KİMLİK İTİBARIYLA ŞAVAKLILAR
SHAVAKS BY IDENTITY

Summary/Abstract: The people of Şavak, who are the subject of the article, are traditionally living in a semi-nomadic life in the settlements located in the center, district and villages or neighborhoods of Elazığ, Tunceli and Erzincan. They are the representatives of the Yörük-Türkmen tradition in Eastern Anatolia. In the written sources, they are the Turks belonging to the Bayat Boyu of the Oğuz (Türkmen) and according to oral sources, they are the Turks belonging to the Kayı Boyu. Related written documents have been scanned, and studies on the identity of the Şavak people have been examined. The study is a field research conducted through participant observation.

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