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Laz Tribal Nation
The Laz are associated with the eastern Black Sea region and with communities elsewhere in Turkey formed through migration. Minority Rights Group describes populations in Rize and Artvin and descendants of late Ottoman-era migration into other Black Sea and Marmara locations. The linked resolution adds the issuing body’s account of language and cultural continuity.
Community and documentary history
Date stated in the primary record: 31 March 2022. This is a documentary date, not independent authentication of signatures or authority.
The linked source records the position of its issuing representatives at the time it was written. Statements about descent, political authority, or territorial rights are attributed to that source; this profile does not independently determine those questions.
Minority Rights Group: Laz in Türkiye supplies additional cultural or historical context.
Agreements and ratification records
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Sources and further reading
Primary sources: the original records linked above and CINMENA’s historical nation directory.