Rüzgarlı
Mize (Laz language)
Village
Rüzgarlı is located in Turkey
Rüzgarlı
Rüzgarlı
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 40°45′46″N 40°33′26″E / 40.76278°N 40.55722°E / 40.76278; 40.55722
CountryTurkey
ProvinceRize
Districtİkizdere
Elevation
960 m (3,150 ft)
Population
 (2021)
117
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)

Rüzgarlı is a village in the İkizdere District, Rize Province, in Black Sea Region of Turkey.[1] Its population is 117 (2021).[2] Turkish singer Tarkan is from this village.[3]

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.[4]

Geography

The village is located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) away from İkizdere.

References

  1. ↑ Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "Tarkan'ın yaylası olarak bilinen Rüzgârlı köyü yaylasını ayılar bastı" (in Turkish). cumhuriyet.com.tr. 4 May 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  4. ↑ Nişanyan, Sevan. "Index-Anatolicus: Türkiye yerleşim birimleri envanteri". Retrieved 5 February 2020.


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