Published on 7 November 1929, Mcita Murutskhi (Red Star) was the first newspaper ever printed in the Laz language, the milestone now marked as Laz Language ...

For most of its history, Lazuri (the Laz language) was an oral language, carried in songs, proverbs and everyday speech but rarely written down. Documenting its ...

Between 1814 and 1834 the Laz of the eastern Black Sea, led by the Tuzcuoglu family, rose against Ottoman centralisation and even captured Trabzon, in one ...

İskender Tzitashi (also written Chitashi or Tsitashi) was a Laz intellectual and linguist active in the Soviet Union during the early 20th century. He is credited ...

Wolfgang Feurstein (1938–2020) was a German linguist, researcher, and cultural activist who dedicated his life to the study and preservation of the Laz language (Lazuri). Though ...

Gubazes II (died 555 AD) was the king of the Kingdom of Lazica (Egrisi) during one of the most turbulent periods in the history of the ...

Birol Topaloğlu (born 1959) is a Turkish musician, researcher, and cultural activist of Laz origin from Çamlıhemşin, Rize province. He is one of the most important ...

Volkan Konak (born 27 November 1968) is a Turkish folk-rock musician and singer from Trabzon, one of the most beloved and recognizable voices of the Black ...

Kazım Koyuncu (7 February 1971 – 25 June 2005) was a Turkish musician, singer, and environmental activist of Laz origin, born in Hopa, Artvin. He is ...

Lazistan: Where Mountains Meet the Sea The Laz homeland, stretching along the southeastern coast of the Black Sea, is one of the most visually stunning and ...