In 1998 Georgia, the legal successor of the Georgian SSR, adopted the Law “Concerning recognition of Georgian citizens as victims of political repression...”, which does not apply to peoples deported from its territory and living, at the time of the collapse of the USSR, outside Georgia. The Ahiska Turks have not been deported from their territories in the other eight countries. Therefore, these countries’ laws concerning rehabilitation do not apply to us. This means that the Ahiska Turks are the only people in the post-Soviet era who have not yet been rehabilitated and returned to their historical homeland. On this basis, we believe that democratic Georgia is obliged to adopt a law on the rehabilitation of peoples living outside Georgia and deported from its territory. This will allow us to find our homeland again and play a part in the economic recovery and prosperity of democratic Georgia. We offer Georgia: 1. Extension of the Repatriation Law to include an indefinite period. 2. Amendment of the Repatriation Law to take account of reasonable, realistic procedures and conditions for return. 3. Adoption of a Georgian law “Concerning rehabilitation of deported Georgia peoples still outside its borders.”