Turkey, a long-standing ally of ethnic kin Azerbaijan, helped the country develop its military over the past few years. Turkish armed forces officers trained and advised Azerbaijan units. Key was not only huge Azerbaijani investments in armaments by using its oil revenues – but also tactical advice.

In the latest of a continuing wave of corruption related arrests of high-level officials, two retired Security Ministry generals were formally charged on April 6, according to the country’s general prosecutor’s office.