Originally posted by TurQ
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One can easily communicate in Turkish in Tehran, about one thirds of Tehran is of Azeri origin.
Yes thats right Azeris of Iran mostly melted into PErsian society, but still they are Turkish origin and speak Turkish. Because of Shiism probably they think Perians are closer to them.
Originally posted by oslonorThat was a good answer, And it proves my point. There is no Azeri Persian in Iran. You are a either a Persian or you are not Persian. You can be an Iranian of Azeri origin. But you can not be an Azeri-Persian. Many Azeris identify themselves as Persians. Some even genuinely think they are Persians. Also I have even met Azeris who have changed their name and claim they are Jews. All of them claim they are from Mashhad or Northern Iran. You should check the phenotype of an Azeri and a Persian link as I have posted earlier. Just making a claim or speaking a language does not change the ethnicity of a person.
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Originally posted by TurQOne can easily communicate in Turkish in Tehran, about one thirds of Tehran is of Azeri origin.
Yes thats right Azeris of Iran mostly melted into PErsian society, but still they are Turkish origin and speak Turkish. Because of Shiism probably they think Perians are closer to them.
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hmm you seem to be a great demogogue
you shouldnt be wasted
Originally posted by oslonorThere are a few mixed Azeris in Tehran. But the reality is the majority of Azeris are not mixed with anybody and they are just Azeris. Azeris have adopted the Persian language and that is why they think they are Persians. Some of them do not even speak Azeri language. The reason for this is strong ethnic identity within Persians who do not marry outside their ethnic groups. In any case it does not change how different ethnic groups look like. Similar to US. If there are mixed black and whites or mixed chinese and whites, it does not mean that blacks look like chinese or whites look like chinese. These ethnic groups have different phenotypes. Also Persians live in far away provinces from Azeris in Iran.
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