What is Turkoman Gypsys?
In [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] archives, they were mentioned as the Turkish-speaking [[Muslims]] of [[Sunni]]-[[Alevism]]-[[Bektashi]] faith {{lang|tr|Türkmen Kıptîler}}, who converted to [[Islam]] at the time of [[Sultanate of Rum]].<ref> https://www.researchgate.net/publication/355873685_Turcoman_Gypsies_in_the_Balkans_Just_a_Preferred_Identity_or_More</ref> as an own Group of [[Xoraxane Roma]] divided in 4 Clans, called: (The Maizetrader), (The Shepherds), (the Baconmaker) and (Tarhana traders), they once came from [[Anatolia]] and settled in [[East Thrace]] and other parts in the [[Balkans]] of the [[Ottoman Empire]] too, especially in [[Dobrich Province]] and [[Varna]], some went to [[Simferopol]] at Crimea. The word Kıptî [[Copt]]'s was given by the Turks as synonyms for ''Gypsy'' in [[Ottoman Turkish language]]. Today the Turkish speaking Muslim Usta Millet and Mehter Groups in [[Bulgaria]], especially from [[Varna]], who deny there Romani Background claimed to be the descendants of this so called Turkoman Gypsys.<ref>https://www.researchgate.net/publication/237523690_Segmentation_vs_consolidation_The_example_of_four_Gypsy_groups_in_CIS</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{asia-stub}} [[Category:Ethnic groups in Asia]]