XIX ƏSRİN SONU – XX ƏSRİN ƏVVƏLLƏRİNDƏ AZƏRBAYCANDA MİLLİ OYANIŞ VƏ İDEOLOJİ İNKİŞAF

The article examines the socio-political, scientific, and cultural development of Azerbaijan during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The newspaper Akinchi, founded by Hasan bey Zardabi, played a pivotal role in educating the people and fostering national self-awareness. Following the tradition established by Akinchi, newspapers such as Kaspi, Ziyayi-Kavkaziyya, Kashkul, ShargiRus, Taraggi, and others, as well as magazines like Molla Nasraddin and Fuyuzat, have played a significant role in the scientific and cultural progress of the Azerbaijani people. The article shows that Firidun bey Kocharli, Ali bey Huseynzade, Ahmet Agaoglu, Abdurrahim bey Hagverdiyev, Muhammad Amin Rasulzadeh, Uzeyir bey Hajibeyli, Jalil Mammadguluzadeh, Yusif Vazir Chamanzaminli, Muhammad Hassan bey Veliyev-Baharly, and other prominent figures of the period made contributions to the development of Azerbaijani intelectual thought as pioneers of the national awakening. Purpose: This study aims to examine the impact of the Azerbaijani press on national awakening and ideological development in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and to examine the contributions of great thinkers Methodology: systemic approach and historical method. Scientific novelty: The influence of thinkers who lived and worked in the late 19th and early 20th centuries on the progress of the Azerbaijani press, as well as their role in the development of national consciousness and ideology, is discussed