Georgian Muhajirs Villages in Turkey: Kabakdaghi

Abstract

This paper is a historical-ethnographic analysis of the Georgian Muhajir settlements on the example of the village of Kabakdaghi in the Fatsa district of the Ordu province of Turkey. The article discusses the process of migration that began as a result of the Russo-Ottoman wars of the 19th century and the attempts of the population exiled from Kobuleti to preserve their identity, language and traditions in the new environment. The presented ethnographic material demonstrates the importance of collective memory, place selection, religious practices, and spatial arrangements in maintaining group belonging. The study highlights Kabakdagh as a cultural memory and one of the main symbols of the Muhajir's descendants in the present.