Forced assimilation in Azerbaijan
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Azerbaijan has had a deliberate policy of forced assimilation of ethnic minorities since Soviet times (Azerbaijan SSR) and up to the present. Non-Turkic peoples, such as Talyshis, Lezgins, Tats and others have been subjected to forced Azerbaijanization (Turkification).
It has been suggested that this article be merged with Forced assimilation of Talysh people in Azerbaijan. (Discuss) Proposed since March 2024. |
In Soviet period the policy was carried out by:[1][2][3][4]
- proclaiming non-Turkic Muslim peoples of Azerbaijan SSR as ethnic groups of the Turkic Azerbaijani people
- manipulating population censuses
- constantly emphasizing on a commonality of history and closeness of cultures, including in academic publications.