Tabriz_Han
01-11-2008, 11:06 AM
Farid Alakbarov bir Azerbaycan Turk tarihcisi, bir makalesini okurken bu forumdaki bir uyeyle ve yazinin anlatiklariyla korkunc bir benzerlik gordum.
Fear of Pan-Turkism
You won't find anything about the Turkic roots of Azerbaijani people in Soviet history books. Instead, they say that the Turks conquered Azerbaijan in the 11th-13th centuries, and that the native residents of Azerbaijan gradually switched from their ancient languages of Caucasian and Persian origin to a Turkic language. Azerbaijanis supposedly kept their blood pure and did not become Turks. Let's open "History of Azerbaijan" again (vol. 1, p.172): "The same things took place in Central Asia, where the native languages of Kharezm, Sogdiana, Baktriana and Parthea were replaced by Turkic languages.Similarly in Azerbaijan the native languages were substituted with Turkic."
Why were Soviet historians so biased against Turks? Stalin believed that Turkey would try to unite all of the Turkic nations of the world under its leadership. More than half of the territory of the USSR, including Siberia, was inhabited by various Turkic peoples, so the Soviet leaders considered Pan-Turkism to be a major threat. To prevent the Turkic peoples from uniting, Stalin ordered historians to prove that they were completely unrelated to one another, that all of them had different blood, religions and traditions. According to Soviet scholars, those peoples who spoke Turkic languages (for instance, Azerbaijanis, Uzbeks, Turkmen, and Turks) were Turkic speaking (Turkophone), but not of Turkic blood.
Beginning in 1937, the huge machine of Soviet propaganda, including history books, novels, newspapers, radio, schools and universities, spread these ideas. To be arrested as a Pan-Turkist, one had only to say "Turkic people" instead of "Azerbaijani people". Even the seventh-century Azerbaijani epic "Dada Gorgud" (The Book of my Father Gorgud) was forbidden because it was branded as Pan-Turkist literature.
Now that Azerbaijan is independent, Azerbaijanis may freely speak about their Turkic roots. Documents of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic that have now been published show that Azerbaijanis once officially called themselves Turks. For example, the chairman of the Azerbaijani Parliament, Hasan-bey Aghayev, said during the celebration of the first year of independence in 1919: "The Turkic people gained freedom by their blood and will never give up this freedom.A free Azerbaijan is an ideal that lives in the hearts of all Turkic people, from intellectuals to workers and peasants."
The debate about the role of Turkic tribes in Azerbaijan's history continues to this day. Some extreme researchers, so-called "historian-patriots", have even started to exaggerate the role of the Turks and completely deny the role of other nations, such as the Arabs, Persians and Caucasian tribes. Perhaps this is only a temporary tendency. Each historian has a right to his or her own opinion, but ideological blinders should not prevent us from seeing the real facts.
Georgia as Ally
If you open any Soviet history book, you will read that Azerbaijanis, Armenians and Georgians are brothers who have always struggled together against Persians, Arabs and Turks. According to Soviet historians, the Caucasus is like a little island surrounded by the huge ocean of the terrible Muslim world. For example, we read in "History of Azerbaijan" (vol. 1, p.120): "The hero of Azerbaijan, Babak, set up relations with Armenians who raised a rebellion. Babak helped the Armenians and overcame the Arabic troops near Sunik.The struggle of the Azerbaijanis, Georgians and Armenians against the Arabs continued even after the death of Babak.Peoples of these countries fought heroically against the enemy."
In this way, history books suggested that the Caucasian peoples of the USSR (Armenians, Georgians, as well as Lezgins and Tats) were closer to Azerbaijanis than the Arabs, Persians and Turks were. Now that Azerbaijan is independent, history has become more objective. The Caucasian friendship is not disclaimed. Yet, Azerbaijan is not a typical Caucasian state - geographically, ethnically or linguistically. Azerbaijan's scope has always extended beyond the Caucasus. Southern Azerbaijan is situated in Iran. The ethnic brothers of Azerbaijanis (such as the Turks, Turkmens and Uzbeks) also live outside the Caucasus in the waste territories of Eurasia.
Modern historical texts do stress that Georgia was a traditional ally of Azerbaijan. For example, in 1991, Aydin Balayev wrote that Georgia was a military ally of Azerbaijan during the ADR period of 1918-1920. This fact was never mentioned during the Soviet period. Besides, historians have noted that during the Middle Ages, Georgia was an ally of the Shirvanshahs in Northern Azerbaijan. The Shirvanshahs and Georgian rulers often intermarried and struggled together against various invaders.
Azerbaijani historians are also exposing some negative facts about Azerbaijan's relationship with Georgia. For example, in the 12th century, after the earthquake in Ganja, Georgians attacked and completely destroyed the city. The Azerbaijanis who had survived the earthquake were either killed or taken as slaves. During the Soviet period, only academician Ziya Bunyadov dared mention this fact; most other historians were afraid and kept silent.
http://www.azer.com/aiweb/categories/magazine/93_folder/93_articles/93_farid_alakbarov.html
Dinliyev Stalin propogandanin kurbani.
Yazida onemli noktalar
- Azerilere Turk demek suctu
- Azeriler Turkce konusuyordu ama Turklerle hic bir alakasi yok, Turk dilli konusmalari bir tesadufdur
- Turklerin aralarinda hic bir baglanti yok
- Stalin doneminde Dede Korkut ve Turk destanlari yasaklandi
- Oguz Turklerin bir kolu oldugunu soyleyen Azeri aydinlari Pan-Turkist olarak suclanirip olduruldu
- Azerbaycanin tek dostu Gurculerdir
- Azerbaycan Gurcu, Lezgi gibidir, Turkler ve Iranlilar dusmandir
- Ama tarih gosteriyorki, Gurculer ve Turkler pek yakin degilmis
Fear of Pan-Turkism
You won't find anything about the Turkic roots of Azerbaijani people in Soviet history books. Instead, they say that the Turks conquered Azerbaijan in the 11th-13th centuries, and that the native residents of Azerbaijan gradually switched from their ancient languages of Caucasian and Persian origin to a Turkic language. Azerbaijanis supposedly kept their blood pure and did not become Turks. Let's open "History of Azerbaijan" again (vol. 1, p.172): "The same things took place in Central Asia, where the native languages of Kharezm, Sogdiana, Baktriana and Parthea were replaced by Turkic languages.Similarly in Azerbaijan the native languages were substituted with Turkic."
Why were Soviet historians so biased against Turks? Stalin believed that Turkey would try to unite all of the Turkic nations of the world under its leadership. More than half of the territory of the USSR, including Siberia, was inhabited by various Turkic peoples, so the Soviet leaders considered Pan-Turkism to be a major threat. To prevent the Turkic peoples from uniting, Stalin ordered historians to prove that they were completely unrelated to one another, that all of them had different blood, religions and traditions. According to Soviet scholars, those peoples who spoke Turkic languages (for instance, Azerbaijanis, Uzbeks, Turkmen, and Turks) were Turkic speaking (Turkophone), but not of Turkic blood.
Beginning in 1937, the huge machine of Soviet propaganda, including history books, novels, newspapers, radio, schools and universities, spread these ideas. To be arrested as a Pan-Turkist, one had only to say "Turkic people" instead of "Azerbaijani people". Even the seventh-century Azerbaijani epic "Dada Gorgud" (The Book of my Father Gorgud) was forbidden because it was branded as Pan-Turkist literature.
Now that Azerbaijan is independent, Azerbaijanis may freely speak about their Turkic roots. Documents of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic that have now been published show that Azerbaijanis once officially called themselves Turks. For example, the chairman of the Azerbaijani Parliament, Hasan-bey Aghayev, said during the celebration of the first year of independence in 1919: "The Turkic people gained freedom by their blood and will never give up this freedom.A free Azerbaijan is an ideal that lives in the hearts of all Turkic people, from intellectuals to workers and peasants."
The debate about the role of Turkic tribes in Azerbaijan's history continues to this day. Some extreme researchers, so-called "historian-patriots", have even started to exaggerate the role of the Turks and completely deny the role of other nations, such as the Arabs, Persians and Caucasian tribes. Perhaps this is only a temporary tendency. Each historian has a right to his or her own opinion, but ideological blinders should not prevent us from seeing the real facts.
Georgia as Ally
If you open any Soviet history book, you will read that Azerbaijanis, Armenians and Georgians are brothers who have always struggled together against Persians, Arabs and Turks. According to Soviet historians, the Caucasus is like a little island surrounded by the huge ocean of the terrible Muslim world. For example, we read in "History of Azerbaijan" (vol. 1, p.120): "The hero of Azerbaijan, Babak, set up relations with Armenians who raised a rebellion. Babak helped the Armenians and overcame the Arabic troops near Sunik.The struggle of the Azerbaijanis, Georgians and Armenians against the Arabs continued even after the death of Babak.Peoples of these countries fought heroically against the enemy."
In this way, history books suggested that the Caucasian peoples of the USSR (Armenians, Georgians, as well as Lezgins and Tats) were closer to Azerbaijanis than the Arabs, Persians and Turks were. Now that Azerbaijan is independent, history has become more objective. The Caucasian friendship is not disclaimed. Yet, Azerbaijan is not a typical Caucasian state - geographically, ethnically or linguistically. Azerbaijan's scope has always extended beyond the Caucasus. Southern Azerbaijan is situated in Iran. The ethnic brothers of Azerbaijanis (such as the Turks, Turkmens and Uzbeks) also live outside the Caucasus in the waste territories of Eurasia.
Modern historical texts do stress that Georgia was a traditional ally of Azerbaijan. For example, in 1991, Aydin Balayev wrote that Georgia was a military ally of Azerbaijan during the ADR period of 1918-1920. This fact was never mentioned during the Soviet period. Besides, historians have noted that during the Middle Ages, Georgia was an ally of the Shirvanshahs in Northern Azerbaijan. The Shirvanshahs and Georgian rulers often intermarried and struggled together against various invaders.
Azerbaijani historians are also exposing some negative facts about Azerbaijan's relationship with Georgia. For example, in the 12th century, after the earthquake in Ganja, Georgians attacked and completely destroyed the city. The Azerbaijanis who had survived the earthquake were either killed or taken as slaves. During the Soviet period, only academician Ziya Bunyadov dared mention this fact; most other historians were afraid and kept silent.
http://www.azer.com/aiweb/categories/magazine/93_folder/93_articles/93_farid_alakbarov.html
Dinliyev Stalin propogandanin kurbani.
Yazida onemli noktalar
- Azerilere Turk demek suctu
- Azeriler Turkce konusuyordu ama Turklerle hic bir alakasi yok, Turk dilli konusmalari bir tesadufdur
- Turklerin aralarinda hic bir baglanti yok
- Stalin doneminde Dede Korkut ve Turk destanlari yasaklandi
- Oguz Turklerin bir kolu oldugunu soyleyen Azeri aydinlari Pan-Turkist olarak suclanirip olduruldu
- Azerbaycanin tek dostu Gurculerdir
- Azerbaycan Gurcu, Lezgi gibidir, Turkler ve Iranlilar dusmandir
- Ama tarih gosteriyorki, Gurculer ve Turkler pek yakin degilmis