Political Developments at the end of the First World War in the North Caucasus and Turkey

Abstract

During the First World War, the Bolsheviks revolutionized Russia and the Tsarist Russia collapsed. The Bolsheviks who came to power described the new policy and their former allies, Britain and France, as imperialist states and moved away from them. In this context, the Lenin administration, which declared that they rejected the imperialist policies, decided to recognize the independence of different national elements. Within the framework of this decision, Republic of Caucasus was established in the north and Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia Republic in the south Caucus. Turkey began to be occupied by the Allies in the framework of the Armistice Treaty. The military units that were sent to the Caucasus region, which were considered important for the Turkish unity in the First World War, and a number of special operations were recalled. Especially after the opening of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Kazım Karabekir, who is on the lookout for Atatürk and the developments in the East, try to stay away from the developments that would disrupt the Turkish National Movement. In this study; when the National Struggle movement will continue in Anatolia, the political results of the fine diplomacy against The Soviet Union and especially the developments in the North Caucasus will be tried.