Kechioren Commemorated Khojali Massacre
613 Azerbaijanis, who were massacred by Armenians at Khojali town in Upper Karabakh of Azerbaijan on 26 February 1992, were commemorated. “25th Year Khojali Massacre and Martyrs Commemoration Program” was organized cooperatively by Keçiören Municipality and Azerbaijan Ankara Embassy. The program at
613 Azerbaijanis, who were massacred by Armenians at Khojali town in Upper Karabakh of Azerbaijan on 26 February 1992, were commemorated.
“25th Year Khojali Massacre and Martyrs Commemoration Program” was organized cooperatively by Keçiören Municipality and Azerbaijan Ankara Embassy. The program at Azerbaijan Square was attended by Ankara PM of AK Party Emrullah İşler, President of Turkey-Azerbaijan Inter Parliamentary Friendship Group and also Adana PM of AK Party Necdet Ünüvar, Iğdır PM of AK Party Nurettin Aras, Amasya PM of AK Party Haluk İpek, Ankara Ambassador of Azerbaijan Faig Bagırov, Mayor of Keçiören Mustafa Ak, District Governor of Uğur Bulut, District Director of National Education Ayhan Işık, Vice President of Turks Abroad and Related Communities Sait Yusuf, Ministry of Foreign Affairs General Director of Caucasia, Central Asia, Russia and East Europe Vural Altay, Secretary General of TÜRKSOY Düsen Kaseinov and Rector of Yıldırım Beyazıt University Prof. Dr. Metin Doğan. Besides, PM of Azerbaijan and also President of Azerbaijan Historical Institution Prof. Dr. Yakup Mahmutov and Azerbaijani military students of Military Academy were present at the ceremony.
Talking in the program which started with the recitation of Quran, Administrative Board Member of Union of Turkish World Municipalities (TDBB) and also Mayor of Keçiören Mustafa Ak said that as municipality every year they organize a commemoration program to share the sorrow of Azerbaijan and to remember Khojali Massacre which occurred 25 years ago and added, “The sorrow of the martyrs who were massacred by Armenians on 26 February 1992 at Khojali town of Nagorno-Karabakh still tears our hearts out for 25 years. At that period, unfortunately, western world was silent for this massacre but for us to stay silent was not a matter of discussion. The relations between Turkey and Azerbaijan have always continued in the line of “one nation two countries”. Reminding that in 2011 Keçiören Municipality signed a sister city protocol with Sumgayit Municipality of Azerbaijan, Mayor Ak continued by stating that Keçiören is the first place which hosts the first monument constructed in Turkey for the memory of Khojali Massacre.
After the speeches the protocol delegation left cloves to Khojali Massacre Monument and prayed for the martyrs. At the end of the ceremony the participants were given the book “The Name of the Victory of Independence and Future July 15- Struggle for Homeland in Keçiören”.
25.02.2017
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