Rüzgarlı, İkizdere

Village in Rize, Turkey

Rüzgarlı Mize (Laz language)
Village
40°45′46″N 40°33′26″E / 40.76278°N 40.55722°E / 40.76278; 40.55722
Country	Turkey
Province	Rize
District	İkizdere
Elevation	960 m (3,150 ft)
Population (2021)	117
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)

Rüzgarlı is a village in the İkizdere District, Rize Province, in Black Sea Region of Turkey.^[1] Its population is 117 (2021).^[2] Turkish singer Tarkan is from this village.^[3]

History

According to list of villages in Laz language book (2009), name of the village is Mize, which means "dark bird". Most of the villagers are ethnically Laz or Hemshin.^[4]

Geography

The village is located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) away from İkizdere.

References

^ 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.
^ "Tarkan'ın yaylası olarak bilinen Rüzgârlı köyü yaylasını ayılar bastı" (in Turkish). cumhuriyet.com.tr. 4 May 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
^ Nişanyan, Sevan. "Rüzgarlı". Index-Anatolicus. Retrieved 30 January 2024.