 Tamgha of the Qiziq tribe according to Rashid al-Din Hamadani | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
 Turkey:Gaziantep, Kahramanmaraş, Bursa, Tokat, Ankara | |
| Languages | |
| Turkish | |
| Religion | |
| Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Turkish people |
Qiziq (Turkish: Kızık), also spelled Qïzïq, Qyzyk, or Qyzyq, is an Oghuz tribe. The tribe mainly inhabits the provinces of Gaziantep, Kahramanmaraş, Bursa, Tokat, and Ankara in Turkey.[1]
History[edit]
Qiziq was included as one of the 24 Oghuz tribes in Jami' al-tawarikh by Rashid al-Din Hamadani[2] but was considered as a Khalaj tribe by Mahmud al-Kashgari.[3][4] In mid-18th century, Danish traveler Carsten Niebuhr listed Qiziq as a Turkoman tribe with 2000 tents dwelling around Aintab.[5][6] Until the late 19th century, the tribe's region of settlement fell within the nahiya of Qiziq (in the sanjak of Aintab), named after the tribe.[4][7]
Culture[edit]
A folk dance called Qiziq halay (Turkish: Kızık halayı) is danced around Sivas, Tokat, and Yozgat in Central Anatolia.[4][8]
Settlements[edit]
The tribe inhabits 22 villages in the northern portion of the province of Gaziantep and share several other villages with other tribes. Many of the old names of the Qiziq-inhabited villages bear the name of the tribe.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Çağlar, Nafi (21 September 2019). Kızık Boyu (2 ed.). YALIN YAYINCILIK. pp. 231, 272. ISBN 9786059579131. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ Schletzer, Dieter; Schletzer, Reinhold (1984). Old Silver Jewellery of the Turkoman: An Essay on Symbols in the Culture of Inner Asian Nomads. Reimer. p. 16. ISBN 9783496010210. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ Türk kültürü araştırmaları. Türk Kültürünü Araştırma Enstitüsü. 1987. p. 32. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ a b c Sümer, Faruk. "Kızık". TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ Büsching, Anton Friedrich (1787). A. F. Büschings grosse Erdbeschreibung: Asia. - Abth. 1. Brno. p. 447. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- ^ Niebuhr, Carsten (1778). C. Niebuhrs Reisebeschreibung nach Arabien und andern umliegenden Ländern. Copenhagen: Nicolaus Müller. p. 416. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ Duquesnel, Amédée (1868). Voyage dans la Turquie d'Europe, description physique de la Thrace. Arthus Bertrand. p. 132. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ Tecer, Ahmet Kutsi (1941). "Kızık Halayı". Ülkü: Milli Kültür Dergisi. 18: 16–18. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
