Azerbaijan's territorial issues in Turkish-Russian talks (Treaties of Moscow and Kars)

After the signing of the Treaty of Mudros (October 30, 1918), the Ottoman Empire began to be subjected to pressure from the Entente powers. The Entente powers, trying to resolve the Eastern Question in their own interests, put forward conditions that were not reflected in the treaty and applied a policy of division and division against the Ottoman Empire. This caused serious protests among the military and civilian Turkish ruling circles. In accordance with the existing political conditions at that time, the Turkish authorities hoped only for the help of Bolshevik Russia against the Entente powers. The occupation of Istanbul on March 16, 1920, led to a decisive change in the positions of the leaders of the Independence Struggle. The occupation of a large part of the Ottoman Empire by the Entente powers created very fertile political conditions for the establishment of Turkish-Russian relations. The Bolsheviks' activities in the Caucasus and the successive defeats of Denikin's forces gave Kazim Garabekir Pasha great hope for establishing contact with the Bolsheviks and led him to begin his activities.