▁within ▁the ▁USS R , ▁before ▁being ▁split ▁off ▁as ▁the ▁A zer ba ij an ▁Soviet ▁Social ist ▁Republic ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁The ▁K ars ▁Tre aty ▁border ▁remained , ▁despite ▁occas ional ▁Soviet ▁protest s ▁that ▁it ▁should ▁be ▁am ended , ▁not ably ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁Turkey , ▁back ed ▁by ▁the ▁US , ▁refused ▁to ▁discuss ▁the ▁matter , ▁and ▁the ▁S ovi ets , ▁seeking ▁better ▁relations ▁with ▁their ▁southern ▁neighbour , ▁dropped ▁the ▁issue . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁collapse ▁of ▁the ▁USS R ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁A zer ba ij an ▁gained ▁independence ▁and ▁inherited ▁its ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁Turkey - U SS R ▁border . ▁ ▁Border ▁cross ings ▁There ▁is ▁only ▁one ▁crossing ▁of ▁the ▁border . ▁The ▁U mut ▁Bridge ▁car ries ▁the ▁D . 0 8 0 / M 7 ▁high ways ▁across ▁the ▁Ar as ▁river . ▁Pl ans ▁for ▁a ▁railway ▁into ▁N akh ch ivan ▁from ▁Turkey ▁have ▁been ▁presented ▁by ▁the ▁Turkish ▁government ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁but ▁no ▁action ▁was ▁taken . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁A zer ba ij an - T ur key ▁relations ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 2 1 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁A zer ba ij an ▁Category : 1 9 2 1 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Turkey ▁Category : 1 9 2 1 ▁in ▁international ▁relations ▁Category : A zer ba ij an – T ur key ▁relations ▁Category