Are Turks and Iranians the same?
No they aren’t. Turks were originally from Central Asia then migrated to Anatolia which is now known as modern day Turkey. The Turks speak Turkish which comes under the Altaic language family same as Mongolian, Korean, Japanese, Azerbaijani, Uzbek etc. Persians came from the land of Persia which is now known as Iran.
What is Persian nationalism?
Iranian nationalism consists of political and social movements and sentiments prompted by a love for Iranian culture, Iranian languages and history, and a sense of pride in Iran and Iranian people. There began a refreshing atmosphere of unity and Iranian patriotic sentiments during the constitutional era.
Do Iranians like living in Turkey?
Well, from the Iranians that I met in Turkey, a lot of them like living in Turkey to some extent. However, Turks are generally friendly with them, and Turks and Iranians generally have a good relationship, but the occasional person tries to exploit foreigners including Iranians, but that doesn’t target Iranians.
What are the conflicts between Turks and Persians in Iran?
Many Turks have no idea of conflicts between different ethnicities of Iran, and specifically between Turks and Persians. let’s start with the contemporary history of Iran. After the collapse of Qajar dynasty, Pahlavi dynasty (a non-Turkic one) took the power. in the 20th century, most of the states would choose homogenisation over diversity.
Do Persians have negative feelings towards Turks?
There are Pro-Iran Turks who wouldn’t choose any other country over Iran, regardless of their ethnicity. And there are neutral Turks who simply don’t care about this ethnicity stuff. PS2: in general, Persians don’t have negative feelings toward Turks. Turkey is the first tourist destination for the Persians.
Why are the Persians so dominant in Iran?
Iran did the same and the ruling class came up with the Persian identity as an inclusive identity for all Iranians (due to Qajars incompetence, Turks and Turkic identity had no chance to compete for that purpose). Another reason for the dominance of the Persians was the status of the language in the country along its history.