Yeşilpınar () is a

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

in the

Laçin District Laçin District is a district of the Çorum Province of Turkey. Its seat is the town of Laçin.

Çorum Province Çorum () is a province in the Black Sea Region of Turkey, but lying inland and having more characteristics of Central Anatolia than the Black Sea coast. Its area is 12,428 km2, and its population is 524,130 (2022). Its provincial capital ...

in Turkey. Its population is 54 (2022).

History

Yeşilpınar was founded in 1873 by several Circassian families led by Kaseyqo Talustan bey, whom had fled their homeland during the

Circassian genocide The Circassian genocide, or Tsitsekun, was the systematic mass killing, ethnic cleansing, and forced displacement of between 95% and 97% of the Circassian people during the final stages of the Russian invasion of Circassia in the 19th centur ...

. Because of this, the settlement was given the name Kaseyhable, literally meaning “Kasey’s town” in Circassian. The name of the village was recorded in Turkish as Karapınar Muhacir in 1928, the first word meaning “black

spring Spring(s) may refer to: Common uses * Spring (season), a season of the year * Spring (device), a mechanical device that stores energy * Spring (hydrology), a natural source of water * Spring (mathematics), a geometric surface in the shape of a he ...

” and the other being a term for Muslim refugees. Sometime after, the town was given the name “Yeşilpınar” which translates to “green spring”.

Demographics

Yeşilpınar or Kaseyhable is inhabited by Circassians, most of whom are from the

Abdzakh The Abzakh ( Circassian: Абдзэх, ''Abdzekh''; Russian: абадзехи) also known as Abdzakhs or Abadzekhs are one of the twelve major Circassian tribes, representing one of the twelve stars on the green-and-gold Circassian flag. His ...

tribe.

References

Villages in Laçin District {{Çorum-geo-stub Circassian communities