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| The origin of Iranian Turks is disputed. Some scholars believe that Turkic speaking Iranians, with the exception of ], are the descendant of the Aryan ] and migrated to the Iranian plateau with the ] and adopted the Turkic language amidst the Turkic invasion and settlement of the region in the 10th and 11th centuries. Others, mainly Turkish historians, suggest that they are basically Central Asian Turks who had migrated to Iran after the "Aryan" tribe invasion of Iran. |
The origin of Iranian Turks is disputed. Some scholars believe that Turkic speaking Iranians, with the exception of ], are the descendant of the Aryan ] and migrated to the Iranian plateau with the ] and adopted the Turkic language amidst the Turkic invasion and settlement of the region in the 10th and 11th centuries. Others, mainly Turkish historians, suggest that they are basically Central Asian Turks who had migrated to Iran after the "Aryan" tribe invasion of Iran. | ||
| Their first emergence as Turks in Iran's history might have been with the ememrgence of ]. Since then, they have re-appeared as various dynasties. Although some spoke Turkic at various times, ] was the official language of their territories and they considered themselves as rulers of ] and followed Persian culture. This is also evident from Persian poems and writings in their times. (e.g. ] of ] praises Sultan ]s as king of Iran). | Their first emergence as Turks in Iran's history might have been with the ememrgence of ]. Since then, they have re-appeared as various dynasties. Although some spoke Turkic at various times, ] was the official language of their territories and they considered themselves as rulers of ] and followed Persian culture. This is also evident from Persian poems and writings in their times. (e.g. ] of ] praises Sultan ]s as king of Iran). | ||
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Iranian Turks (Azeri: ىران بركلرى İran Türkləri) are Iranians of Turkic ethnic origin.
History
The origin of Iranian Turks is disputed. Some scholars believe that Turkic speaking Iranians, with the exception of Turkmens, are the descendant of the Aryan Medes and migrated to the Iranian plateau with the Persians and adopted the Turkic language amidst the Turkic invasion and settlement of the region in the 10th and 11th centuries. Others, mainly Turkish historians, suggest that they are basically Central Asian Turks who had migrated to Iran after the "Aryan" tribe invasion of Iran.
Their first emergence as Turks in Iran's history might have been with the ememrgence of Ghaznavids. Since then, they have re-appeared as various dynasties. Although some spoke Turkic at various times, Persian was the official language of their territories and they considered themselves as rulers of Iran and followed Persian culture. This is also evident from Persian poems and writings in their times. (e.g. Shahnameh of Ferdowsi praises Sultan Mahmud of Ghaznavids as king of Iran).
Turkic dynasties of Iran*
(*) Persian was the official language of these dynasties.
(**) Most historains believe Khwarezmids were Turkic speaking peoples. However, there are few historians dispute they were Persians.
Turkic groups in Iran
Iran has many variants of Turkic people. Azerbaijanis are the largest group of Iranian Turks. Furthermore, Turkmen living primarily in Golestan and North Khorasan Provinces account for around 2,000,000 people.
See also
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