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The 1944 Deportation of the Meskhetian Turks is a mass forced displacement carried out by the Soviet Union on 14–15 November 1944, in which approximately 90,000 to 117,000 Meskhetian Turks living in the Ahıska region of Georgia were forcibly relocated to Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan under the pretext of “security.”Anadolu Ajansı. "Ahıska Türklerinin sürgün edilişinin 77. yılı." Son Erişim: 13.11.2025. https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/dunya/ahiska-turklerinin-surgun-edilisinin-77-yili/2420338 "

The Treaty of Turkmenchay is a peace agreement signed on 10 February 1828 between the Russian Empire and Iran’s Qajar dynasty, following the Russo-Persian War of 1826–1828. Cause of the Treaty The Russo-Persian War was part of Iran’s struggle over territory with Russia. The war began in 1826 with a military campaign launched by the Russian Empire against Iran. Russia sought to expand its influence in Iranian territory and particularly strengthen its dominance in the Caucasus region. Iran resiste