DOI: https://doi.org/10.36719/2706-6185/55/46-53
Surayya Allahverdiyeva
Baku State University
PhD student
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7489-3874
allahverdiyevasurayya@mail.ru
M.A.Rasulzade: The Struggle for the Preservation of Azerbaijan`s
Statehood History and Traditions in the Ottoman Empire
and the Republic of Turkey
Abstract
Mammad Amin Rasulzades life in exile, as well as his activities during the Turkey period, encompass numerous stages of diplomatic missions. With the “Iran Turks” series written during his first period of exile, he laid the foundation for a new field in our historiography — the “Southern topic”. He fought a fierce struggle during the events of 1918 and, most importantly, toward the establishment of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic. Through various press outlets, he exposed the true nature of the Soviet occupation regime to the international community. In the final stage of his life, he founded the “Azerbaijan Culture Association” in Ankara, continuing the scientific promotion of our national culture and history. Overall, Rasulzades legacy in Turkey forms the core of our statehood ideology, shaped by the iconic slogan: “The flag once raised will never fall.”
Keywords: Mammad Amin Rasulzade, Azerbaijani diaspora heritage, ideology of independence, national statehood, soviet imperialisim