 Complete the following phrase:  Georgia was immediately recognized by Germany and the Ottoman Empire. The young state had to place itself under German protection and to cede its largely Muslim-inhabited regions including the cities of Batumi, Ardahan, Artvin, Akhaltsikhe and Akhalkalaki to the Ottoman government Treaty of Batum, June 4. However, German support enabled the Georgians to repel the Bolshevik threat from Abkhazia. 