Dilgam ismailov

On 10 February 1918 established Transcaucasian Seym 
(South Caucasus). There were 3 main fraction-mensheviks, 
musavat and dashnak. Here majority belonged to the Muslim 
bloc parties. Azerbaijan fraction at the Seym was represented 
by 44 deputies. The head of fraction was M.E.Rasulzadeh. The 
Transcaucasian Seym also started its activity the discussion 
about peace with the Ottoman Empire. Azerbaijani fraction of 
Seym by signing peace of treaty with the Ottoman Empire 
considered a key condition to stablize situation in the South 
Caucasus. On 3 March 1918 by signing a peace treaty Soviet 
Russia with Germany Brest-Litovsk destroyed armenians 
plans - to establish of the “Armenian state” in the territory of 
Turkey. According to the terms of the agreements 1877-78 
years the Russian-Turkish war had to restore from the border 
line, Gars, Ardahan and Batum counties’ had to give 
Ottoman Empire, armenian troops were abandonment of 
weapons. Armenian armed forces were confiscated by Russian 
troops in Ottoman territories.
On 14 March 1918 Trabzon conference started. It 
continued a month. At the conference delegation of the South 
Caucasus protested the provisions of the treaty of Brest-
Litovsk, which belonged to the Caucasus. Ottoman side had 
considered groundless that objection until South Caucasus will 
not announce his independence. According to the Turks if 

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South Caucasus state want to recognized as an idependent 
state, offically has to leave Russia and must declare its 
independence. On 22 March 1918 at the meeting of 
Transcaucasion georgia and armenians fractions offered war 
against the Ottoman Empire. Azerbaijan fraction annaunced in 
case of war with the Ottoman Empire wouldnt participate this 
war. On 13 April at the meeting Seym made a decision about 
the war with the Ottoman Empire.Thus, Trabzon conference 
stopped its work. The war lasted totaly 8 days. Ottoman troops 
on 15 April occupied Batumi. Armenian and georgian troops 
retreated. Consequently, Seym in accordance with the 
requirements of the Ottoman Empire along with accept terms 
of the peace treaty of Brest-Litovsk, on 22 April announced 
South Caucasus as a Federative Independence Republic.
Baku in the South Caucasus of Transcaucasian 
commissariat later outside of the Seym’s activities was an 
unique city. After the October revolution bolsheviks’ on 31