According to the reports in Azerbaijani media, Turkish National Intelligence Organization prevented President Ilham Aliyev's decision for a military operation to liberate Nagorno-Karabakh. Interference took place just before the process of protocols between Ankara and Yerevan.
One of the most efficient newspapers of Azerbaijan, Yeni Musavat came with an extraordinary claim yesterday. According to the newspaper, Before Turkey and Armenia signed protocols last year, Turkish National Intelligence Organization prevented decision for a military operation against Armenian forces in Karabakh in the last minute.
The report reads, "National Intelligence Organization (NIO) prevented Aliyev to hold a military operation against Nagorno-Karabakh in the last minute. The interference of NIO took place about one year ago. It is interesting that interference of NIO was just before signing of protocols between Turkey and Armenia in Switzerland. Turkey prevented the military operation of Azerbaijan and therefore did not let a blow to Turkish-Armenian process and it's own image. The real reason of the strain in the relations between Turkey and Azerbaijan lies under that. If Azerbaijan had started military operations, Justice and Development Party's "Armenia Opening" would have totally been wrecked.
Sources that are close to NIO state that an official statement related to these allegations will not be made and it is not possible to confirm these allegations. On the other hand, Turkish Foreign Ministry stated that Turkey is towards resettlement of the problem by peaceful methods. Yeni Musavat newspaper wrote that Turkey still prevents Azerbaijan to begin military operation and wrote, "The option of military solution is on the agenda again. The high level contacts between Turkey and Nakhichevan might be about this issue."
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