South Azerbaijan National Government

Iran, one of the biggest unknowns of the Middle East equation, has been on the agenda of the world public opinion for the last two hundred years with its political fluctuations, rich oil fields and geopolitical position. Iran, which consists of a multinational and multi-ethnic structure, continues its modernization efforts under its conservative shell. It draws attention with its policies towards a harsh centralization phenomenon under the Iranian identity and its rhetoric against the Western world and the USA. Especially the presence of Russia and its policy has turned the region into a chessboard, prompt the states with interests to produce new policies in the geography.Iran-Russia-Western relations, which reached their peak especially during the cold war, became extremely fragile. During all these events, the freedom struggles of the Turks, who constitute the majority of the Iranian ethnic structure, were discussed. In the literature, the works, articles, newspapers and magazines written by the experts in the field were meticulously examined, and the accuracy of the results reached by those authors was examined. The subject, which is analyzed with an objective paradigm, reveals the illusions of some foreign writers on the subject. The Turks, who have existed in the region since the existence of the Iranian geography, are shown as invaders in many biased articles. In the region, which is home to many ethnic structures with different genetic codes, especially Turks are systematically assimilated and their identities are deliberately changed. Why are the Turks, whose primary purpose is to provide justice in all the lands they have ruled since the existence of the world, not wanted in the region? Why did the independence movements initiated by the Turks not succeed? What is Turkey's stance in these freedom movements? Are the Soviets helping the Iranian Turks a true friend or a sneaky enemy? In our thesis, answers to all these questions will be sought with documents. The first part of the thesis, which consists of five main titles, describes the history of Iran, Iran's ethnic structure and bilateral relations. In the second part of the thesis, the years of existence of the Turks in this region will be discussed. Are the Turks a nation invading the region, as foreign writers say? The third part of the thesis consists of the dynasties ruling in Iran and the Azadistan State, which was established as a result of the first freedom struggle initiated by the Turks in Iran. The fourth part consists of the developments between the First and Second World Wars. In the 5th chapter, The main subject of our thesis, the South Azerbaijan National Government has been discussed. In the conclusion part, there are answers to the questions we seek. Is the South Azerbaijan Government a puppet structure established by the Soviets, or is it the honorable story of a nation that sacrificed their lives for freedom?