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Picture collage was changed into Ali Khamenei. I know nothing of his supposed Azeri roots, I am sure someone can prove it to me. Fine. Anyone can tell me what he has done for the Azeris or on behalf of Azeri people. By the same token ] can be included into Kurdish people section. SO the question is - what relation he has to Azerbaijanis. ?] 23:57, 31 May 2006 (UTC)
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:Khamenei is of a iranian azerbaijani backround if that is what your asking, but if you are asking if he feels iranian or azerbaijani, he feels iranian, like the majority of iranian azerbaijani's. khamenei, as well as mossadegh, kasravi, and others, would go under famous iranians or iranians, not azeri's.] 01:53, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
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== Lead ==
: Ali Khameni is originally from Khameneh, a small city in Azerbaijan. I guess you are under influence of propaganda of some bias media that are trying to shows Azaris experience discrimination in Iran. In Iran when Iranians want to choose their leaders or high rank managers nobody ask if he is Azeri or Fars. Look at history of Iran and find other Azeris Leader and politicians in history of modern Iran. Do not ignore this fact they were Azeri Safavids who re-established Iran and they prouded to be Kings of Iran and be successors of Ancient Iranian dynasties like Sassanid. Did you know, when Qajar dynasty wanted to stablish the first modern Army in Iran (Qazaqs). They hired Azeris first, because they believed that Azeris are more loyal to their country and because of their patriotism.


In order to be consistent with the article about Iranian Azerbaijanis, i edited the lead accordingly. All constructive remarks are welcome.<b><span style="color:orange">---Wikaviani </span></b><sup><small><b>] ]</b></small></sup> 09:33, 31 March 2023 (UTC)


:The issue is not with this article, but with the ] article. I could provide numerous scholarly sources that describe Azeris as a Turkic ethnic group. To question this is unreasonable. The fact that their origins have mixed with Iranians and Caucasians does not negate their Turkic identity. — ] <sup>]</sup> 10:22, 31 March 2023 (UTC)
Yes my friend, i know this and you know this, but foreigners only want to create divisions between us to make us weak! that is why we have to keep things safe for iran over here.] 04:20, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
::Our best sources describe this group's identity as being Turkish speaking and Shiite, take a look at what Frye says. A solution could be to write ''Turkish speaking'' group in the lead, but the current lead is in contradiction with what is said at ] since this ethnic group includes the Iranian Azerbaijanis.<b><span style="color:orange">---Wikaviani </span></b><sup><small><b>] ]</b></small></sup> 10:39, 31 March 2023 (UTC)
:::I don't understand what you're trying here. Frye is not only source and Frye doesn't even say such thing. ] (]) 13:21, 31 March 2023 (UTC)
By the way I agree with {{ping|Dêrsimî62}}'s edit on the lead. Mention of "mixed heritage" is ]. ] (]) 17:32, 31 March 2023 (UTC)


:What i'm trying to do ? unlike you, i just try to go by what ] say. By the way, just stop labeling every content you don't like on Misplaced Pages as being "SYNTH", you seem to ignore what ] says, because you don't read the sentences until the end, so i quote it for you : "do not combine different parts of one source to reach or imply a conclusion '''not explicitly stated''' by the source. If one reliable source says A and another reliable source says B, do not join A and B together to imply a conclusion C not mentioned by either of the sources." Thus, combining sources is not a problem, but implying conclusions not supported by either of the sources is. If we are not able to find a common ground then i'll open a RfC.<b><span style="color:orange">---Wikaviani </span></b><sup><small><b>] ]</b></small></sup> 18:23, 31 March 2023 (UTC)
::I think we should at least have one female in this picture, males are not the dominant and thats why I think we should keep the first picture with Mehriban Aliyeva or something even better add Googoosh instead her as Googoosh is South Azeri, female and pretty important. ] 08:55, 1 June 2006 (UTC)Baku87
::Those statements are not explicitly stated in the sources. {{tq|If one reliable source says A and another reliable source says B, do not join A and B together to imply a conclusion}} This is exactly what it is about "mixed heritage". ] (]) 18:54, 31 March 2023 (UTC)
:::Didn't think about this when reverting, since it wasn't pointed out by Dêrsimî62. Feel free to change the article if others agree. ] (]) 18:59, 31 March 2023 (UTC)
:::Again you ignore what Frye says : "The Turkish speakers of Azerbaijan (q.v.) are mainly descended from the earlier Iranian speakers", Thus, they have mixed heritage while being mainly of Iranian descent.<b><span style="color:orange">---Wikaviani </span></b><sup><small><b>] ]</b></small></sup> 19:02, 31 March 2023 (UTC)
:::: Here is the full quote. Plus the problem is combining various sources and adding as one sentence. ] (]) 19:09, 31 March 2023 (UTC)
:::::No, combining sources is '''not''' a problem, as i quoted just before. Please read the guideline yourself if you want.<b><span style="color:orange">---Wikaviani </span></b><sup><small><b>] ]</b></small></sup> 19:14, 31 March 2023 (UTC)
:::And again, you don't read the sentences untill the end ... it says "do not combine different parts of one source to reach or imply a conclusion '''not explicitly stated by the source.'''", but Frye explicitly says that Azerbaijanis are mainly of Iranian descent.<b><span style="color:orange">---Wikaviani </span></b><sup><small><b>] ]</b></small></sup> 19:12, 31 March 2023 (UTC)
::::Not only are you wrong by mentioning Azerbaijanis have a supposed Iranian origin you’re also stupid to be mentioning 1 source as the only indisputable one. Frye has been criticised numerous of times for that claim. The only ones that actually believe it are Iranians like yourself and the ones that are editing most of these pages. coming and spreading Iranian propaganda and trying to paint Azerbaijanis as an Iranian people when they clearly are not has got to delusional and childish on your part. ] (]) 13:50, 8 December 2023 (UTC)
::::Also here are some other opinions of professors on the matter of the origins of Azerbaijanis.
::::Professor Karl Kaser wrote,
::::“Turkish and Azeri people today are considered the descendants of these arriving Turkish-speaking populations. Turkic presence in the Caucasus dates back at least to the seventh century and became stronger with the arrival of Oghuz Turks who appeared in present day Azerbaijan around the ninth century and are probably the ancestors of the modern day Azeri population.”
::::Historian Grigorii Filippovich Chursin said that,
::::“Azerbaijani Tiurks are the descendants of Turkish tribes that at different times penetrated the Caucasus and settled there: a large part of them settled in Transcaucasia in the 13th century, after the great Mongol Turkish invasion. In 1258 Hulagu-Khan sent to Transcaucasia more than 150,000 families of Turkish narodnosti from Asia. The name Azerbaijani Turks refers to the fact that most of the Turks in Transcaucasia passed through the neighboring Persian province of Azerbaijan, where they even now comprise the bulk of the population”
::::if we go by your logic then it wouldn’t be right to call the modern day Persians Iranians, considering the original inhabitants of those lands were Elamites and other aincent groups until iranic steppe pastoralists came and iranified the area. ] (]) 13:54, 8 December 2023 (UTC)
:::::I have nothing to say to somebody like you, who is only here to attack fellow Wikipedians that disagree with them and distort what reliable sources say. Done with you.<b><span style="color:orange">---Wikaviani </span></b><sup><small><b>] ]</b></small></sup> 08:36, 11 January 2024 (UTC)
::::::Where is the distortion? Instead I accusingly say that with no backup I find it that it’s you who are attacking me. ] (]) 18:12, 11 January 2024 (UTC)
:::::::None of those sources, Kaser (specialized in southern European history) or Chursin (over 100 years old) are expert sources for this topic, they cannot challenge prominent expert sources like Frye or de Panhol, both specialized in Persian history, but of course, since Kaser and Chursin fit with your panTurk agenda, you are trying to use them. As i said above, i have nothing else to say to an editor who is clearly ] and keeps insulting other users here (i was not the one who said you are stupid, which is clearly a ]). Good bye and good luck.<b><span style="color:orange">---Wikaviani </span></b><sup><small><b>] ]</b></small></sup> 20:53, 11 January 2024 (UTC)
::::::::And again here you are wrong kaser specialized in Balkan and south Caucasian history. And again you have edited away something that doesn’t fit your narrative it’s embarrassing. And both these sources are new both being from 2021 why are you removing sourced material. Chursins research was republished with modern evidence backing it or else the university wouldn’t have published it.<sup></sup> Don’t do this again or you’ll be reported. ] (]) 16:27, 12 January 2024 (UTC)
:::::::::For the record, Altynordu has been indefinitely blocked as ]. ] (]) 22:32, 12 January 2024 (UTC)


== Oghuz Turkic ethnic groups category should be added to the categories ==
:Here I even found apretty good picture of Googoosh, see . What do you guys think? ] 09:21, 1 June 2006 (UTC)Baku87


As you know, Azerbaijanis are an Oghuz Turkic ethnic group with Ancient Caucasian, Iranian and Kipchak Turkic influences. That's why I think the Category:Oghuz Turkic ethnic groups category should be added to the category section of this article. ] (]) 08:10, 22 October 2023 (UTC)
::Although picture of Googoosh is a nice idea, I think Supreme leader of Iran is a more iconic figure and should stay in the collage. --]<sup>] | </sup> 11:09, 1 June 2006 (UTC)


== Suggesting a change on history category. ==


I’m suggesting a change and almost a total rewrite of the history category. When you read the history category you quickly realise this isn’t talking about the history of the Azerbaijanis but the history of the land of modern day Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan already has its own Misplaced Pages page where the history of the land is mentioned so also mentioning it in this page which is talking about the Azerbaijani ethnicity is wrong because the Turks of Azerbaijan didn’t enter the area until the 700-1000s. For example example mentioning the atabegs of Azerbaijan, Seljuks, the qizilbash and the role of Azerbaijanis in the Safavid, afsharid, and qajar empires would make much more sense then mentioning what people lived in the lands before, this is after all a Misplaced Pages page about the Azerbaijanis. ] (]) 14:02, 8 December 2023 (UTC)
::Kashk, As an Iranian should know better that Khamenei' was borne in Mashhad east of Iran. His father was the an Ayatollah in Mashhad and even his grand father was in Najaf (Iraq). The only reason that one can claim he has some Azeri background is because of his family name that indicates somewhere down the line one of his ancestors may have originated from Azerbaijan. Please refer to his official website and have a look at his biography. or our Iranian friends can have look at Persian Misplaced Pages ] . It is in fact quite misleading to suggest him being a typical Azeri.
:For the record, Altynordu has been indefinitely blocked as ]. ] (]) 22:32, 12 January 2024 (UTC)
::I strongly agree with Baku87 and believe that inclusion of Gogoosh in th collage is much more appropriate. ] 12:20, 1 June 2006 (UTC)


== Infobox and ]? ==


I believe @] and @] can discuss the matter here. I guess the main argument of Beshogur is that the infobox can give undue weight to minority opinions, when separately mentioned. A middleway I can come up with is to revise how the sources are presented there so that there is no undue attention given. ] (]) 22:24, 12 January 2024 (UTC)
::: I respect for Googoosh. But, I do not agree with selection of pop stars or celebrities as representative of a race. Their beauties or looks are usually exceptional and also sometimes fake(by unusual make-ups or beauty surgeries). Do you think, all Americans are handsome like Tom Cruz, or all Turks are handsome like Tarkan or Iranians like Golzaror or Chinese like Michelle Yeoh or all Iranian Azeris are as beautiful as Googoosh --Behmod 12:53, 1 June 2006 (UTC).


:There is no such thing as "undue weight" here, please read the ] carefully, i quote from it :
:not all azeris have beards like khamenei does or are mullahs either, so khamenei does nto really represent azeri people in general. i didnt even know khamenei was azeri? and it looks like there is a small dispute about his ethinicy here so i agree with baku87 we should add a female azeri and googoosh is a perfect suggestion. she is populair and azeri and everybody knows googoosh her ethnicy is azeri but we dont know the ethnicy of khamenei for 100% sure ] 12:59, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
:"If a viewpoint is in the majority, then it should be easy to substantiate it with reference to commonly accepted reference texts;
:'''If a viewpoint is held by a significant minority, then it should be easy to name prominent adherents''';
:If a viewpoint is held by an extremely small (or vastly limited) minority, it does not belong in Misplaced Pages (except perhaps in some ancillary article) regardless of whether it is true or not; and regardless of whether you can prove it or not.
:Views held only by a tiny minority of people should not be represented as significant minority views, and perhaps should not be represented at all."
:here we have a viewpoint held by not only a significant minority but also by prominent experts of this topic.
:In addition to Arakelova, let me quote Rasmus Christian Elling (another prominent expert of this topic) : "'''The number of Azeris in Iran is heavily disputed'''. In 2005, '''Amanolahi estimated all Turkic-speaking communities in Iran to number no more than 9 million'''. CIA and Library of congress estimates range from 16 to 24 percent—that is, 12–18 million people if we employ the latest total figure for Iran's population (77.8 million). Azeri ethnicsts, on the other hand, argue that overall number is much higher, even as much as 50 percent or more of the total population. '''Such inflated estimates may have influenced some Western scholars who suggest that up to 30 percent (that is, some 23 million today)''' Iranians are Azeris" thus, this viewpoint is all but held by an extremely small minority (like people supporting flat Earth for example, as said in our guideline). Content is well-sourced and should be restored as per ]. Best.<b><span style="color:orange">---Wikaviani </span></b><sup><small><b>] ]</b></small></sup> 23:45, 12 January 2024 (UTC)
::I am not going to dive into the discussion, but I have restored the figure in the infobox as I did not realize it was removed several months ago. ] (]) 00:26, 13 January 2024 (UTC)
:::Ok, thanks.<b><span style="color:orange">---Wikaviani </span></b><sup><small><b>] ]</b></small></sup> 02:17, 13 January 2024 (UTC)
::In 2005, Iran's population was 70 million, and 82 million in 2015. Claiming they're 6 million in 2020 is a fringe view, and does not match other views, thus it is undue. I'd rather take CIA world factbook than Yerevan state university professor. ] (]) 10:53, 13 January 2024 (UTC)
:::Is that your sole argument ? seriously ? Iran had a population of 70 million in 2005 and 84 million in 2020, an increase of 20%, so there are 7,2 millions Azeris in Iran in 2020, so what ? that makes sources like Arakelova or Elling "fringe view" ? come on. As to the CIA, the Elling source is from it.<b><span style="color:orange">---Wikaviani </span></b><sup><small><b>] ]</b></small></sup> 16:54, 13 January 2024 (UTC)
::::All those listed sources are more than decade old and they give a number above 10 million. Which makes Arakelova's numbers fringe. ] (]) 00:58, 14 January 2024 (UTC)
:::::Arakelova is not the only reliable source that gives lower figures, Elling gives comparable figures too, anyway, it's a reliable source and it has to remain in the article as per ].<b><span style="color:orange">---Wikaviani </span></b><sup><small><b>] ]</b></small></sup> 02:18, 14 January 2024 (UTC)
::::::Am I missing the other sources giving lower figures? ] (]) 11:37, 14 January 2024 (UTC)
:::::::As i said above, Elling gives a figure lower than 9 million (in 2005) for '''all Turkic speakers of Iran''' so Azerbaijanis alone would be lesser than 8 million in 2005, with a 20% increase, that would mean that there are about 9,5 million (maximum) today.<b><span style="color:orange">---Wikaviani </span></b><sup><small><b>] ]</b></small></sup> 13:51, 15 January 2024 (UTC)
::::::::8 million is over 11% in 2005. Arakelova's 2020 numbers equals to 7% of 2020 Iranian population, which is mathematically impossible. ] (]) 15:10, 15 January 2024 (UTC)
:::::::::Well, Arakelova's estimate represents between 7 and 8% of the current Iranian population, while Elling's 9,5 millions estimate is around 11%, wow, what a big deal, both are well below the other fanciful estimates (some Azerbaijanis ethnicists claim over 50% of Iranian population ...).<b><span style="color:orange">---Wikaviani </span></b><sup><small><b>] ]</b></small></sup> 20:17, 15 January 2024 (UTC)
::::::::::No you're showing the lowest estimates. Even {{tq|Elling's 9,5 millions estimate is around 11%}} is 3-4% further from Arakelova. While most sources claim +- 20%. ] (]) 20:32, 15 January 2024 (UTC)
:::::::::::Don't know what you're talking about, you asked me the other source with comparable figures with that of Arakelova, that source is Elling and 3 - 4 % difference is not a big deal, given that there is no official census for the ethnic groups of Iran. In Addition to that, Arakelova is the most recent source of the list, many of the others are at least 10 years old, they should probably be removed as they are almost oudated for such a topic.<b><span style="color:orange">---Wikaviani </span></b><sup><small><b>] ]</b></small></sup> 10:20, 16 January 2024 (UTC)
::::::::::::I am saying Elling's 3-4% difference is closest what we have to Arakelova. That's now even remotely close, plus that's the lowest we have. {{tq|many of the others are at least 10 years old, they should probably be removed as they are almost oudated for such a topic}} Just because Yerevan State University professor says so, we should not remove a source because it is 10 years old. These sources are 10 years old, yet mentions double the Yerevan State University professor's numbers. ] (]) 14:32, 16 January 2024 (UTC)
:::::::::::::Because Arakelova is ''Yerevan state University professor'' that source should be removed ? I'm sorry, but i'm not enclined to accept that. As i said, there are no official census for ethnic groups living in Iran, thus, sources give many estimates, they should be cited in order to keep a ]. Yet, Arakelova's estimate is not so far away that of Elling.<b><span style="color:orange">---Wikaviani </span></b><sup><small><b>] ]</b></small></sup> 18:57, 16 January 2024 (UTC)
::::::::::::::This discussion does not appear to be getting anywhere as both parties are not nearing any consensus. But I believe Wikaviani makes a good point about sources' age. In order to solve the disagreement, we can instead use sources from the last 5 years in the infobox, so that the question isn't about Arakelova and older sources. Arakelova is already cited throughout the article, so the infobox is not the only place it is found in, and its total removal is a completely different issue that should be separately discussed. Several sources from the last 5 years I found, , , , , , , . What are both of your opinions on this? ] (]) 19:18, 16 January 2024 (UTC)
::::::::::::::Previously, I mentioned my concerns about her bias. You can check her personal vk.com account. But I want this being removed because it does not match other numbers, I don't care about Yerevan State University, whatsoever. ] (]) 20:27, 16 January 2024 (UTC)
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I would go with Aintabili's proposal, old sources removed, Arakelova's figure kept in, more recent sources added instead of the old ones. I don't read Russian and i don't trust Russian sites either, thus, i don't care about vk.com.<b><span style="color:orange">---Wikaviani </span></b><sup><small><b>] ]</b></small></sup> 09:00, 17 January 2024 (UTC)


:My proposal involves the removal of Arakelova's figure (which is from 2015) from the infobox as only sources from the last 5 years will be used (hence, partially solving the disagreement), but the figure and her opinions will stay within the article. Would you still agree? ] (]) 15:48, 17 January 2024 (UTC)
::Interesting about the beards, to me it looks Khamenei is not the only bearded guy in that picture. You have to remember that not all Azeris are as beautiful as Googoosh neither, I am sure. Looks have nothing to do with this. We know Khamenei is Azeri by ethnicity and thats all that matters here. Azeris live all around Iran not just in Iranian Azarbaijan, and Khamenei is by far the most famous Azeri in Iran. --]<sup>] | </sup> 13:56, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
::I don't get well why we should chose that threshold of "5 years", i mentioned above the 10+ years old sources. Also, Arakelova is cited in the Iranian Azerbaijanis article.<b><span style="color:orange">---Wikaviani </span></b><sup><small><b>] ]</b></small></sup> 08:29, 19 January 2024 (UTC)
:::This was a compromise I thought could be acceptable to both of you. Beshogur wants Arakelova to be wholly removed, but it merits an independent discussion, and the particular locus of the dispute was the infobox. And you've pointed out the age of the other sources. The purpose here is to address both of your points. (I'm underlining that this doesn't involve the total removal of Arakelova.) Choosing sources from the last 5 years isn't particularly different from using 10 years as the threshold. ] (]) 15:18, 19 January 2024 (UTC)
I don't find Arakelova's numbers to be compelling. And the range of 6 to 23 million is impossible. Most sources provide the numbers of around 15-20 million. For example, Britannica provides the figure of 15 million for Iranian Azerbaijanis at the turn of 21st century, and that number is dated. It should certainly rise in the last 20 years. You can see even from the infobox how many sources provide higher estimates against a single low estimate by Arakelova. It is better to stick to the range that the majority of sources provide. ]] 17:04, 19 January 2024 (UTC)


:Britannica is , you should know that better than me since you have been editing here for about 18 years. A far better source than Britannica (Elling/Amanolahi) estimated all Turkic-speaking communities in Iran to number no more than 9 million (in 2005) that would mean that the number of Azerbaijanis in Iran was barely half of what Britannica says while that figure was given 5 years after the turn of 21st century ... I'm sorry, but the fact that Beshogur doesn't want Arakelova's source is not enough for me, that source is one of the best sources we have for this topic and should be cited, just like in the Iranian Azerbaijanis' article for the figures of that ethnic group in Iran. You guys are only making some ] based on weaker sources, like Britannica or others.<b><span style="color:orange">---Wikaviani </span></b><sup><small><b>] ]</b></small></sup> 18:01, 19 January 2024 (UTC)
:Not everybody agrees with you on the ethnicy of Khamenei, I personaly never heard of it before but I think we definitely need a Azeri female between them, you cant give a picture of a nation without adding any females. At the article a musician has been added, so why not here? Or a alternative is that we could do like the picture, we could add 4 more spaces expanding it to 8? And perhaps we can put the pictures in the right timeline, I think then it will look more smoother and more logical? ] 14:37, 1 June 2006 (UTC)Baku87
::Could you address my comment above? ] (]) 18:30, 19 January 2024 (UTC)
:::Please read what i said, i addressed it : "''' I'm sorry, but the fact that Beshogur doesn't want Arakelova's source is not enough for me, that source is one of the best sources we have for this topic and should be cited, just like in the Iranian Azerbaijanis' article for the figures of that ethnic group in Iran.'''" The purpose here is not to address both of our points, rather, it is to improve the article. I find it rather deterring to have to discuss for days and days an edit as basic as adding a reliable source just because some editors don't like it. The article is more neutral and well-balanced with this source than without it.<b><span style="color:orange">---Wikaviani </span></b><sup><small><b>] ]</b></small></sup> 19:25, 19 January 2024 (UTC)
::::Yes, you should also read each editors' comments carefully, because I have not raised the same points as Beshogur. I have not even participated in this discussion until a few days ago and instead came up with a suggestion to solve the dispute, but you're now grouping people together, which is not ideal. ] (]) 19:44, 19 January 2024 (UTC)
:::::I was talking about Beshogur and Grandmaster, not you. I know you and i know that you were not editing here in the same way than the 2 others. This discussion is going nowhere, maybe a RfC could help us to solve this issue.<b><span style="color:orange">---Wikaviani </span></b><sup><small><b>] ]</b></small></sup> 19:52, 19 January 2024 (UTC)


== Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 20 November 2024 ==
::Don't make this personal. I did not claim his ethnicity from my knowledge, but from his own article ] --]<sup>] | </sup> 14:49, 1 June 2006 (UTC)


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:: I like Baku87 suggestion. We could add 4 more spaces expanding it to 8. And perhaps we can put the pictures in the right timeline, I think then it will look more smoother and more logical. As an example of Azeri woman from Iran, we can add image of ], famous poet. What is your idea about the picture of her? --Behmod 15:13, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
Add Azerbaijani diaspora to map to infobox.


] ] (]) 10:15, 20 November 2024 (UTC)
:: Sure, yeah. I just wish we also had a picture of ].. my favourite Azari author. --]<sup>] | </sup> 15:24, 1 June 2006 (UTC)


== Azerbaijani population ==
:Hmm well Parvin Etesami is a good suggestion but I was not able to find a good picture of her. What do you guys think about Shirin Ebadi the nobel prize winner? ] 15:37, 2 June 2006 (UTC)Baku87


What are the estimates for the population of Azeri Turks? ] (]) 14:12, 23 December 2024 (UTC)
:Selection of Gogoosh is the most apropriate as she is well known both in Iran and Azerbaijan. Our friend Behmod is mixing this selection with some "race" issue! . Please note we are dealing with ethnic identity of the person rather than race, if there is such a thing. Dear Behmod are you saying that Gogoosh is too beutiful to be represented as an Azeri? ] 16:25, 2 June 2006 (UTC)


:Do you genuinely believe Arakelova's estimates are true? 6 million Azerbaijanis in Iran? A country with 90 millions people. Which makes Azerbaijanis 6.5% of Iranian population. This source shouldn't even be here normally but stays because it's a "RS" according to some. Previously I have shown Arakelova's bias against Azerbaijan with her personal social media also a ] professor. I wonder if someone would take some professor from ] serious regarding something about Armenia. Plus her numbers can be considered a fringe theory since it doesn't even match the closest lowest numbers. ] (]) 15:23, 23 December 2024 (UTC)
:: No Mehrdad, I think there is a misunderstanding here! I disagree with selection of pop stars and celebrities in general. No matter who he/she is, Golzar(Iranian actor), Tarkan, Tom Cruz or Googoosh! Where Azeris have such a great leaders, politicians, poets and scientists. We do not need to select a pop star or celebrities. We have many options and many successful people like Shahriar, Parvin Etesami, Kasravi, Seyed Hosein Mosavi(prime minister), Samad Behrangi, Ali Javan, Baghcheban, ....--Behmod 17:12, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
::No need to get into ]-like discussions here. You can ask these questions in ], ], or ]. Arakelova's source seem to talk about people who speak ], not ethnic Azerbaijanis necessarily. So it might be ] to include it here.
::Arakelova is also ]. There seems to be lots of assumptions on her paper, see page 281 in the paper ] (]) 15:37, 23 December 2024 (UTC)
:::It's basically unreliable as I pointed out, yet it stays here for some reason. ] (]) 15:49, 23 December 2024 (UTC)
::::I think the bigger issue is that it is ] and may be ]. I'd recommend ]. Based on discussion there you can keep or remove the source. ] (]) 15:54, 23 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::Can you open a topic? I can add my comment and add involved users regarding this source (here and ] talk pages). ] (]) 16:27, 23 December 2024 (UTC)
::::::Attacking a source and assuming that 6.5% of the population is small (according to you) you’re basically attacking a source and are trying to remove. This is beyond problematic. It takes two or more to edit war, there are different estimates and they should stay up. Do not attack sources please ] (]) 11:39, 25 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::::We’re not discussing the validity of a source, I don’t think it’s up to us. Let’s always bring up the central point which is that if mean numbers of Azerbaijani populations and Arakelova’s estimates are correct, the number would come down to 15 million. ] (]) 11:46, 25 December 2024 (UTC)
::::::::Once again, I don’t know if it’s accurate or not, that’s why I put it as 15-35 million (lowest to highest estimate) and you guys seem to have a problem with it. ] (]) 11:47, 25 December 2024 (UTC)


== Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 25 December 2024 ==
::: OK Behmod, I respect your point of view, even so I have no problem with pop stars being there. She is a live, current, and represnts a modern personality. ] 16:01, 3 June 2006 (UTC)


{{edit extended-protected|Azerbaijanis|answered=no}}
:: I am also thinking about Shirin Ebady (Nobel Prize winner). Is she Azeri or not? As far as I know, she is from Hamedan and Hamedan is a multi cultral city where Azeris, Kurds, Fars and Lurs are living together. If she is Azeri, she could be a good Candidate--Behmod 17:22, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
Providing further information of Azerbaijanis residing outside of the Republic of Azerbaijan, adding the numbers as well as references to support the claim. ] (]) 15:24, 25 December 2024 (UTC)

:Well I have heard on tv that Shirin Ebadi was ethnicly Azeri, but I think we need a redirect to a reliable site for that. Also another important person is Sattar Khan, I dont think I need to explain anything about him as we all know him. I think we need Sattar Khan in this picture aswell only problem is we need a female aswell, any suggestions? ] 17:41, 2 June 2006 (UTC)Baku87

Whatever the discussion - and am still not convinced about ethnicities (these things are hard to prove in Iran, since there is no reliable data on ethnicitiy)- sometimes it looks like almost everyone who is of any importance in Iran is Azeri :) - we need a woman on the picture. be it Googosh
or Shirin Ebadi. As far as I know Googosh is famous across the border . Best combination is obviously Iranian Azeri woman rather than a bearded leader of revolution with uncertain ethnic origin.] 13:31, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

:So guys whats it going to be Shirin Ebadi or Googoosh? I personaly think Googoosh is more populair but I think Shirin is a better candidate?] 09:21, 4 June 2006 (UTC)Baku87

: is a pretty good picture of Shirin which we could use. ] 09:41, 4 June 2006 (UTC)Baku87

::First find a source that says she is an Azeri --]<sup>] | </sup> 11:12, 4 June 2006 (UTC)


I support inclusion of Gogoosh in the pictures for these reasons:
- Need to inlude an Azeri from Iran
- Most of us prefer a female figure for the balance
- She is well known
- There is no real objection to her picture being there, except the dislike of Behmod to include pop starts. Which is a POV.

The picture of Khamenei needs to be removed. As previously discussed, there is no proof of him being Azeri. And I quote myself as " Khamenei' was borne in Mashhad east of Iran. His father was the an Ayatollah in Mashhad and even his grand father was in Najaf (Iraq). The only reason that one can claim he has some Azeri background is because of his family name that indicates somewhere down the line one of his ancestors may have originated from Azerbaijan. Please refer to his official website and have a look at his biography. or our Iranian friends can have look at Persian Misplaced Pages ] . It is in fact quite misleading to suggest him being a typical Azeri. " ] 12:45, 4 June 2006 (UTC)


::: You know that Azeris and other Iranians looks like each other, there is no way to distinguish between an Azeri or other Iranians except by his/her languages and where he is originaly from. If somebody was born in Azerbaijan or his ancestors were born in there, he/she is called Azeri. Also if his/her language was Azeri he/she is called Azeri.
::: Well, Khamenei is originally from Khameneh in Azerbaijan and he speak Azeri. Every Azeri in Iran remembers when he has a visit from Azerbaijan his speeches are in Azeri. --] ] 15:24, 4 June 2006 (UTC)


: I think, about Azeri female everybody agrees with Parvin Etesami but there is no complete agreement about Googoosh and Ebadi. Therfore, our first choice is Etesami.
Bye the way, I checked some sources but they do not say about her ethnicity. They just say, she is from Hamedan, which does not help. Maybe she is not Azeri? --] ] 15:24, 4 June 2006 (UTC)



:::Hey All,
:::Today I was reading the last issue of '''"The Economist"''' (June 3rd-9th 2006). In the page 42 of current issue, it was an indication to ethnicity of Khamenei(Azeri).--] ] 00:58, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

==Iranian Azaris are about 80% of the Azari Population This SHould Reflect in the picture Selections==

The pictures were unfairly unrepresentative in the past. The pictures of Iranians were deleted due to unrational reasons. I even read the illogical remark about how someone with beards is not representative of Azaris, when the other males had beards but one. Khamenei is the most famous Azari by far out of everyone else. HE STAYS!
:: I think we should add Shirin Ebadi and keep Ali Khamenei too, just get rid of the chess player no one knows. There should obviously be more Iranians that Azari Republicans due to the ratio of 8:2. 72.57.230.179

::The pictures were unfairly unrepresentative in the past. The pictures of Iranians were deleted due to unrational reasons. I even read the illogical remark about how someone with beards is not representative of Azaris, when the other males had beards but one. Khamenei is the most famous Azari by far out of everyone else. HE STAYS!

::I think we should add Shirin Ebadi and keep Ali Khamenei too, just get rid of the chess player no one knows. There should obviously be more Iranians that Azari Republicans due to the ratio of 8:2. ]

:I think we should just have a vote between Googoosh and Parvin, if we could have proof about the ethnicy of Shirin that would be great ] 21:41, 4 June 2006 (UTC)Baku87

== lot of false claims ==

There is alot of false claims in this article.. I have already dealt with the so called quote of Mu'awiyah and I will bring it here again to show its invalidity.

he quote from the book of Al-tijan is indeed one of the biggest lies made up by Pan-turkist historians. Indeed the quote is about an ancient Yemenese mythical warrior named Ra’esh. In the book Tajarob al-Umam by ibn Maskawayah, Ra’esh helps the legendary king Manuchehr defeat the legendary Turanian king Afrasiyaab. Indeed the quote has nothing to do with Turkish settlements and the quote refers to the Turanians occupying Azerbaijan and then the mythical Ra’esh the Yemenese king coming to the aid of the Iranian king and repelling Afrasiyab. Weired stories like these were made up by Shu'abiyyah movements. Some claimed that Zoroaster was Abraham and claimed Zoroastrianism was practiced from Sudan to China. Such stories and myths are not taken seriously in light of the fact that all geographers and travellers to Azerbaijan and Arran have mentioned the languages of the area before the Seljuqids. BTW, today (within the last 20 years) the Turanians are not considered Turkic by the majority of scholars. Also as you can see the quote is totally mythical a Indeed this is what happens when people do not read the whole page and just cut out one line out! In that book al-tijan it says Azerbaijan was in the “hand” of Turks (legendary mythical Afrasiyab) and this shows that they were occupying it(and not aboriginals) until Ra’esh the mythical Yemenese king came and forced them out with the help of Manuchehr! Here is the Persian translation of the whole story from Tabari.

Some of the yemenese myths go as far as saying that the yemenese king took over India, Rome, Persia.. All these have to do with the counter Persian nationalism (Sh'uabbiya) and are part of Arab myths some which were mixed with Persian myths (Manuchehr and Afrasiyab mixed in with Ra'esh). Kitab al-tijan fi muluk Himyar (The Book of Crowns on the Kings of Himyar) is taken as a mythology book and the stories there about Ra'esh and his battles with various people are part of Arab folklore and not history. What is clear is that are many stories in Ctesias,Herodotus, Tabari and etc. which are not take seriously by all scholars. For example Tabari attributes Zoroastrianism to the mythical figure of Jamshid. Another time another Arab author considers Abraham a descendant of Zoroaster. Many stories convluted by the Shu'abbiyah were made up and it is up to modern historians to examine their veracity.

I have available a more detailed article in Persian on this manner of convulted history. Sufficient to say that any geographer and historian that has described the language of the area, has never mentioned Turkic until the Seljuqids. (with the exception of Khazaras who were mainly held off at Darband). Also the Turkic slaves taken from Central Asia and used in the caliphs army does not mean Turkic settlements in Azerbaijan. Neither does the Turkic commander under Arab Caliphs (Bugha, Ashnaas, ..) who were sent from Iraq to quell the Babak Khorramdin (Iranian) Mazdakite revolt. And all scholars agree Azarbaijan was part of Iranian Mede, Achaemenid, then Parthian, then Sassanid and Turks never had this area on their hand and the mythical characters of Ra'esh and Afrasiyaab and Manuchehr.. are folklore and myth. Much like the pre-Sassanid portion of Ferdowsi's Shahnameh, where Rustam is a mythical character. In that time myths and history were convoluted.

Also the Khazars were kept at bay at darband and the few incursions were beaten back by the Sassanids and later on Ummayyads and Arabs, until they were destroyed by Russians and so they were not part of the ethnic component. As per Huns, they did not have a presence in the caucus except for some minor incursion that has been dealt with in the Cambridge history of Iran. Also any group of nomadic people in history would be called huns. The fact of the matter is that the current language of the republic of Azerbaijan is Oghuz Turkic which was brought with the Seljuqid invasion. To show tha Turks are new to the area, the best proof is that there isn't a single manuscript in Turkish from the area prior to the Ilkhanid era. The name Azerbaijan does not occur once in any old manuscript. All the ancient cities have non-Turkic names. Herodotus and none of the ancient historians mentioned Turks in the area. Again the Attila Hun empire and the huns (who by the way were not Oghuz speakers) did major damage to the Roman empire and perhaps for a small interval invaded parts of Iran (although probably not Iranian Azarbaijan), but this exursion did not change the demographics of the region. And all the quotes we have from the begining of Islam to the Seljuqids (about 4-5 travellers+) mention the language of the area as Arranian, Armenian, Persian and Arabic.

--] 04:12, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

::I agree, it needs major rewrite --]<sup>] | </sup> 09:49, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

==Arbitrary changes==
] has inserted some arbitrary changes on the ground that a consensus had been reached. Reading the talk page, and judging by the reactions, it remains a mistery when this consensus. I'm not middle-eastern and hardly ever edit in this area, but I must here say that since no real consensus appears to have been reached, that the situation must be brought backed to the previous edits. I invite all editors to give their best to search a solution to the present difficulties this article is having; but what is clear the solution does not consists in attempting to force past one version without previous consensus, in the hope of forcing it in.--] 10:10, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

: The section that was inserted into the intro was copied from the article ]. That article had problems similar to the ones this one has. Some Iranian users insisted that Azerbaijani people are not Turkic people as all major academic sources say, but that they are Iranian people, even though they don’t speak an Iranian language. That paragraph was included into that article in an attempt to please those users, and it was not a good solution, as it turns out. But since there’s no effective system to stop POV edits in Misplaced Pages, the compromise with factual accuracy had to be made. Such position of certain users is a reflection of the official Iranian propaganda, which tries to make Azerbaijani people of Iran believe that they are not Turkic and are Iranians to prevent separatism in Iranian Azerbaijan and eventually assimilate them with Persian people. But Misplaced Pages is about reflecting the facts and not state sponsored propaganda. ] made a good attempt to incorporate that statement into the relevant section of this article as well, but his edit was reverted without any valid explanation by the anonymous user, who’s been making unsubstantiated edits to this article for quite a while. ] 10:28, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

Grandmaster, you have several things wrong. we believe that azari's were turkified iranics, that is all, we do not claim that they dont speak an azari langauge and we do not claim that they arent linguistically turkic today, they are. and there is no such movement in iran to make the azari's think that they are iranic and not turkic. iranian azari's refer to themselves as torks, i have azari family members, i know how they think and feel. they believe that they are iranian and part of irans history, and many iranian azari's have come to accept the fact that they were turkified.] 18:00, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

:The problem is that this is an encyclopedia in which we have to present information that can be proven and not what we 'believe'. It's irrelevant as to what you or I believe, while what is important is what we can prove. Being Iranian by nationality and culture doesn't erase the linguistic affiliation of the Azeris, which, objectively needs to be raised along with the possibility that the Azeris have other origins, such as either a partial Turkic one and a Caucasian one. Simply focusing on one theory and claiming it to be absolute truth is simply contrary to how wikipedia works since you can't prove that all or most Azeris are simply former Iranians, which is itself simply a reference to the many Iranian peoples who aren't necessarily Persians or formerly Persian speaking I should say. What's more there is a historic cultural fluidity between Turkic and Iranic peoples as they have lived in the same region and historically overlapped quite often. All of that aside however, subsuming a group makes zero sense in terms of an informative encyclopedia. I have Encyclopedia Americana which describes the Azeris myriad origins as does Encyclopedia Britannica and several others. They nearly all relate to the varied origins of the Azeris, so what's the problem with presenting that here? We have a responsibility to be fair and at least try to be objective. If you feel that you can't be objective or compromise, then perhaps you should take a break and let those of us who can work out some compromise move forward. ] 23:46, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

:: Before the propagation of the Turkic language which started around the Seljuqid era, the history below the Aras river and above the Aras river are very different with two different people. Indeed Iranian Azarbaijan was Iranian speaking where as the caucasian one, had some Iranian elements , but it had a large number of caucasian speakers (Armenians, Albanians..) as well. When it comes to talking about origins, these two regions have had a different history and this should be mentioned. Another fact that should be mentioned is that the name Azarbaijan is clearly Iranian and such a name does not exist in any ancient Turkic documents. Indeed it has a clear Avestani root. This is agreed upon by scholars. Indeed the Pahlavi version of the name Atoorpaatekaan still exists in some of the languages of the area. --] 01:07, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

:::Yes, I agree although saying very different is a bit of an overstatement as neighboring groups, even divided by a river aren't necessarily without some fluidity. And what mean is Median speaking as at that point we can be more specific than Iranian speaking. As for the name of Azerbaijan, sure we can mention that briefly, but it's not really relevant all that much if the name is Iranian or not as we're talking about the people. I didn't go into the origins of the name Afghan other than what was relevant in ] for example. We should start with the Median ruler ] as the most common theory links him to the name of the province followed by other more hypothetical theories that can't be proven. This is also the case with ] for example as there are multiple theories, but really only the verifiable ones are generally stated, while the etymology is discussed in either a history article, an article on the name itself or on the country page. You also have to ask yourself (not just you, but everyone) what the point is to this bickering as the real point should be to write a good article. All this energy wasted on debating could be spent turning this article into a feature article instead of arguing about Iranian the Azeris are since we may never really know to what extent the Azeris are of Iranian stock as that in and of itself is difficult to ascertain given the many new theories emerging about the Kurds, Persians, Pashtuns etc. We need to work on the Azeri article in terms of their culture and social conditions and flesh out the article, which is something I'll set upon doing tomorrow. ] 06:37, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

== Book of Dede Qorqod ==

This book is at most 500 years old since the name Istanbul shows up. It has about 150 Persian words and 300 Arabic words and Turks were not Muslims 1300 years ago.. It is fact that the area was Iranian speaking in Iranian Azarbaijan and a mix of Irano-Caucasian in the Caucus before the Turkic languages was spread there. The Turkic viewpoint background has no solid academic basis and no major reference or Encyclopedia has mentioned it. So it should be deleted.

--] 17:05, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

: I disagree. See Iranica about Dada Qorgut:

: ''The language spoken today in Azerbaijan is one of the branches of Oghuz Turkic. It was introduced into Iran by Turks entering the area in the 5th/11th and 6th/12th centuries and underwent a gradual development before assuming its present form. For two centuries after their appearance in Iran, the Oghuz Turks seem to have had only an oral literature. The origins of the stories, attributed to Dada Qorgut, which are about the heroic age of the Oghuz Turks, probably lie back in this period. The accepted text, however, was complied only in the 9th/15th century.''

: The fact that it was written down in 15th century does not mean that it did not exist earlier as an oral literary tradition. So Dada Qorgud epos formed in 11th century at the latest. The Turkic background section needs to be expanded and referenced. It is known that Turks first appeared in the area in the 3rd century. Huns, savirs, khazars and others frequently attacked the area and some of the local rulers hired Turkic tribes to protect their state from other invaders. Many of them settled, specifically in Arran and Shirvan, which bordered with Northern Caucasus. This all should be reflected with reference to the sources. ] 10:40, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

== Arran and Azerbaijan, two different histories ==

The article says:
''Other noted historians include Tabari, who describes in detail various incursions into Azerbaijan by Ural-Altaic tribes (Huns and Khazars) in the 4th and 5th centuries CE. Tabari also states that by the mid-6th century, there was a significant Turkish presence in Azerbaijan and other adjacent regions.

Kalankatly also states that in the year 629, the army of the Gokturks as well as a series Khazar Turkic tribes entered Azerbaijan and declared the land to be the "eternal possession" of the Turks''

Firstly the theory of Ural-Altaic is not mainstream anymore and Uralic and Altaic are now considered two different language groups. The second point is that. Secondly the Khazars and Huns did not make any incursions in Iranian Azerbaijan and despite some minor incursions during the Sassanid times in the caucus, they did not have political control over the Caucus. The third point has no reference. Also the Caucasian Albania (who were not Turks) has a different history than Iranian Azarbaijani which at least from the time of Medes to the Seljuqid era was solidly Iranian. This difference needs to be taken into account. These two areas had different histories and despite some authors mixing Armenia, Azarbaijan and Arran, (due to political control of one on the other), they have had historicaly different names. I can tell you that virtually any geographer and writer who has visited the area from the demise of the Sassanids to the rise of the Seljuqids has not mentioned the language of Azarbaijan or Arran as being Turkic. Indeed there is not a trace of any Turkic languages in manuscript or rocks or plates or anything prior to the Ilkhanid era. At most there was some renegade Khazars and Huns used as mercenaries, but these were not the main inhabitants nor the natives of the region. --] 23:25, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

Whatever next, he's gonna say they speak the language of Chenghiz just like the number one Persian Racist Chauvanist the toppled Shah.

There were Turks in the region prior to the Seljucks, people don't just pick and choose who they are and their language.

Your anti-Turkism is why events like this are happening in Iran

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Sorry buts thats not a few hundred not even a few hundred people, there are close to a million there.

This isn't in Azerbaycan, this isn't in Turkey, this is in Iran by the TORKE of Iran ;_) Accept it.

Have you ever been to Iran? Azeri Turks arnt even called Azeri Turks their just called "Torke" ie Turk, that's a fact if you knew Iran you would know that I don't know why your trying to lie like this, its an accepted fact in Iran that they're Turks, try telling them their not ;_)


I mean common, just be honest, look at the pictures theres close to a million there there are marching as Turks thats the reality, look at their hands what's going on there? is it all a big conspiracy, I don't understand why you blaim Azerbaijan or Turkey for this they didn't fund or support it.
The reality is, Turks of Iran want their language, identity and rights recognised, as long as you carry on with this self-destructive racist chauvanism and pretending that everything's just fantastic and rosy these problems will escalate and escalate.

Accept people for what they are not what you'd like them to be!

Turks in Iran are not a minority, they are the largest group, Azeri-Qasqai-Turkmen can understand each other, there population is roughly 30 million, Azeri Turks alone constitutre 23-24 million which is more than the Persian population according to ethnologue.com.

They deserve recognition and equality.

--Johnstevens5 00:45, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

--] 01:43, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

:: Well nice name but you should write with your own Turkish name. The fact of the matter is that Azarbaijanis in Iran did not make your their statement. BTW 30 million figure is bloated and it is about 20% of the population if you calculate the math. There about 25 million Kurds in Turkey, which you should worry about. Now this article is about history and I say that either back up your wild theories by mainstream history references like Encyclopedia Britannica or else do not claim that Turks existed in the area from time immemorial. The fact is that the old Turkic inscription is the Orkhon from Mongolia which is around 8th century A.D. That is what the Encyclopedia Britannica says. The oldest manuscript in turkish from Azarbaijan is also around the time of Ilkhanids. The language of the area prior to turkification has been explained by many travellers and geographers. This is not a place for psuedo-theories that have no academic backing. --] 05:13, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

==Just an idea as to how to approach this article==
Okay, I've been reading a lot of what's been said here and I just wanted to put this out there. How about I re-write the article in a way similar to ] or even ]? One is a featured article and the other is on its way and I have many friends here who are both Persian and Azeri and I believe we worked out a compromise with Iranian peoples for example. I'd be willing to do the same and consider the various factors including the differences between the regions north and south and the various influences and other factors. The thing is that I'll be doing it academically and I'll ask the advice of some of the people whom I have a history of working with such as Kash, GM, Mani, Abdulnr, Tajik, and of course Khoikhoi and various other folks such as Zereshk who has done some good work on ] that I've seen. I'm in both the Azeri and Iran wikiprojects and I'm planning to work on the ] next anyway. If people are cool with the idea, I'd be willing to redo the article and make it a lot more in compliance with encyclopedic standards. We could also agree that all statements placed in the article will have citations that are reputable since this is such a controversial topic as well. Just an idea as I was asked to help fix this article so I wanted to make sure everyone is okay with it. Thanks. ] 06:47, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

: I support the idea. ] 07:16, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

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In order to be consistent with the article about Iranian Azerbaijanis, i edited the lead accordingly. All constructive remarks are welcome.---Wikaviani 09:33, 31 March 2023 (UTC)

The issue is not with this article, but with the Iranian Azerbaijanis article. I could provide numerous scholarly sources that describe Azeris as a Turkic ethnic group. To question this is unreasonable. The fact that their origins have mixed with Iranians and Caucasians does not negate their Turkic identity. — Golden 10:22, 31 March 2023 (UTC)
Our best sources describe this group's identity as being Turkish speaking and Shiite, take a look at what Frye says. A solution could be to write Turkish speaking group in the lead, but the current lead is in contradiction with what is said at Iranian Azerbaijanis since this ethnic group includes the Iranian Azerbaijanis.---Wikaviani 10:39, 31 March 2023 (UTC)
I don't understand what you're trying here. Frye is not only source and Frye doesn't even say such thing. Beshogur (talk) 13:21, 31 March 2023 (UTC)

By the way I agree with @Dêrsimî62:'s edit on the lead. Mention of "mixed heritage" is WP:SYNTH. Beshogur (talk) 17:32, 31 March 2023 (UTC)

What i'm trying to do ? unlike you, i just try to go by what reliable sources say. By the way, just stop labeling every content you don't like on Misplaced Pages as being "SYNTH", you seem to ignore what WP:SYNTH says, because you don't read the sentences until the end, so i quote it for you : "do not combine different parts of one source to reach or imply a conclusion not explicitly stated by the source. If one reliable source says A and another reliable source says B, do not join A and B together to imply a conclusion C not mentioned by either of the sources." Thus, combining sources is not a problem, but implying conclusions not supported by either of the sources is. If we are not able to find a common ground then i'll open a RfC.---Wikaviani 18:23, 31 March 2023 (UTC)
Those statements are not explicitly stated in the sources. If one reliable source says A and another reliable source says B, do not join A and B together to imply a conclusion This is exactly what it is about "mixed heritage". Beshogur (talk) 18:54, 31 March 2023 (UTC)
Didn't think about this when reverting, since it wasn't pointed out by Dêrsimî62. Feel free to change the article if others agree. Aintabli (talk) 18:59, 31 March 2023 (UTC)
Again you ignore what Frye says : "The Turkish speakers of Azerbaijan (q.v.) are mainly descended from the earlier Iranian speakers", Thus, they have mixed heritage while being mainly of Iranian descent.---Wikaviani 19:02, 31 March 2023 (UTC)
Here is the full quote. Plus the problem is combining various sources and adding as one sentence. Beshogur (talk) 19:09, 31 March 2023 (UTC)
No, combining sources is not a problem, as i quoted just before. Please read the guideline yourself if you want.---Wikaviani 19:14, 31 March 2023 (UTC)
And again, you don't read the sentences untill the end ... it says "do not combine different parts of one source to reach or imply a conclusion not explicitly stated by the source.", but Frye explicitly says that Azerbaijanis are mainly of Iranian descent.---Wikaviani 19:12, 31 March 2023 (UTC)
Not only are you wrong by mentioning Azerbaijanis have a supposed Iranian origin you’re also stupid to be mentioning 1 source as the only indisputable one. Frye has been criticised numerous of times for that claim. The only ones that actually believe it are Iranians like yourself and the ones that are editing most of these pages. coming and spreading Iranian propaganda and trying to paint Azerbaijanis as an Iranian people when they clearly are not has got to delusional and childish on your part. Altynordu (talk) 13:50, 8 December 2023 (UTC)
Also here are some other opinions of professors on the matter of the origins of Azerbaijanis.
Professor Karl Kaser wrote,
“Turkish and Azeri people today are considered the descendants of these arriving Turkish-speaking populations. Turkic presence in the Caucasus dates back at least to the seventh century and became stronger with the arrival of Oghuz Turks who appeared in present day Azerbaijan around the ninth century and are probably the ancestors of the modern day Azeri population.”
Historian Grigorii Filippovich Chursin said that,
“Azerbaijani Tiurks are the descendants of Turkish tribes that at different times penetrated the Caucasus and settled there: a large part of them settled in Transcaucasia in the 13th century, after the great Mongol Turkish invasion. In 1258 Hulagu-Khan sent to Transcaucasia more than 150,000 families of Turkish narodnosti from Asia. The name Azerbaijani Turks refers to the fact that most of the Turks in Transcaucasia passed through the neighboring Persian province of Azerbaijan, where they even now comprise the bulk of the population”
if we go by your logic then it wouldn’t be right to call the modern day Persians Iranians, considering the original inhabitants of those lands were Elamites and other aincent groups until iranic steppe pastoralists came and iranified the area. Altynordu (talk) 13:54, 8 December 2023 (UTC)
I have nothing to say to somebody like you, who is only here to attack fellow Wikipedians that disagree with them and distort what reliable sources say. Done with you.---Wikaviani 08:36, 11 January 2024 (UTC)
Where is the distortion? Instead I accusingly say that with no backup I find it that it’s you who are attacking me. Altynordu (talk) 18:12, 11 January 2024 (UTC)
None of those sources, Kaser (specialized in southern European history) or Chursin (over 100 years old) are expert sources for this topic, they cannot challenge prominent expert sources like Frye or de Panhol, both specialized in Persian history, but of course, since Kaser and Chursin fit with your panTurk agenda, you are trying to use them. As i said above, i have nothing else to say to an editor who is clearly not here to build an encyclopedia and keeps insulting other users here (i was not the one who said you are stupid, which is clearly a personal attack). Good bye and good luck.---Wikaviani 20:53, 11 January 2024 (UTC)
And again here you are wrong kaser specialized in Balkan and south Caucasian history. And again you have edited away something that doesn’t fit your narrative it’s embarrassing. And both these sources are new both being from 2021 why are you removing sourced material. Chursins research was republished with modern evidence backing it or else the university wouldn’t have published it. Don’t do this again or you’ll be reported. Altynordu (talk) 16:27, 12 January 2024 (UTC)
For the record, Altynordu has been indefinitely blocked as WP:NOTHERE. Aintabli (talk) 22:32, 12 January 2024 (UTC)

Oghuz Turkic ethnic groups category should be added to the categories

As you know, Azerbaijanis are an Oghuz Turkic ethnic group with Ancient Caucasian, Iranian and Kipchak Turkic influences. That's why I think the Category:Oghuz Turkic ethnic groups category should be added to the category section of this article. Squeaks 41 (talk) 08:10, 22 October 2023 (UTC)

Suggesting a change on history category.

I’m suggesting a change and almost a total rewrite of the history category. When you read the history category you quickly realise this isn’t talking about the history of the Azerbaijanis but the history of the land of modern day Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan already has its own Misplaced Pages page where the history of the land is mentioned so also mentioning it in this page which is talking about the Azerbaijani ethnicity is wrong because the Turks of Azerbaijan didn’t enter the area until the 700-1000s. For example example mentioning the atabegs of Azerbaijan, Seljuks, the qizilbash and the role of Azerbaijanis in the Safavid, afsharid, and qajar empires would make much more sense then mentioning what people lived in the lands before, this is after all a Misplaced Pages page about the Azerbaijanis. Altynordu (talk) 14:02, 8 December 2023 (UTC)

For the record, Altynordu has been indefinitely blocked as WP:NOTHERE. Aintabli (talk) 22:32, 12 January 2024 (UTC)

Infobox and WP:UNDUE?

I believe @Beshogur and @Wikaviani can discuss the matter here. I guess the main argument of Beshogur is that the infobox can give undue weight to minority opinions, when separately mentioned. A middleway I can come up with is to revise how the sources are presented there so that there is no undue attention given. Aintabli (talk) 22:24, 12 January 2024 (UTC)

There is no such thing as "undue weight" here, please read the WP:UNDUE WEIGHT carefully, i quote from it :
"If a viewpoint is in the majority, then it should be easy to substantiate it with reference to commonly accepted reference texts;
If a viewpoint is held by a significant minority, then it should be easy to name prominent adherents;
If a viewpoint is held by an extremely small (or vastly limited) minority, it does not belong in Misplaced Pages (except perhaps in some ancillary article) regardless of whether it is true or not; and regardless of whether you can prove it or not.
Views held only by a tiny minority of people should not be represented as significant minority views, and perhaps should not be represented at all."
here we have a viewpoint held by not only a significant minority but also by prominent experts of this topic.
In addition to Arakelova, let me quote Rasmus Christian Elling (another prominent expert of this topic) : "The number of Azeris in Iran is heavily disputed. In 2005, Amanolahi estimated all Turkic-speaking communities in Iran to number no more than 9 million. CIA and Library of congress estimates range from 16 to 24 percent—that is, 12–18 million people if we employ the latest total figure for Iran's population (77.8 million). Azeri ethnicsts, on the other hand, argue that overall number is much higher, even as much as 50 percent or more of the total population. Such inflated estimates may have influenced some Western scholars who suggest that up to 30 percent (that is, some 23 million today) Iranians are Azeris" thus, this viewpoint is all but held by an extremely small minority (like people supporting flat Earth for example, as said in our guideline). Content is well-sourced and should be restored as per WP:NPOV. Best.---Wikaviani 23:45, 12 January 2024 (UTC)
I am not going to dive into the discussion, but I have restored the figure in the infobox as I did not realize it was removed several months ago. Aintabli (talk) 00:26, 13 January 2024 (UTC)
Ok, thanks.---Wikaviani 02:17, 13 January 2024 (UTC)
In 2005, Iran's population was 70 million, and 82 million in 2015. Claiming they're 6 million in 2020 is a fringe view, and does not match other views, thus it is undue. I'd rather take CIA world factbook than Yerevan state university professor. Beshogur (talk) 10:53, 13 January 2024 (UTC)
Is that your sole argument ? seriously ? Iran had a population of 70 million in 2005 and 84 million in 2020, an increase of 20%, so there are 7,2 millions Azeris in Iran in 2020, so what ? that makes sources like Arakelova or Elling "fringe view" ? come on. As to the CIA, the Elling source is from it.---Wikaviani 16:54, 13 January 2024 (UTC)
All those listed sources are more than decade old and they give a number above 10 million. Which makes Arakelova's numbers fringe. Beshogur (talk) 00:58, 14 January 2024 (UTC)
Arakelova is not the only reliable source that gives lower figures, Elling gives comparable figures too, anyway, it's a reliable source and it has to remain in the article as per WP:NPOV.---Wikaviani 02:18, 14 January 2024 (UTC)
Am I missing the other sources giving lower figures? Beshogur (talk) 11:37, 14 January 2024 (UTC)
As i said above, Elling gives a figure lower than 9 million (in 2005) for all Turkic speakers of Iran so Azerbaijanis alone would be lesser than 8 million in 2005, with a 20% increase, that would mean that there are about 9,5 million (maximum) today.---Wikaviani 13:51, 15 January 2024 (UTC)
8 million is over 11% in 2005. Arakelova's 2020 numbers equals to 7% of 2020 Iranian population, which is mathematically impossible. Beshogur (talk) 15:10, 15 January 2024 (UTC)
Well, Arakelova's estimate represents between 7 and 8% of the current Iranian population, while Elling's 9,5 millions estimate is around 11%, wow, what a big deal, both are well below the other fanciful estimates (some Azerbaijanis ethnicists claim over 50% of Iranian population ...).---Wikaviani 20:17, 15 January 2024 (UTC)
No you're showing the lowest estimates. Even Elling's 9,5 millions estimate is around 11% is 3-4% further from Arakelova. While most sources claim +- 20%. Beshogur (talk) 20:32, 15 January 2024 (UTC)
Don't know what you're talking about, you asked me the other source with comparable figures with that of Arakelova, that source is Elling and 3 - 4 % difference is not a big deal, given that there is no official census for the ethnic groups of Iran. In Addition to that, Arakelova is the most recent source of the list, many of the others are at least 10 years old, they should probably be removed as they are almost oudated for such a topic.---Wikaviani 10:20, 16 January 2024 (UTC)
I am saying Elling's 3-4% difference is closest what we have to Arakelova. That's now even remotely close, plus that's the lowest we have. many of the others are at least 10 years old, they should probably be removed as they are almost oudated for such a topic Just because Yerevan State University professor says so, we should not remove a source because it is 10 years old. These sources are 10 years old, yet mentions double the Yerevan State University professor's numbers. Beshogur (talk) 14:32, 16 January 2024 (UTC)
Because Arakelova is Yerevan state University professor that source should be removed ? I'm sorry, but i'm not enclined to accept that. As i said, there are no official census for ethnic groups living in Iran, thus, sources give many estimates, they should be cited in order to keep a neutral point od view. Yet, Arakelova's estimate is not so far away that of Elling.---Wikaviani 18:57, 16 January 2024 (UTC)
This discussion does not appear to be getting anywhere as both parties are not nearing any consensus. But I believe Wikaviani makes a good point about sources' age. In order to solve the disagreement, we can instead use sources from the last 5 years in the infobox, so that the question isn't about Arakelova and older sources. Arakelova is already cited throughout the article, so the infobox is not the only place it is found in, and its total removal is a completely different issue that should be separately discussed. Several sources from the last 5 years I found, about 15 million (2021), 16 million (2021), 18 million (2022), over 18 million (2020), almost 20 million (2020), about 20 million (2022), over 20 million (2021). What are both of your opinions on this? Aintabli (talk) 19:18, 16 January 2024 (UTC)
Previously, I mentioned my concerns about her bias. You can check her personal vk.com account. But I want this being removed because it does not match other numbers, I don't care about Yerevan State University, whatsoever. Beshogur (talk) 20:27, 16 January 2024 (UTC)

I would go with Aintabili's proposal, old sources removed, Arakelova's figure kept in, more recent sources added instead of the old ones. I don't read Russian and i don't trust Russian sites either, thus, i don't care about vk.com.---Wikaviani 09:00, 17 January 2024 (UTC)

My proposal involves the removal of Arakelova's figure (which is from 2015) from the infobox as only sources from the last 5 years will be used (hence, partially solving the disagreement), but the figure and her opinions will stay within the article. Would you still agree? Aintabli (talk) 15:48, 17 January 2024 (UTC)
I don't get well why we should chose that threshold of "5 years", i mentioned above the 10+ years old sources. Also, Arakelova is cited in the Iranian Azerbaijanis article.---Wikaviani 08:29, 19 January 2024 (UTC)
This was a compromise I thought could be acceptable to both of you. Beshogur wants Arakelova to be wholly removed, but it merits an independent discussion, and the particular locus of the dispute was the infobox. And you've pointed out the age of the other sources. The purpose here is to address both of your points. (I'm underlining that this doesn't involve the total removal of Arakelova.) Choosing sources from the last 5 years isn't particularly different from using 10 years as the threshold. Aintabli (talk) 15:18, 19 January 2024 (UTC)

I don't find Arakelova's numbers to be compelling. And the range of 6 to 23 million is impossible. Most sources provide the numbers of around 15-20 million. For example, Britannica provides the figure of 15 million for Iranian Azerbaijanis at the turn of 21st century, and that number is dated. It should certainly rise in the last 20 years. You can see even from the infobox how many sources provide higher estimates against a single low estimate by Arakelova. It is better to stick to the range that the majority of sources provide. Grandmaster 17:04, 19 January 2024 (UTC)

Britannica is not a reliable source, you should know that better than me since you have been editing here for about 18 years. A far better source than Britannica (Elling/Amanolahi) estimated all Turkic-speaking communities in Iran to number no more than 9 million (in 2005) that would mean that the number of Azerbaijanis in Iran was barely half of what Britannica says while that figure was given 5 years after the turn of 21st century ... I'm sorry, but the fact that Beshogur doesn't want Arakelova's source is not enough for me, that source is one of the best sources we have for this topic and should be cited, just like in the Iranian Azerbaijanis' article for the figures of that ethnic group in Iran. You guys are only making some original research based on weaker sources, like Britannica or others.---Wikaviani 18:01, 19 January 2024 (UTC)
Could you address my comment above? Aintabli (talk) 18:30, 19 January 2024 (UTC)
Please read what i said, i addressed it : " I'm sorry, but the fact that Beshogur doesn't want Arakelova's source is not enough for me, that source is one of the best sources we have for this topic and should be cited, just like in the Iranian Azerbaijanis' article for the figures of that ethnic group in Iran." The purpose here is not to address both of our points, rather, it is to improve the article. I find it rather deterring to have to discuss for days and days an edit as basic as adding a reliable source just because some editors don't like it. The article is more neutral and well-balanced with this source than without it.---Wikaviani 19:25, 19 January 2024 (UTC)
Yes, you should also read each editors' comments carefully, because I have not raised the same points as Beshogur. I have not even participated in this discussion until a few days ago and instead came up with a suggestion to solve the dispute, but you're now grouping people together, which is not ideal. Aintabli (talk) 19:44, 19 January 2024 (UTC)
I was talking about Beshogur and Grandmaster, not you. I know you and i know that you were not editing here in the same way than the 2 others. This discussion is going nowhere, maybe a RfC could help us to solve this issue.---Wikaviani 19:52, 19 January 2024 (UTC)

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Add Azerbaijani diaspora to map to infobox.

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Azerbaijani population

What are the estimates for the population of Azeri Turks? Vofa (talk) 14:12, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

Do you genuinely believe Arakelova's estimates are true? 6 million Azerbaijanis in Iran? A country with 90 millions people. Which makes Azerbaijanis 6.5% of Iranian population. This source shouldn't even be here normally but stays because it's a "RS" according to some. Previously I have shown Arakelova's bias against Azerbaijan with her personal social media also a Yerevan State University professor. I wonder if someone would take some professor from Baku State University serious regarding something about Armenia. Plus her numbers can be considered a fringe theory since it doesn't even match the closest lowest numbers. Beshogur (talk) 15:23, 23 December 2024 (UTC)
No need to get into WP:Forum-like discussions here. You can ask these questions in Misplaced Pages:Reliable sources/Noticeboard, Misplaced Pages:No original research/Noticeboard, or Misplaced Pages:Neutral point of view/Noticeboard. Arakelova's source seem to talk about people who speak Azerbaijani language, not ethnic Azerbaijanis necessarily. So it might be WP:OR to include it here.
Arakelova is also WP:Primary. There seems to be lots of assumptions on her paper, see page 281 in the paper Bogazicili (talk) 15:37, 23 December 2024 (UTC)
It's basically unreliable as I pointed out, yet it stays here for some reason. Beshogur (talk) 15:49, 23 December 2024 (UTC)
I think the bigger issue is that it is WP:Primary and may be WP:UNDUE. I'd recommend Misplaced Pages:Neutral point of view/Noticeboard. Based on discussion there you can keep or remove the source. Bogazicili (talk) 15:54, 23 December 2024 (UTC)
Can you open a topic? I can add my comment and add involved users regarding this source (here and Iranian Azerbaijanis talk pages). Beshogur (talk) 16:27, 23 December 2024 (UTC)
Attacking a source and assuming that 6.5% of the population is small (according to you) you’re basically attacking a source and are trying to remove. This is beyond problematic. It takes two or more to edit war, there are different estimates and they should stay up. Do not attack sources please Vofa (talk) 11:39, 25 December 2024 (UTC)
We’re not discussing the validity of a source, I don’t think it’s up to us. Let’s always bring up the central point which is that if mean numbers of Azerbaijani populations and Arakelova’s estimates are correct, the number would come down to 15 million. Vofa (talk) 11:46, 25 December 2024 (UTC)
Once again, I don’t know if it’s accurate or not, that’s why I put it as 15-35 million (lowest to highest estimate) and you guys seem to have a problem with it. Vofa (talk) 11:47, 25 December 2024 (UTC)

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Providing further information of Azerbaijanis residing outside of the Republic of Azerbaijan, adding the numbers as well as references to support the claim. Nuritae331 (talk) 15:24, 25 December 2024 (UTC)

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