The author considers a role of the Turkish factor
in establishing of the Azerbaijani nationhood. It is described
the history of contacts of Azerbaijanians and Turks, since
9–12 centuries and up to our time. Particular attention is paid to a
role of the Ottoman Empire in formation, and then destruction of
the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (1918–1920) and also to
relationship between the Azerbaijan Republic and the Republic of
Turkey these days.
