 In 1813, a group of Azerbaijanis from Karabakh settled in Aziziye, in the southern part of the Afyon Province.Today their descendants live in the villages of Büyük Karabağ and Orta Karabağ and have recently reestablished cultural ties with their historical homeland through the Turkish International Cooperation and Development Agency.Despite having undergone major assimilation in their language and religious beliefs, they still identify themselves as "Karabağlı" and are viewed as a distinct group by the local population.