Given its focus on a definitely endangered language as noted by the UNESCO Atlas of the World Languages in Danger, and also marked as being threatened by the Ethnologue, this study aims to scrutinize whether Laz people do, or do not use their ancestral tongue, to identify factors involved in their language choice, and ultimately, to comment on its vitality going forward. Concerns addressed in the study include self-reported proficiency in Laz, ethnic self-identification of Laz speakers in Turkey, the effect of external factors (e.g., place of birth and residence, spouse's ethnicity) on Laz language use, the perception of Laz in Turkey, and the Laz community's preferred revitalization efforts. Correlatively, the data were collected using an online questionnaire, and related statistical analyses were performed. As a result, it is reported that Laz speakers define themselves as the good speakers of the language. Ethnic self-identification of Laz speakers are marked as Laz more than Turkish, Turkish more than Laz, and both respectively. However, Laz language is not a preferred choice of new generation. Even more, Laz language use amidst elders is getting lowered since Laz customs are applied in their daily routines to a lesser extent. Besides, it is noted by the perceptions of Laz residing in Turkey that Laz language is perceived either as a Black Sea dialect, or a variation of Turkish language within the community. The Laz community's preferred revitalization efforts are also drawn to provide insights from a survey-based exploration of the factors associated with Laz language endangerment and maintenance in Turkey.