Rüzgarlı, İkizdere
Rüzgarlı is a village in the İkizdere District, Rize Province, in Black Sea Region of Turkey. Its population is 117 (2021). Turkish singer Tarkan is from this village.
History
According to list of villages in Laz language book (2009), name of the village is Mize, which means "dark bird". Most of the villagers are ethnically Laz or Hemshin.
Geography
The village is located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) away from İkizdere.
References
- ^ Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ "Tarkan'ın yaylası olarak bilinen Rüzgârlı köyü yaylasını ayılar bastı" (in Turkish). cumhuriyet.com.tr. 4 May 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan. "Rüzgarlı". Index-Anatolicus. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
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