Armenian Destruction of Azerbaijan’s Cultural Heritage and Debates on Restoration Efforts in the Liberated Territories

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 40 Sayı: 1, 261 - 309, 30.07.2025

Vefa Kurban , Berrin Sarı

https://doi.org/10.18513/egetid.1611691

Öz

AZERBAYCAN KÜLTÜREL MİRASINA YÖNELİK ERMENİ TAHRİBATI VE İŞGALDEN KURTARILAN BÖLGELERDEKİ RESTORASYON ÇALIŞMALARINA DAİR TARTIŞMALAR

Öz

2020 II. Karabağ Savaşı’nın sona ermesiyle birlikte Karabağ’daki Ermeni işgali de sona ermiştir. Yaklaşık 30 yıldır süren işgalin bitişini takiben Azerbaycan Hükümeti, işgalden kurtarılan bölgelerde Hristiyan Kafkasya Albanları ile Türk-İslam topluluklarından kalan kültürel miras unsurları için büyük bir restorasyon hareketi başlatmıştır. Ancak Ermenistan, ilgili restorasyon hareketini bir “iz silme” politikası olarak lanse etmektedir. Bölgede Ermeniler’e ait olduğu iddia edilen kültürel mirasın kasten yok edildiği iddiası, Batı dünyası tarafından da benimsenmekte; Ermenistan’ın temelsiz ve çelişkili tarihsel anlatıları ile Azerbaycan’ın kendi ata topraklarındaki varlığı sorgulanmakta ve Azerbaycan’ın uluslararası itibarı zedelenmektedir. Buna ek olarak Karabağ ve çevresinde Ermeniler tarafından gerçekleştirilen kültürel miras kıyımı yeterince gündeme getirilmemektedir. Azerbaycan’a yöneltilen suçlamalar karşısındaki savunmalar Azerbaycan’ın ulusal medyası ve Türkiye’nin çabalarıyla sınırlıdır. Çalışmanın ana motivasyonu, Kafkasya Albanları ile Türk ve İslam topluluklarının sentezinden doğan Azerbaycan halkının öz yurdu Karabağ üzerinden uğradığı haksız ithamı değerlendirmek ve Ermeniler’in “iz silme” politikasını aydınlatmaktır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Kültürel Miras , Güney Kafkasya , Karabağ , Azerbaycan

Kaynakça

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