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Azerbaijanis ... Azerbaijanis (/ˌæzərbaɪˈdʒæni, -ɑːni/; Azerbaijani: Azərbaycanlılar, آذربایجانلیلار), Azeris (Azərilər, آذریلر), or Azerbaijani Turks (Azərbaycan ...
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/ˌazərˌbīˈ(d)ZHänē,ˌaZHərˌbīˈ(d)ZHänē/
noun
  1. a native or inhabitant of Azerbaijan, or a person of Azerbaijani descent.
  2. the Turkic language of Azerbaijan.

Azerbaijanis

Ethnic group
Azerbaijanis, Azeris, or Azerbaijani Turks are a Turkic ethnic group living mainly in the Azerbaijan region of northwestern Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan. They are predominantly Shia Muslims. Wikipedia
Languages spoken: Azerbaijani, Old Azeri, and North Azerbaijani
Austria: 1,000
Canada: 9,915
Georgia: 233,178
Germany: 20,000–30,000
Iran: 12–23 million; 6–6.5 million; (Arakelova)
Kazakhstan: 114,586

Azerbaijani, any member of a Turkic people living chiefly in the Republic of Azerbaijan and in the region of Azerbaijan in northwestern Iran.
Azerbaijanis from celcar.indiana.edu
Azerbaijanis are a Turkic people who live in Azerbaijan, the largest and most populous country in the South Caucasus, which borders with the Caspian Sea, ...
But Azerbaijanis are a Turkic people and speak Azeri Turkish which is very similar to Istanbul Turkish. Therefore they don't consider themselves to be Persians.