Ahiska Türklerinin Sürgün Edilmesinin Ve Gürcistana Geri Dönüş Süreçlerinin Tarihsel Arka Planı

Year 2023, Volume: 7 Issue: 2, 423 - 441, 27.12.2023

Elterişhan Elçibey

Abstract

Sovyet etnik tehcirleri çeşitli trajedilere yol açması sebebiyle eski SSCB’nin en büyük zulümlerinden biri olarak görülmektedir. 1991’de Sovyetler Birliği’nin dağılmasından sonra, bağımsız hale gelen eski Sovyet cumhuriyetlerinin titüler ulusları kendi topraklarında baskın konumdadır. Bu durum Ahıska Türkleri gibi kendi topraklarından mahrum kalan azınlıkların durumunun daha da kötüleşerek etnik ayrımcılığa ve şiddete maruz kalmasını beraberinde getirmiştir. Bu makalenin ana odak noktası Ahıska Türklerinin insani, siyasi ve toprak haklarının ihlali de dahil olmak üzere sınır dışı edilmelerinin tarihsel arka planı ve Gürcistan’a geri dönüş süreçleri olacaktır.

Keywords

Ahıska Türkleri, Gürcistan, Sovyetler Birliği, Etnik tehcir, Geri dönüş

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

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

Meskhetian Turks, Georgia, Soviet Union, Ethnic deportation, Repatriation

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