Paris Barış Konferansı Yolunda Azerbaycan Cumhuriyeti
Republic of Azerbaijan on the Way to the Paris Peace Conference

Summary/Abstract: After the Bolshevik Revolution, Azerbaijan eztablished its goverment and on 28th May declared its republic. Azerbaijan tried to develop relations with its Caucasus side neigbours who were following the same path. Azerbaijan gained its natural capital city Baku, on September 15th, tanks to İslamic Army of the Caucasus. İt has acted together with the Republic of Georgia and Republic of Armenia to allow its independence to be accepted at the internatial level and to take its place among to contemporary states. The Ottoman Empire was indispensable not only for Azerbaijan but also for the other two contries. They first came to Istanbul then took to road to the Paris. They stayed there for days even months. In particular the delegates of Azerbaijan and Gergia expressed their hopes and wishes in the presence of the High Council. They promoted their independence, and received a promise of helping against Bolsheviks. They were hoped for what they gained even under minimal conditions. The developments regarding Azerbaijan and its beside Georgia plased Istanbul. However, the vestern world used the perference of Great Russia.

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