Hemshin people
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The Hemshin people, also known as Hemshinli or Hamshenis or Homshetsi, are an ethnographic group of Armenians who mostly practice Sunni Islam after their conversion from Christianity in the beginning
Hemsheni women in Rize, Turkey
Traditional Hemshin bagpipe, Çamlıhemşin, Rize, Turkey.
Hemshin musician Behçet Gülas plays the tulum.
A scenic view in Çamlıhemşin, mostly populated by western Hemshinlis.
Armenians in Turkey
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Armenians in Turkey, one of the indigenous peoples of Turkey, have an estimated population of 40,000 to 50,000 today, down from a population of almost 2 million Armenians between the years 1914 and 19
Picture of Armenian from the Ralamb Costume Book, 1657
Ara Güler was an Armenian-Turkish photojournalist, nicknamed "the Eye of Istanbul".
Garo Paylan (Armenian: Կարօ Փայլան, born 1972) is a Turkish politician of Armenian descent. He is a Member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey for the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) representing Istanbul. He became one of the first Armenian members of Turkey's parliament in decades.
Protests in Istanbul during the funeral of murdered journalist Hrant Dink where more than 100,000 people marched. Protesters hold banners saying "We are all Hrant, we are all Armenians". (panorama from Halaskargazi Boulevard in Şişli district)