Azeri Turks, the nation ruled Iran for centuries now have to live in two different regions: South Azerbaijan which is now under Iranian rule and North Azerbaijan that is an independent state got its independence from Russians in 1991 like many other members of USSR.

Unfortunately, Iran's Azeri Turks aren't as lucky as their brothers and sisters live in independent Azerbaijan. The numbers are not very certain but with a realistic wiew that is far away from Farsi propaganda, we can say: There are 30-35 millions Azeri Turks in Iran, much more crowded than North Azerbaijans Azeris (8 million) Most of Iranian Turks consider themselves as founders of Iran and they're very right in doing so.