Turkish Officers Rescued from Russian Captivity by Azerbaijani Turks During World War I

Musa Göktuğ

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Turkish Officers Rescued from Russian Captivity by Azerbaijani Turks During World War I

Yazarlar:

Musa Göktuğ

Yayıncı:

Selcuk University

Ana Başlıklar:

Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Tarihi

Dergi:

Selçuk Üniversitesi Türkiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi Issue 63, pp.285-311

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2024

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001335033

pISSN:

1300-5766

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Özet:

 After the Sarıkamış Operation, captured Turkish soldiers and officers were taken to the Russian interior and Siberia. Under the guard of Armenian soldiers, Turkish prisoners were transported to the Naftluk Prisoner Collection and Transfer Center in Tbilisi in an inhumane journey in about two days. At this center, those who died on the way were buried, those who were seriously ill were selected and left to die, and those who were likely to survive were transferred to other prison camps in Russia. The second place in this transfer was the Prisoner Collection and Transfer Center on Nargin Island off the coast of Baku. Since the conditions here were even harsher than Naftluk, the Turkish prisoners called the prison Hell Island. In such an environment, Azerbaijani Turks tried both to help Turkish prisoners and officers in Russian captivity whenever they had the opportunity. The rescued officers were sent to Anatolia, fought again after returning home, participated in the War of Independence, and finally fulfilled important duties in the establishment of the Republic of Turkey and achieved some firsts. In this study, the historical process of Azerbaijanis aid efforts for Turkish prisoners, their abduction and return to the country, the abduction of the most famous captured Turkish officers and their activities after their return to the country are examined, and in this context, the period from the first days of 1915, when the prisoners started to be brought to the island, to mid-September 1918, when the prisoners were completely liberated, is discussed in detail.

 After the Sarıkamış Operation, captured Turkish soldiers and officers were taken to the Russian interior and Siberia. Under the guard of Armenian soldiers, Turkish prisoners were transported to the Naftluk Prisoner Collection and Transfer Center in Tbilisi in an inhumane journey in about two days. At this center, those who died on the way were buried, those who were seriously ill were selected and left to die, and those who were likely to survive were transferred to other prison camps in Russia. The second place in this transfer was the Prisoner Collection and Transfer Center on Nargin Island off the coast of Baku. Since the conditions here were even harsher than Naftluk, the Turkish prisoners called the prison Hell Island. In such an environment, Azerbaijani Turks tried both to help Turkish prisoners and officers in Russian captivity whenever they had the opportunity. The rescued officers were sent to Anatolia, fought again after returning home, participated in the War of Independence, and finally fulfilled important duties in the establishment of the Republic of Turkey and achieved some firsts. In this study, the historical process of Azerbaijanis aid efforts for Turkish prisoners, their abduction and return to the country, the abduction of the most famous captured Turkish officers and their activities after their return to the country are examined, and in this context, the period from the first days of 1915, when the prisoners started to be brought to the island, to mid-September 1918, when the prisoners were completely liberated, is discussed in detail.

 After the Sarıkamış Operation, captured Turkish soldiers and officers were taken to the Russian interior and Siberia. Under the guard of Armenian soldiers, Turkish prisoners were transported to the Naftluk Prisoner Collection and Transfer Center in Tbilisi in an inhumane journey in about two days. At this center, those who died on the way were buried, those who were seriously ill were selected and left to die, and those who were likely to survive were transferred to other prison camps in Russia. The second place in this transfer was the Prisoner Collection and Transfer Center on Nargin Island off the coast of Baku. Since the conditions here were even harsher than Naftluk, the Turkish prisoners called the prison Hell Island. In such an environment, Azerbaijani Turks tried both to help Turkish prisoners and officers in Russian captivity whenever they had the opportunity. The rescued officers were sent to Anatolia, fought again after returning home, participated in the War of Independence, and finally fulfilled important duties in the establishment of the Republic of Turkey and achieved some firsts. In this study, the historical process of Azerbaijanis aid efforts for Turkish prisoners, their abduction and return to the country, the abduction of the most famous captured Turkish officers and their activities after their return to the country are examined, and in this context, the period from the first days of 1915, when the prisoners started to be brought to the island, to mid-September 1918, when the prisoners were completely liberated, is discussed in detail.

 Sarıkamış Harekatından sonra, esir düşen Türk asker ve subaylar Rusya içlerine ve Sibiryaya götürülmüştür. Türk esirler, Ermeni askerlerin muhafazasında insanlık dışı bir yolculukla yaklaşık iki günde Tiflisteki Naftlug Esir Toplama ve Aktarma Merkezine taşınmıştır. Bu merkezde, yolda hayatını kaybedenler defnedilmiş, ağır hasta olanlar seçilip ölüme terkedilmiş, yaşama ihtimali olanlar Rusyadaki başka esir kamplarına nakledilmiştir. Bu nakil sırasında ikinci sırada Bakü açıklarında bulunan Nargin Adasında bulunan Esir Toplama ve Aktarma Merkezi gelmiştir. Buradaki koşulların Natflugdan da ağır olmasından dolayı Türk esirler cezireye Cehennem Adası adını vermiştir. Böyle bir ortamda Azerbaycan Türkleri, hem Türk esirlere yardım etmeye hem de fırsatını bulduğunda Rus esaretindeki subayları kaçırmaya çalışmıştır. Kaçırılan subaylar, Anadoluya gönderilmiş, yurda döndükten sonra yeniden savaşmış, Kurtuluş Savaşına katılmış ve nihayet Türkiye Cumhuriyetinin kuruluşunda önemli görevleri yerine getirmiş ve bazı ilklere imza atmıştır. Bu çalışmada Azerbaycanlıların, Türk esirlere yönelik yardım çalışmaları ve onların kaçırılarak yurda dönmelerini sağlamaları ve en ünlü esir Türk subayların kaçırılmasıyla ülkeye döndükten sonraki faaliyetlerini içine alan tarihi süreç incelenmiş olup bu bağlamda esirlerin adaya getirilmeye başlandığı 1915 yılının ilk günlerinden, esirlerin tamamen kurtarıldığı 1918 yılının Eylül ayı ortalarına kadarki dönem ayrıntılı bir biçimde ele alınmıştır.

Makale detayları

Turkish Officers Rescued from Russian Captivity by Azerbaijani Turks During World War I

Yazarlar:

Musa Göktuğ

Yayıncı:

Selcuk University

Ana Başlıklar:

Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Tarihi

Dergi:

Selçuk Üniversitesi Türkiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi Issue 63, pp.285-311

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2024

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001335033

pISSN:

1300-5766

Azerbaijan Turks

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Turkish prisoners

Sarıkamış operation

Tsarist Russia

Naftluk

Nargin Island

Caucasian Islamic Army.Türk Esirler

Sarıkamış Harekâtı

Çarlık Rusyası

Natflug

Nargin Adası

Kafkas İslam Ordusu

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Musa Göktuğ

Yayıncı: Selcuk University

Ana Başlıklar: Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Tarihi

Dergi: Selçuk Üniversitesi Türkiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi Issue 63, pp.285-311

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 12/2024

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001335033

pISSN: 1300-5766

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Musa Göktuğ

Yayıncı:

Selcuk University

Ana Başlıklar:

Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Tarihi

Dergi:

Selçuk Üniversitesi Türkiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi Issue 63, pp.285-311

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2024

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001335033

pISSN:

1300-5766