Immigrants of 93 War in Kayseri

Immigrants of 93 War in Kayseri ABSTRACT After Ottoman-Russian War between 1876-1877 known as 93 War, many people left their hometowns and migrated to the interior side of Anatolia. Some of the refugees of 93 War immigrated from Kars, Ardahan and Erzurum to the villages of P？narba？？, Sar？z, Tomarza and Bünyan counties in Kayseri. Since they dealt with agriculture and livestock and were interested in keeping fowls especially gooses, they established villages at the riverside of Zamant？. Dissimilarly, some of the immigrants chose to live with native population known as Av？ar and Zamant？. Immigrants of 93 War added richness to those area they settled by their material and nonmaterial culture. They transferred new agricultural production techniques and crops not planted before in the area like potato, sugar beet and rye. Immigrants of 93 war having their origins in Meskhetian Turks accommodated to the zone they immigrated, cohered with the area by their authentic customs. They made the region lively and fruitful by settling into empty and otiose places. Keywords: 93 War, Immigrants of 93 War, Immigration, Meskhetian Turks, Kayseri