Editing Meskhetian Turks (section)

===Ottoman conquest===
By the [[Peace of Amasya]] (1555), [[Meskheti]] was divided into two, with the [[Safavid dynasty|Safavids]] keeping the eastern part and the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottomans]] gaining the western part.{{sfn|Mikaberidze|2015|page=xxxi}} In 1578, the Ottomans [[Lala Mustafa Pasha's Caucasian campaign|attacked]] the [[Safavid Georgia|Safavid possessions in Georgia]], which initiated the [[Ottoman–Safavid War (1578–1590)|Ottoman–Safavid War of 1578–1590]], and by 1582 the Ottomans were in possession of the eastern (Safavid) part of Meskheti.{{sfn|Floor|2001|page=85}} The Safavids regained control over the eastern part of Meskheti in the early 17th century.{{sfn|Floor|2001|page=85}} However, by the [[Treaty of Zuhab]] (1639), all of Meskheti fell under Ottoman control, and it brought an end to Iranian attempts to retake the region.<ref name="Tomlinson 2005 loc=110">{{Harvnb|Tomlinson|2005|loc=110}}.</ref>{{sfn|Floor|2001|page=85}}