The Amuca tribe (
Turkish: Amuca Kabilesi) is one of the nomadic
Yörüks who belong to the
Oghuz Turks tribes[1] of the
Ottoman Empire, which moved from
Anatolia to the Balkans. At the end of 14th century, the tribe established a settled life in Ottoman
Thrace. The first village they founded, was Keşirlik, located in the
Mahya Dağı.
1 Central Asian (i.e.
Turkmeni,
Afghani and
Iranian)
Turkmens, distinct from Levantine (i.e.
Iraqi and
Syrian) Turkmen/Turkoman minorities, who mostly adhere to an Ottoman-Turkish heritage and identity.
2 In traditional areas of Turkish settlement (i.e. former
Ottoman territories).