Naghi Saleh oglu Sheykhzamanli ( az, Nağı Saleh oğlu Şeyxzamanlı; 1883 in

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– 1967 in

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), also known as Naki Keykurun was an

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i political figure and the head of the counterintelligence service of

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within the fourth and fifth cabinets led by Nasib Yusifbeyli.

Early years

Naghi Sheykhzamanli was born in 1883 in the

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, the present-day

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Career

In 1905, Sheykhzamanli joined "Difai" (Defender) National Committee established by the Ahmed bey Aghayev in

, which in 1917 merged with the National Party of Turkic Federalists established by

Nasib Yusifbeyli Nasib bey Yusif bey oghlu Yusifbeyli ( az, Nəsib bəy Yusif bəy oğlu Yusifbəyli) or Usubbeyov ( az, Usubbəyov ; 5 July 1881, Ganja - 31 May 1920) - Azerbaijani publicist, statesman and major political figure in Azerbaijan Democratic Republi ...

into

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. Upon the establishment of

, Sheykhzamanli became an instrumental figure behind the invitation of the Ottoman forces to support the ADR government in its struggle against the Bolshevik Baku Commune. During the negotiations with the Ottoman triumvir,

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, Sheykhzamanli successfully pushed for Enver's brother,

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, to take the lead over the Ottoman offensive in the Caucasus.

Exile

Upon the Bolshevik occupation of Azerbaijan in April 1920, Sheykhzamanli fled to

. During

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, Sheikhzamanly, as well as other Azerbaijani exiles such as Khalil Bey Khasmmamadov, Shafi-bek Rustambekov, Fuad Emirjan considered for Azerbaijani participation in the war on the German side as the last opportunity to restore the independence of the

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Later in life, he moved and settled with family to

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, where they established Azerbaijan Society of America in 1957. Under the pen-name of Naki Keykurun, he also published a few essays in Turkish about the first Azerbaijani independence movement in Istanbul, including "The Great

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in 2004. Naghi Sheykhzamanli died in

in 1967.

References

Azerbaijan Democratic Republic politicians 1883 births 1967 deaths Politicians from Ganja, Azerbaijan Turkish people of Azerbaijani descent Azerbaijani collaborators with Nazi Germany Burials at Feriköy Cemetery Soviet emigrants to Turkey {{Azerbaijan-bio-stub