O Cristianismo ortodoxo entre o povo Laz, minoria étnica da Turquia, antes de sua conversão ao Islã.

"The Orthodox Christian origin of the Laz People"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uN6RoZK_9U

"Remarkable discovery of the Christian Laz Center of Lazeti Ardasheni. Laz Church in ruins."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTkbtGcwcwc

"The Christian orthodox origin of the Laz people Saint Nikitas Hieromartyr + 1808 of Lazika"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZ3ZPMYr9vI

"Laz People Christian Origin - Laz music"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZt23FKLLaY

HOLY MARTYRS OF LAZETI (17TH–18TH CENTURIES)

http://www.pravoslavie.ru/english/7245.htm

Sobre o povo Laz:
http://pontosworld.com/index.php/pontus/miscellaneous/285-the-laz

"The history of laz georgian people Lazica Lazeti Lazona Lazepe"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSfia__uXok

 Por sinal, além de haver ainda entre os curdos yazidis e até alguns zoroastrianos, também já tiveram uma minoria cristã e até um santo da sua etnia: 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurdish_Christians

http://thekurdishproject.org/history-and-culture/kurdistan-religion/kurdish-christians/

Artigos relacionados:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stephen-mansfield/religious-neutrality-iraqi-kurdistan_b_1587042.html

http://www.geocurrents.info/geopolitics/the-complex-relations-between-kurds-and-christians-in-northern-iraq

Nota: Não confundir estes povos com os semíticos do norte, os cristãos assírio-caldeus:

http://www.nineveh.com/whoarewe.htm