Nakhchivanskaya Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan is considered the gates of Turkey to the Turkic world.
The founder of the Turkish Republic of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk called Nakhchivan “Turkic gates.” By sending his delegation to Russia to sign the Moscow Treaty, which was supposed to determine the fate of the region, Ataturk gave the delegates a parting words: “Nakhchivan is a Turkic gate. Do everything possible to resolve this issue.”
Azerbaijan proclaimed independence on May 28, 1918. Then Nakhchivan remained within the boundaries of Azerbaijan.
In 1920, Soviet power was established in Azerbaijan. The Soviet Union transferred the Zangezursky district of Armenia, and the land message from Nakhchivan with other regions of Azerbaijan was cut off.
After the signing of the Moscow Treaty between Turkey and the Soviet Union on March 16, 1921, he received an autonomous structure and was transferred to Azerbaijan, and on October 13 of the same year, the status of Nakhchivan was confirmed by the Carsse Treaty.
with the acquisition of independence Azerbaijan in 1991, Nakhchivan retained the status of the “Autonomous Republic” as an integral part of the country.
The only land border of Azerbaijan with Turkey has a length of 17.7 km.
Nakhchivanskaya Autonomous Republic is controlled by the plenipotentiary of the President of Azerbaijan.
The former presidents of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev and Abulfaz Elchibey were born here.
