Azerbaijan

Ankara,Turkey,July 10  President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on July 10 travelled to North Azerbaijan, making his first foreign trip since being sworn in as Turkey’s first executive president with sweeping powers. In Baku, Erdoğan met with his Azerbaijani  counterpart İlham Aliyev while delegations from the two countries also gathered to discuss …

Baku, North Azerbaijan,July 5 The man who shot the mayor of Ganja had fought in Syria and wanted to turn North Azerbaijan into an Islamic state, according to an official press release. On 3 July, the mayor of Ganja, Elmar Valiyev, and his bodyguard, Gasim Ashbazov, were shot in the …

 Baku, North Azerbaijan, June 1 North Azerbaijan’s military has advanced further into a no man’s land on the border with Armenia, causing panic in the nearby Armenian areas, local media have reported. Armenia’s military leadership has tried to downplay the advance, while North Azerbaijan has been silent. The advance seems to …

Ankara, Turkey, May 28 The 100th anniversary of the formation of the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the establishment of its armed forces was celebrated with the presence of Turkish and Azerbaijani military and civilian authorities by “TÜRKSOY” International Culture Organization in Ankara-Turkey. Mr. Xazar Ibrahim, the Ambassador …

Baku, North Azerbaijan, May 8 26 years (May 8, 1992) have passed since the occupation of Shusha city by the armed forces of Armenia. The occupation resulted in the destruction of the town of Shusha and 30 villages in the region and the expulsion of more than 24,000 people, which …

Ankara, Turkey, Apr 25 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hosted a dinner honoring his visiting North Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev at the presidential complex, Turkish presidential sources said Tuesday. The dinner in the capital Ankara was closed to the media, said the source, who asked not to be named due to …

 Baku, North Azerbaijan, Apr 24 In the history of South Azerbaijan, the most forging and distortion of the Azerbaijan history have related to the World War I and the years after that. This historical period (World War I and the years after that) also has affected South-South Azerbaijan, as in other …

Baku, North Azerbaijan,  Mar 31 North Azerbaijan today marks the centenary of the March 1918 Genocide of Azerbaijanis. After the Republic of Azerbaijan regained its independence, it has become possible to renew the objective picture of the past history of Azerbaijani people, Trend reports. The truth, which for many years was …

 Tabriz,South Azerbaijan, Mar 20  The holiday of Novruz is celebrated in both South and North Azerbaijan on March 20. Novruz is associated with the coming of the spring equinox and symbolizes the arrival of spring, which this year in Azerbaijan according to the Shamakhi observatory will come today 20:15 for …

Baku, North Azerbaijan, March 13 The second of the last Tuesdays of the year is “Od chershenbesi“, which is popularly called “Üskü çərşənbə” means Fire Festival. “Od chershenbesi”  is associated with the worship of people to the Sun and Fire. In ancient times Azerbaijani people considered fire sacred, believed that it would …