KARABAĞ'DAN AZERBAYCAN’IN DİĞER BÖLGELERİNE ZORUNLU GÖÇ, 44 GÜNLÜK SAVAŞ SONRASI GERİ DÖNÜŞ SÜRECİ
FORCED MIGRATION FROM KARABAKH TO OTHER REGIONS OF AZERBAIJAN, AND THE RETURN PROCESS FOLLOWING THE 44-DAY WAR

Summary/Abstract: The process by which people rebuild their lives following displacement caused by war presents numerous challenges. Seeing the places from which they were forcibly removed become part of another state only serves to exacerbate these difficulties. People who were forcibly displaced from Karabakh to other regions of Azerbaijan, unlike other displaced persons, have moved within their own country; however, this situation also marked the beginning of a 30- year longing for their homeland due to the Armenian occupation. In this study, the conflicts that began in 1988 and escalated into the First Karabakh War (1991/1992–1994); the return process following the Second Karabakh War, which began on 27 September 2020, lasted 44 days and resulted in the recapture of Karabakh, and the difficulties encountered during this process are examined. The study involved a review of theses, articles and projects related to the 44-day Second Karabakh War, an examination of UN and NATO reports, interviews with individuals who had migrated to Azerbaijan during the First Karabakh War, and the analysis of data using Discourse Analysis, a qualitative research method. The study found that, whilst the interviewees wished to return to Karabakh if suitable conditions were provided, they harboured economic, social and political concerns and expected supportive and lasting solutions from the Azerbaijani Government.

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