Afshars, Avshars, Owshars is one of the Turkic peoples.

They belong to Yıldızhans of Bozok Oghuzes.

Afshars can be found among Turkey, Azerbaijan, Turkmenstan, Afghanistan.

Oymaqs(Tribes)

alplū, arašlū, bekešlū, gündüzlü, imirlü, köse aḥmedlū, köselü, pāpāglū, qāsemlū, qereḵlū, karalu, karamanlu, salmanlu, sindelli, tur ali hacılu, receplü, balabanlu, qirqlū

Karamaids, Ag Qoyunlus, Zengids, Şumlaoğulları, Alâiye beylik, Germiyanids, inançoğulları, Dulkadirids, Aydınids, Saruhan, Sevindik khan beylik, karabağ khanate, urmiye khanate, erdebil khanate are afshar states.



Nadir Shah (1688-1747) is an afhsar from Qırqlü tribe from khorasan who become shah of all iran and created biggest İran since Sasanids.



Afsharid dynasty ruled iran 1736–1796.

Currently there is Afshars exists at adana, kahramanmaraş, karaman, yozgat, gaziantep, sivas, ankara, amasya, çankırı, tokat, kırşehir, niğde, konya, kütahya, burdur, isparta, denizli, muğla, manisa, aydın, balıkesir, uşak, afyon, bolu, bursa, antalya, mersin, kars, kastamonu.



They form majority of population at Pınarbaşı, Sarız, Tomarza districts of Kayseri province.