Shota BEKADZE
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, a great attention was given to the study of the history, ethnography, language and culture of the deported nations within the scope of United Nations. The deported Muslim nations known as Ahiska or Meskhetian Turks were exiled to the Central Asia and Kazakhstan from the Samtskhe-Javakheti region of Georgia are one of those who got attention within the scope of United Nations. There are numerous articles written About Ahiska, but there is not any studies based on the Ottoman State Recordings dated XVI century. In this study we focused on the socio-economic structure of Ahiska Sanjak of Checherek region by using the State Recordings “Defter-i Mufassal Vilayet-i Gürcistan” dated 1595.
Key Words: Ottoman State, Childir Province, Ahiska Sanjak, Checherek Region, The Republic of Georgia