BRİTANYA DİPLOMATİK DOKÜMANLARINDA AZERBAYCANLI TÜRKLERE KARŞI GERÇEKLEŞTİRİLEN KATLİAMLAR (1918-1920)

Abstract

Bu çalışma, 1918-1920 yıllarında Ermenistan’ın Azerbaycan’akarşı yürüttüğü askeri harekatı ve bunun neticesinde AzerbaycanDemokratik Cumhuriyeti topraklarında Azerbaycanlı Türk nüfusayönelik gerçekleştirilen katliamları Britanyalı diplomatların kalemealdıkları belgelere dayanarak ele almaktadır. Bu çerçevede, 1918-1920yıllarında Britanya’nın Güney Kafkasya politikasını şekillendirendiplomatların raporları incelenmiştir. Bahse konu raporların,Ermenistan Cumhuriyeti hükümetinin dahli ve dolaysız desteği ile silahlıErmeni çetelerin 1918-1920 yıllarında Azerbaycanlı Türklere karşıgiriştikleri katliamları ortaya koyması açısından büyük öneme sahipoldukları görülmektedir. Bunun yanında, bu belgeler, 1918-1920 yıllarıarasında Ermeni güçlerin Azerbaycanlı Türklere karşıgerçekleştirdikleri katliamların boyutları kati surette belirlenmesineyardımcı olur niteliktedir

Keywords

• Güney Kafkasya, Azerbaycan Demokratik

MASSACRE OF THE AZERBAIJANI TURKIC POPULATION ACCORDING TO THE DOCUMENTS OF THE BRITISH DIPLOMATS

Abstract

This article investigates the military campaign of the Republicof Armenia against the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic in 1918-1920,and the massacres of the Azerbaijani Turkic population on the territoriesof Azerbaijan Democratic Republic as documented by the Britishdiplomats of the time. Within this framework, it examines the reports ofthe diplomats, who were involved in the formulation of the British policytowards South Caucasus in 1918-1920. It can be seen that thesedocuments are of great significance for revealing the massacres againstthe Azerbaijani Turkic people between 1918 and 1920 by armedArmenian gangs with the connivance and direct support of thegovernment of the Republic of Armenian. Furthermore, these documentsconclusively help to determine the scale of the massacres conducted bythe Armenian forces against the Azerbaijani Turkic population in theseyears

Keywords

• South Caucasus, Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, Britain

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