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German video re-ignites Turkish Circassian controversy
Turkey’s Circassian groups have found themselves in the crosshairs of nationalist parties after complaining of assimilation.
Turkey’s Circassian community has come under fire from nationalist quarters after complaining of assimilation against the Circassian identity.
- Fehim Tastekin
- Al-Monitor
The controversy began with a video story by German public broadcaster Deutsche Welle.
In the 12-minute segment, Fahri Huvaj, a Turkish author of Circassian descent, claimed that Circassians have been a victim of assimilation in Turkey, which hosts the world’s largest Circassian population.
Huvaj said that only a fifth of Circassians in Turkey could speak their mother tongue and…