Today, the majority of Circassians live in Turkey and other parts of the Middle East, mainly Jordan and Syria. The survivors of the Circassian Genocide came to the Ottoman Empire as refugees, and the Ottoman Empire gave them land all over their territorry.
murd90 on
Can confirm, my grandmother and grandfathers migrated to Sakarya (in Marmara region) Turkey. Some of their descendants still live there. They settled there in late 19th century.
Shoddy_Ad3490 on
Russia should recognize the Circassian Genocide, Turkey should recognize the Armenian Genocide.
NorthWelcome1626 on
My ancestors moved to Balıkesir, Turkey from Circassia, from the Abzekh tribe.
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Today, the majority of Circassians live in Turkey and other parts of the Middle East, mainly Jordan and Syria. The survivors of the Circassian Genocide came to the Ottoman Empire as refugees, and the Ottoman Empire gave them land all over their territorry.
Can confirm, my grandmother and grandfathers migrated to Sakarya (in Marmara region) Turkey. Some of their descendants still live there. They settled there in late 19th century.
Russia should recognize the Circassian Genocide, Turkey should recognize the Armenian Genocide.
My ancestors moved to Balıkesir, Turkey from Circassia, from the Abzekh tribe.