Meskhetian Turks And Their Culture


Meskhetia, the region in the southwest of Georgia, is in the border of Turkey. It is the centre of the ancient settlement of the Turks which was mentioned in the Georgian sources. Ak Saka who was mentioned as a Akhaltsikhe in the tales of Dede Korkut was brought up in the travelbook of Evliya Çelebi as well. In this work it will be mentioned about the Turks, their culture who were exiled from Meskhetia and compelled to live in different geographies and about their lasting travelling.


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Akhaltsikhe, Ak Saka, exile

Author : İrade YÜZBEY
Number of pages: 679-706
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7827/TurkishStudies.525
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Journal of Turkish Studies
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