Özet:

The historical roots of the Nagorno-Karabakh problem go back at least two or three centuries. Tsarist Russia's invasion of the Caucasus began at least during the reign of Peter I, when the short-lived occupation was ended by the general of the Safavids, Nadirgulu khan. However, this process, which began with Peter I, was later attempted to continue during the reign of Catherine II. Thus, in the 18th century, Tsarist Russia tried to make the North Azerbaijani khanates, which included the Caucasus, including Karabakh, economically dependent. However, the occupation of northern Azerbaijan, especially Karabakh by Tsarist Russia, became official in the early 19th century, specifically with the 1805 Kurakchay Treaty. To prevent the occupation of the South Caucasus, including North Azerbaijan by Tsarist Russia, the Gajar state twice waged war with the northern empire. However, the Gajars were defeated in both wars, between 1804-1813 and 1826-1828. As a result of the Gulustan and Turkmenchay agreements, the Gajars were forced to leave not only Karabakh or Northern Azerbaijan, but the entire South Caucasus under the occupation of Tsarist Russia. Tsarist Russia began to settle Armenians in Northern Azerbaijan, especially in the territory of Karabakh, and even shortly after the Treaty of Turkmenchay in 1828, it created an Armenian province. Shortly afterwards, the northern country, which was forced to abolish the province, managed to lay the groundwork for the Karabakh problem in all cases. The Karabakh problem arose during the establishment of the Republic of Azerbaijan on May 28, 1918, and this issue continued even after the occupation of Azerbaijan by Soviet Russia. The Armenians, who managed to create the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region in 1923 with the support of Moscow, repeatedly tried to unite Nagorno-Karabakh with Armenia during the Soviet era.

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