Meskhetian Turks
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title:
Meskhetian Turks
text:
Meskhetian Turks, also referred to as Turkish Meskhetians, Ahiska Turks, and Turkish Ahiskans, are a subgroup of ethnic Turkish people formerly inhabiting the Meskheti region of Georgia, along the border with Turkey. The Turkish presence in Meskheti began with the Ottoman military expedition of 1578, although Turkic tribes had settled in the region as early as the eleventh and twelfth centuries. Today, the Meskhetian Turks are widely dispersed throughout the former Soviet Union due to forced dep
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Ethnic subgroup of Turks
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meskhetian_Turks
date created:
2004-02-20T00:52:00Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T11:48:26Z
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