of ] and ] Province. | * ] and other tribes of ] and ] Province. | ||
| ⚫ | Most of Iranian Turks are ]. There are, however, many |
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| Furthermore, ] living primarily in ] and Norht ] Provinces account for around 2,000,000 people. | Furthermore, ] living primarily in ] and Norht ] Provinces account for around 2,000,000 people. | ||
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More than every 1 in 3 Iranian speaks a Turkic dialect as mother tongue and there are also a sizable number of Iranian citizens who speak Turkic dialects as a second language. As Turkic speakers, they have been present in Iranian history for around a thousand years. It is not clear if they have been among Iranians and became speakers of Turkic languages due to presence of Turkic conquerers or they are at least partly Turkic immigrants to the area. In any case, their influence on Iranian history and culture has been immense. Most of dynasties ruled Iran after Islam and pre Islamic revelution were Turkic speaking. Many of Iranian historical and contemporary figures have been from Turkic speaking Iranians.
Most of Iranian Turks are Azeris. There are, however, many other Turkic speaking Iranians living in all other provinces, especially in central and southern provinces of Iran. They probably have migrated from areas of Azerbaijan during the last 5-6 centuries BC or more and have their own unique culture and identity that is a mixed of what they inherited and the local surrounding culture.
Turkic dynasties of Iran
Turkic groups in Iran
- Qashqai tribes
- Shahsavans and other tribes of Tehran and Central Province.
Furthermore, Turkmen living primarily in Golestan and Norht Khorasan Provinces account for around 2,000,000 people.
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