HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF MESKHETIAN TURKS’ DEPORTATION AND THEIR REPATRIATION PROCESS TO GEORGIA

Authors : Elterişhan Elçibey

Pages : 423-441

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Publication Date : 2023-12-27

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The Soviet ethnic deportations are regarded as one of the biggest cruelties of the former USSR. After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the titular nationalities of the former Soviet republics that became independent were predominant in their own territories. However, the conditions on the side of minorities which were deprived of their own territories such as Meskhetian Turks got worse, and thus they have been exposed to ethnic discrimination and violence. The main focus of this article will be on the historical background of Meskhetian Turks’ deportation as well as their repatriation process to Georgia.
Keywords : Ahıska Türkleri, Gürcistan, Sovyetler Birliği, Etnik tehcir, Geri dönüş