Category: History

Türkiye remembers Atatürk on 84th anniversary of his death
History

Türkiye remembers Atatürk on 84th anniversary of his death

Life came to a standstill across Türkiye on Thursday as millions observed a minute of silence at 9:05 a.m., the minute Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, founder ... Read More

Azerbaijan marks 25th anniversary of first oil production from Chirag platform
History

Azerbaijan marks 25th anniversary of first oil production from Chirag platform

November 5 marks the 25th anniversary of the first oil production from the offshore Chirag platform, the first platform of Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (ACG) to start production ... Read More

Azerbaijani politicians about Gorbachev
History

Azerbaijani politicians about Gorbachev

Mikhail Gorbachev's policy in a positive sense contributed to Azerbaijan's independence.  And the negative  moment for Azerbaijan  became the “Bloody January” of 1990 and the ... Read More

Mikhail Gorbachev has died at age 91
History

Mikhail Gorbachev has died at age 91

Mikhail Gorbachev, the first president of the Soviet Union, has died, the Central Clinical Hospital said on Tuesday, according to Azerbaijan in Focus, reporting AzerTac, ... Read More

Archaeologists continue to unearth NE Turkey’s Ani ruins
Culture, History

Archaeologists continue to unearth NE Turkey’s Ani ruins

Scientists, art historians, archaeologists, architects and students from 17 universities have restarted the excavations on the ruins of the archaeological site of Ani, located in Turkey’s ... Read More

Restoration work at Mehmandarovs’ Estate Complex is carried out by Heydar Aliyev Foundation
History

Restoration work at Mehmandarovs’ Estate Complex is carried out by Heydar Aliyev Foundation

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva have viewed the current stage of restoration work carried out at the ... Read More

103 years passes since liberation of Baku by Caucasian Islamic Army
History

103 years passes since liberation of Baku by Caucasian Islamic Army

On September 15, Azerbaijan marks the 103rd anniversary of Baku’s liberation from the Bolshevik-Dashnak occupation. On this day in 1918, the Islamic Army of the ... Read More