Baku/15.09.22/Turan: On September 15, 1918, the Caucasian Islamic Army, consisting of Ottoman (mostly) Azerbaijani Turks and various peoples of the Caucasus, under the command of Nuri Pasha Killigil, liberated Baku and other regions of the People's Republic of Azerbaijan from Bolshevik-Dashnak armed formations.
The Government of the People's Republic of Azerbaijan, established in Ganja on May 28 (1918), moved to Baku from Ganja. The PRA existed for a little more than two years. During this time, state structures and public relations had been established in Azerbaijan, laws and constitutional provisions adopted, including freedom of expression, women's voting rights, national and religious equality.
In 1920, on April 28, the ANR ceased to exist as a result of the occupation of Azerbaijan by red Russia.
Throughout the Soviet years, despite Moscow's strict ideological control, public love and craving for Turkey remained in Soviet Azerbaijan. The same attitude in Turkey was to the Azerbaijanis in the USSR, and to the Azerbaijani Turks in Iran.
On November 9, 1991, Turkey became the first country to recognize the independence of Azerbaijan.
On September 27, 2020, Azerbaijan launched an operation to liberate the territories occupied by Armenia. Unlike the events of 1918, the Turkish army did not participate in military operations. The assistance of the fraternal country was in the form of arms supplies, the hard work of military advisers and specialists in operating the Turkish military equipment.
After the liberation of the territories occupied by Armenia, both countries strengthened cooperation and integration based on the principle of "One people – two states".—0—
Politics
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On the eve of the closing of the COP29 climate conference in Baku, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has drawn attention to the criminal cases of journalists detained in Azerbaijan.
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Negotiations at the 29th session of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Baku have been extended until November 24, a source in the UNFCCC Secretariat told the Turan news agency. According to the source, participants aim to finalize and sign the concluding documents by that date.
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According to the Turkish newspaper Sabah, officials from the Istanbul Prosecutor's Office's Anti-Smuggling Unit have detained an Azerbaijani citizen with a large shipment of gold. The detention took place near the Vadi İstanbul shopping center in the Sarıyer district, where a taxi was stopped. During the search, 70 kg of gold was found. The Azerbaijani citizen in the vehicle claimed ownership of the cargo and also stated that he was a diplomat. The investigation by the prosecutor's office is ongoing, reports Sabah newspaper. The media outlet does not disclose the name of the "diplomat," only his initials – M.G.Ş. The Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs has declined to comment on the situation.
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On November 22, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan discussed negotiations with Azerbaijan regarding a peace treaty in an interview with Public TV. In particular, he emphasized that society should move away from certain stereotypes. “We are outraged when we hear the term ‘Western Azerbaijan.’ But we don’t think that when we say ‘Western Armenia,’ it also irritates anyone,” he stated.
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