Give Azerbaijan its language!

[Alik Bahshi]

Alik Bakhghi



 Give Azerbaijan its language!



   Stalin coined the term "Azerbaijani" for the language spoken in Azerbaijan. Before the Russians arrived in the Caucasus, the language was defined as Turkic. In fact, the Russians sometimes called the population of Azerbaijan "Caucasian Tatars" or "Persians," but they were wary of calling them Turks for political reasons. Any analogy with Turkey was perceived by Moscow as a political provocation and was strictly persecuted.



   Recently, the slogan "one people, two countries" has come into common usage. If we accept this as reality, then the people of Azerbaijan and Turkey are precisely Turkic, and their language is Turkic. Regarding citizenship, Turkic people living in Azerbaijan will retain their citizenship as citizens of Azerbaijan, just as Turkic people living in Turkey are citizens of Turkey; their people and language are Turkic.



   For example, the English in England speak English, and the English in Australia also speak English, but their citizenship is different.



  The time has come to correct the historical mistake imposed by Stalin and return the people of Azerbaijan to their original Turkic language.



September 25, 2026