Zeybeks

"Kizan" redirects here. For the Russian rural locality, see Kizan, Astrakhan Oblast.
For the dance, see Zeybek (dance).

Zeybeks, sometimes spelled as Zeibeks (Greek: Ζεϊμπέκοι Zeibekoi; Ottoman Turkish: زیبك, romanized: zeybek), were Turkish irregular militia and guerrilla fighters living in West Anatolia from late 17th to early 20th centuries.

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