Talk:Zeybeks/Archive 1

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Zeibek is a turkish name for mountain warriors and bandits of western Anatolia in the 19th century. The word can be translated as "valiant person" it is not name of any kind of ethnic group or tribe. this word describes a persons occupation, not ethnicity.
 * Whoever they were in 19th century, Encyclopedia Britannica says something else as well. `'mikka (t) 20:39, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

Encyclopedia Brittanica is not always right. This is one of those occasions. Isatay 00:37, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

Zeybek
"Zeibek" 1180 hits in google, "Zeybek" 460,000 hits. Cretanforever 05:40, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

Title should be changed to "Zeybek" Isatay 00:34, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

Zeybek
Zeybekler etnik bir grup değil ki. İsyankar çete üyeleridir. Zeybeks aren't ethnic group. They are rebelous gangs.

Efe picture
This should not be admitted. I am living in Turkey and I have heard fom many sources that the picture of the 'Efe' is in fact that of an American tourist who visited Istanbul...no Efe would have ALL the Zeybek accoutrements on them all at the same time! How the hell would he move around with all that lot...(and he had to move quickly) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.240.221.157 (talk) 15:16, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

The name stems from the word Zeus (ancient Greek God, known in Greek as Dias) and Bacchus commercial and probably not (Latin for Dionisos), the profitable, but I wish some of notorious god of ‘good times’. When zeimbekiko dancers hold their hands parallel to their heads while at the same time keeping their eyes staring at the ground, they are imitating the eagle (the sacred bird of Zeus) looking for food. Zeimbekiko is in other words, the hymn sang by Bacchus and its followers in praise of Zeus. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.178.134.70 (talk) 20:50, 9 April 2010 (UTC)

the zeibeks as race are GREEKS around  20 official national books refernece it
The word Zeybek occurs first in the 13th aiona.Ellines Macedonians who migrated from Thrace to Asia Minor Frygia.I action stretches from the Dardanelles to the ancient Doris with a stronger presence in the region of Smyrna (Aydin, Bursa, Mugla, Oidemisi .. .). Thracians and Phrygians have racial, linguistic and cultural affinity. The Zeibekiko showed characteristics of social behavior, ethymotypias, clothing, traditions, dances and teletourgikon.Gia long lived in the mountains (as the rebels) against state violence and cruelty, claiming the law of popular taxeon.Kata guerrilla was second in the body after Efe.To dress was very attentive, extremely clean, with white skin (called the Turks, the Greeks with the silver body). Fundamental values, ethics, honesty, courage, gumption, altro yismos, besaliki, charity (something like Robin Hood of the poor). The word Zeybek still mean the Turks Leventis, lad. The word has ellinofrygiki katagogi.Zef-Bekos ex = Zeus Zeus (symbolizing the spirit) Vekos or Bekos by Herodotus and the bread symbolizes the body. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.92.242.152 (talk) 13:12, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

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You look so bored to explain to "small" persons what all the earth know so there comes the mistaken phrases...And wiki is a shiet its not a serius reference  so... I dont even give a Euro to become donated (me personally?)  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.130.90.220 (talk) 18:32, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

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I could say The origin of the word ζεϊ-μπέκικος (zei-bekikos).! The word "bekos"(βέκκος ή μπέκος) is found in the Dictionary of Scarlatos Byzantios(Athens 1852) as a Phrygian word meaning 'bread'.! It is also found in arvanitic dialect as "bouk"(μπουκ),in modern Greek language as 'boukia'(μπουκιά),in english as' baker' and in german as 'backen' ..which all have the same meaning BREAD..!!! The 'zei'(ζεϊ) is another form of 'Zeus'-the ancient Greek god,which means 'Spirit of Life'..!! This indicates that Man is a combination of Spirit (Ζei) and Body ( Bekos), a communion according the christian church- Spirit and Matter together.Man is a coexistence of Spirit and Matter..!! OFFICIAL DICTIONARIES AND WORLWIDE references become on this. If you dont like it we dont give a siet... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.130.90.220 (talk) 18:48, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

Typo in edit comment
It should have said "see Talk:Zeibekiko." I believe Constantine's comment there is relevant. __ Just plain Bill (talk) 20:19, 3 June 2011 (UTC)

zeibeks were Greek descadents
Zeibeks were descedants of Greeks who were living in Prussa and Aidini. They moved in Asia Minor as immigrants from ancient Thrace. Ι think that these and many other references are important and should not be omitted from this article. Here is some sources: [http://books.google.com/books?id=O1-1AAAAIAAJ&q=zeibekikos+greeks&dq=zeibekikos+greeks&hl=en&ei=-JctTpPBO8TDtAaB0633Dw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAA the dance of Greeks who immigrated to Asia Minor from Thrace. These immigrants, called zeibekfli or zeibektdes] --Roins (talk) 15:50, 27 July 2011 (UTC)

Zeybeks are Yoruks, which is originally Khorasani Turks immigrated Anatolia long long time ago. Btw, it is not Prussa, it is Bursa, like İstanbul and other Turkish cities. -- unsigned contribution by User:78.191.93.3 2011-09-30T08:49:50 ---
 * The Greece that precious first brought everything (Hellenistic period); you tried to compare for retail with any country or any civilasation and country like yours. Point that Greece as we know have penty of dances around 500 and Turkey some (Greek stolen) 5 dances: Let us now take a look at these 5 remarkable dances of Turkey:

1.Syrtos (or Kalamatianos + ballos) sousta version dance (very widespread and the same point like it does (-Greek))

2.HORA dance fron Greek ΧΟΡΟΣ Dances From turkey.

3. HORON danec from Greek ΧΟΡΟΣ

4.Bar dance the turksish version of circle Greek dances.

So the Greece that was the leader and the first of all how could be possible to be compared with some subsequent counrties in arts and general in music like ?turkey?# To not tell about the dominant role played in Byzantium Byzantine music you came later So, when you open your mouth better not talk. thanks. --79.130.82.10 (talk) 19:52, 11 October 2011 (UTC)

anyway, the issue here is not the origin of the dances (besides, the dances are not of Greek origin)

We talking about Turkish guerrilla fighters and bandits (pre-turkish War of indepence period) referred to here as "zeybek" or "efe"

It can be historically proven that these people are the same as the nomadic Turkish tribes (Yörük).

but no proper historian or source claims that zeybeks and efes were Greek.

anyway, Thracians and Phrygians are not Greek either.

And before you forget like zeybek, efe, yörük, manav are not ethnic groups, they are just Turks, who are named differently because of their lifestyles, they are Turkish people. Burtigin (talk) 12:10, 16 August 2021 (UTC)

Thracian origin
The article claims the Zeibeks are of Thracian origin and gives this as source: ''of Thracian  origin. ''

Of course, this is in no way up to Wikipedia standards. Further, it does not give any backup why this is claimed. So the claim has to be deleted. -- Zz (talk) 12:07, 19 January 2015 (UTC)


 * The sources are fine. I don't find any reason for their deletion. --79.141.163.16 (talk) 03:23, 21 February 2015 (UTC)
 * You do not address any points made. The so called references are useless and do not even qualify as references. -- Zz (talk) 19:46, 25 May 2015 (UTC)
 * These references are documented for long time ago. --Mendess55 (talk) 21:41, 3 June 2015 (UTC)
 * No documentation is here. See: Citing sources and keep in mind sources need to be verifiable and reputable. -- Zz (talk) 14:29, 5 June 2015 (UTC)
 * You need someone to have the same opinion. For a long time they are well documented.--Mendess55 (talk) 09:06, 16 June 2015 (UTC)
 * "Baud-Bovy 1984" does not specify a work. Is it a book, a journal, or what? Does it have a publisher? We need enough information to allow us to find the work in a good library. Maproom (talk) 11:16, 16 June 2015 (UTC)
 * There are still two more that documenting it. --Mendess55 (talk) 11:40, 16 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Please stop adding "references" which do not make it clear what they are citing. Maproom (talk) 12:09, 16 June 2015 (UTC)
 * The reference given now seems to be this one. We still do not know what it says and if it its field of expertise. -- Zz (talk) 12:45, 16 June 2015 (UTC)
 * This is Bibliography in Greek and gives clear the Thracian origin. bibliography--Mendess55 (talk) 13:10, 16 June 2015 (UTC)
 * I have deleted the reference to a dictionary of modern Greek. Dictionaries give the meanings of words. They are not a source for the origins of peoples. Maproom (talk) 13:22, 16 June 2015 (UTC)
 * And as for the source given here by Mendess55: Google's rather poor translation describes the Zeybeks as "Possible fruit intermarriage Thracian immigrants and residents of Phrygia". That is not the same as saying they were from Thrace. Maproom (talk) 13:25, 16 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Τhe bibliography sets those people as immigrants from Thrace (Greek people), such as the Rebetes. Their culture (cloths and music) that exists to them is Greek as a part of the general Greek area (The Greek islands like Limnos, Asia Minor and the Thrace). --Mendess55 (talk) 22:34, 16 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Which bibliography? And the page on Rebetes does not mention anything helpful. -- Zz (talk) 11:49, 17 June 2015 (UTC)

The link shown as "source" is purely based on personal inference and guesswork.

It is not said on what basis that Zeybeks may have been of Thracian or Phrygian origin language, culture, history, tribal-clan names, legendary ancestors ?

there are no concrete examples of any of these

it is even written in the continuation of the page that the zeybeks are the same as the "yörük" (nomadic Turks of Anatolia) tribes and they are used synonymously with the yörüks.

Also, even if zeybeks are not Turks as shown in the link, that doesn't make them İslamized Greeks because Thracian and Phrygians are not a Greek

With this logic, I will show an absurd connection and add to the page that the Balkan Greeks are actually Christianized Turkmen and Huns. Burtigin (talk) 12:03, 16 August 2021 (UTC)