The traces of Avşar Turkmens around Kastamonu
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Tarih
2011
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Yayıncı
Ankara Haci Bayram Veli University
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info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Özet
The trace of Avşar Turkmens, one of the most important tribes of Oghuz Turkmens, around Kastamonu has been investigated at this study. Firstly, some information about Oghuz and Avşar Turkmens' coming to Kastamonu has been given. Then, some results about settlement of Avşar Turkmens in Kastamonu have been reached by investigating location names related to Avşar Turkmens. Also, some determination has been found by using the names of Avşar oba, clans and tribes. After 1071 Malazgirt Victory, Turkish invasion had been towards the Byzantine border from Eastern Anatolia region. It is likely that some of the Oghuz tribes tend to the west, had used line of Kastamonu. Oghuz tribes had given the names of their own oba, clans and tribes to the country they hold. So, they provided Turkification of Kastamonu around as well as all Anatolia. According to records, in Kastamonu Sanjak, in 16th century there were 9 residential areas which named as Avşar (Afşar). It is a very interesting founding that in this century, the most common settlement names in Kastamonu Sanjak belong to Avşar (Afşar) in Oghuz tribes. However, today settlements named Avşar in Kastamonu decreased to 6. In conclusion; many trace and information about Avşar Turkmens around Kastamonu has been reached. Especially this trace has been determinate more in the southern part of Kastamonu.
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Anahtar Kelimeler
Avşars, Cepni, Kastamonu, Location names, Oghuzs
Kaynak
Turk Kulturu ve Haci Bektas Veli - Arastirma Dergisi
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Q3
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