New Turkish ombudsman pledges stronger ties with Azerbaijan for human rights justice

Türkiye’s newly appointed Chief Ombudsman Mehmet Akarca has announced that along with the Azerbaijani ombudswoman, the forces will be joined to amplify international awareness of the inhumane crimes committed by Armenia in Karabakh. 

In an interview following his speech at a commemorative event in the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye, marking the 33rd anniversary of the Khojaly genocide, Akarca highlighted the importance of expanding bilateral cooperation in the area of human rights protection, Caliber.Az reports via local media.

"Armenia's lawlessness against Azerbaijan, and the international community's ongoing indifference to these violations, deeply wound both the Azerbaijani and Turkish peoples," Akarca stated. "Unfortunately, we are once again witnessing double standards in this matter. However, I strongly believe that through our combined efforts, we will achieve justice."

He also reaffirmed his commitment to supporting Azerbaijan’s ombudswoman in addressing these human rights issues.

The Khojaly genocide is the gravest crime committed against peaceful Azerbaijani people in the course of Armenia’s aggressive war against Azerbaijan. On the night of February 25-26, 1992, in violation of all international legal norms, Armenian armed forces attacked the civilian population of the sieged town of Khojaly with heavy military equipment, killing them with unprecedented brutality and razing the town to the ground. As a result of crime against not only the people of Azerbaijan but against humanity, 613 civilian Azerbaijanis, including 63 children, 106 women and 70 elders were brutally murdered on grounds of national identity. The Khojaly genocide is one of a series of acts of mass slaughter aiming to crush those who rose up for the defence of their lands from Armenian armed forces’ aggression.

By Naila Huseynova