August Albuk and her family are the only remaining grandchildren of 60 German families who immigrated to Kars, Turkey, 150 years ago

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by bladerunnerism

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  2. What? If 60 families emigrated there will be hundreds if not thousands of descendants. They might be the last who are aware of their German roots though.

  3. The Germans who settled in Kars and in its neighborhood following the Russian invasion of the region after the Ottoman-Russian War of 1877-1878 were, despite their low figure, able to play an important role in the history and culture of this city. Germans and other non-Muslims whose figure was increasing constantly during the 40 years Russian rule contributed to the agricultural development and cattle breeding of the region especially regarding dairy products. The aim of this study is to show the impact of the Germans who settled in Kars on the economic, social and cultural life of the city after the Russian invasion of the region regarding the Russian sektants such as Molakans and Dukhobors within the framework of disadvantaged figure of the Muslim community in a comparative perspective.

  8. Feel genuinely sorry for this guy, he might have lived in a wealthy country free from religious influence and now he is not only visibly poor, but also has to stick to some religion to keep his heritage.

  9. 60 families! What happened to the rest?

    It will be nice if they return to the homeland and keep the generation of that family line alive and reconnect. 150 yrs away from home is very very long time 🙂

    Kids would like to see how things have changed and yet not changed.

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