Poyra, Bozüyük
Poyra
Хьатикъуайхьаблэ | |
|---|---|
  Poyra Location in Turkey  Poyra Poyra (Marmara) | |
| Coordinates: 39°52′N 30°12′E / 39.867°N 30.200°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Bilecik |
| District | Bozüyük |
| Established | 1870 |
| Government | |
| • Muhtar | Muharrem Poyraz (2022) |
| Population (2021) | 140 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 11302 |
| Name meaning | Wheel hub |
Poyra (Adyghe: Хьатикъуайхьаблэ[1]) is a village in the Bozüyük District, Bilecik Province, Turkey.[2] Its population is 140 (2021).[3] The village mainly consists of Circassian people of the Hatuqay tribe, as well as a smaller community of Muhacirs who were exiled from Bulgaria.
History
The founders of the village were originally among the Circassians in Bulgaria who arrived in Bulgaria after Circassian genocide. They later migrated to Anatolia and first founded the village in the 1870s. The village was originally founded as Hatuqayhable, named after the Hatuqay tribe, where the inhabitants traced their descent from. Following the establishment of the Turkish Republic, the official name of the village was changed to a Turkish word, Poyra.[4][1]
Culture
The village mainly observes Circassian customs. There are also Balkan Turks in the village, who in addition to Rumelian Turkish also speak Adyghe.
Notable people
- Şamil Çinaz - footballer
References
- ^ a b Yılmaz, Kurulay (2018). Bozüyük Çerkes Köyleri (in Turkish). Bilecik: Bozüyük Belediyesi.
- ^ Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ Şıble, Ferhatıko (2022). Batı Çerkesya'nın Türkiye'deki evlatları (in Turkish). APRA. ISBN 978-605-71993-1-7.
