[2] As an officer, since the end of 1918, he served in Shusha and surrounding regions for the purpose of neutralizing Armenian separatists in Karabakh.

[1][3] During the inspection held in January 1919, the cavalry regiment served by Baba Bey received personal thanks from the Minister of War for his service.

As an officer of the national army, Baba bey Behbudov participated in these battles as part of the cavalry regiment.

Since the Red Army was numerically superior in this attack and used armored vehicles and military aircraft in the battle, the rebels were unable to fight against them and were forced to retreat.

[7] After the suppression of the Karabakh rebellion, Baba Behbudov and the surviving soldiers of the cavalry and infantry regiments of the army of the Republic of Azerbaijan, under the command of Colonel Nuh Bey Sofiev, retreated in the direction of Garyagin and Jabrayil, crossed the Araz river and entered the territory of Iran.

[8] After the uprisings against the Soviet occupation were suppressed, some of the remaining soldiers of the Azerbaijani Democratic Republic’s Army crossed through Zangezur to Nakhchivan, while others headed toward Iran via Khudafarin and eventually reached Turkey.

[11] After staying in Erzurum for a while, a decision by the Grand National Assembly of Turkey integrated a 1,200-strong Azerbaijani unit, comprising a cavalry regiment, an infantry regiment, and an artillery battery, into the ranks of the Eastern Army (15th Corps) under Kazım Karabekir Pasha’s command.

From the autumn of 1920 to early 1921, he participated in the Eastern Campaign, taking part in the battles for the liberation of Sarıkamış, Kars, Iğdır, Kağızman, and Gyumri.

Subsequently, he joined the "Great Offensive" operations launched to liberate Turkey's western regions from Greek occupation.

[2] In 1928, after being granted Turkish citizenship, Baba bey Behbud enrolled in the Istanbul Military Academy.

[2] After retirement, leveraging his language skills and extensive military experience, he joined the Turkish National Intelligence Organization (MIT).