Turkish ambassador calls Khojaly Genocide dark mark in human history

Türkiye’s ambassador to Azerbaijan, Birol Akgün, commemorated the 34th anniversary of the Khojaly tragedy on social media, calling the genocide a dark mark in human history.

26 Şubat 1992’de Azerbaycan’ın Hocalı şehrinde Ermenilerce gerçekleştirilen ve insanlık tarihine kara bir leke olarak geçen Hocalı Katliamı’nın 34. yılını hüzünle anıyoruz. Hocalı’da katledilen 613 masum insanı rahmetle yad ediyoruz. #Hocalı pic.twitter.com/Q2fPalCvJF

— Birol Akgün 🇹🇷 (@Birol_Akgun) February 26, 2026

“With deep sorrow, we honour the memory of the victims of the genocide committed by Armenians on February 26, 1992, in the Azerbaijani city of Khojaly. This genocide remains a dark chapter in human history. We solemnly remember the 613 innocent people killed in Khojaly,” the ambassador wrote.

By Jeyhun Aghazada