Author: Lazepe
The Laz Diaspora: Communities Around the World
Explore the global Laz diaspora, from urban migration within Turkey to communities in Germany and beyond, and its role in the modern Laz experience.The Kingdom of Lazica (Egrisi): A Forgotten Caucasian Kingdom
The Kingdom of Lazica (Egrisi), a Kartvelian state on the eastern Black Sea from the 1st to 7th century AD, a forgotten kingdom between Byzantium and ...Laz Traditional Dances: The Horon
The horon is the heartbeat of Laz culture: discover the fast circle dance of the Black Sea coast, its tulum music, regional styles and communal meaning.Welcome to Lazepe.com
Welcome to Lazepe, an independent platform preserving the language, music, history and culture of the Laz people of the eastern Black Sea.The Ottoman Conquest of Lazistan
How the Laz homeland entered the Ottoman Empire: Rize with the fall of Trebizond in 1461, the northern districts of Gonio and Batumi in 1547.
