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Manavlar | |
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Total population | |
Turkey; East Marmara Region, Marmara Region, Aegean Region | |
Languages | |
Turkish Old Anatolian Turkish (historical) | |
Religion | |
Sunni Islam ( Hanafism) | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Turkic peoples |
Manavs ( Turkish: Manavlar) or Manav Turks (Manav Türkleri) are a Turkic people living in northwest Anatolia, especially in Sakarya, Bilecik, Balıkesir, Bursa, Çanakkale, Kocaeli, Eskişehir, Bolu and Düzce provinces. It is proposed that Manavs descend from Cumans and Kipchaks who settled in the Byzantine Empire. [1] [2] [3] [4]
A group of Cuman- Kipchaks who headed to the Balkans as a result of the Mongol incursions into the Desht-i Qipchaq lands; it is known that he entered the service of the Latin and Nicaea Empires. The Nicea Empire used this Cuman group against the Seljuk and Mongol threat and settled it in their lands. This Cuman- Kipchak group, which was settled in the territory of the Nicea Empire with the purpose of buffering against the threats from the East, interbred with the Oghuzs and formed the people called Manav. [1] [2] [3] [5]
In some villages, Easter was celebrated by Manavs as the Egg Festival. Eggs were mostly boiled with onions and toasted to get their red color. Banquets were organized and various buns were made at these feasts. These customs do not continue today, and Manavs have forgotten most of their customs and traditions. Hıdırellez holiday, which means Άγιε Γιώργη (Ágie Giórgi) in Greek, is one of the special days of Manavs. Especially in some Manav villages, Nevruz was celebrated with special interest and enthusiasm until relatively recently. [6]
Manavs speak Turkish with a dialects bear traces of Kipchak and Oghuric to varying degrees, in relation to their origins. [7] [8] [2] [9] [10] [11]