Category: History

Famous writer of Turkey: “Nuri Pasha is the hero of both Turkey and Azerbaijan”
History

Famous writer of Turkey: “Nuri Pasha is the hero of both Turkey and Azerbaijan”

Hasan Yiğit, the author of the book "Late Erected Monument" (original – “Geç Dikilen Anıt”), shared some historical insights on the day of the liberation ... Read More

657 square km of Nakhchivan territory was illegally transferred to Armenia during the USSR period
History

657 square km of Nakhchivan territory was illegally transferred to Armenia during the USSR period

The territory of 657 square kilometers of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan was illegally transferred to Armenia during the USSR period. According to "Report", ... Read More

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