Turkish Embassy sends New Year greetings to Azerbaijani people

The Turkish Embassy in Azerbaijan has extended its warm greetings to the Azerbaijani people in celebration of December 31, marking the Day of Solidarity of World Azerbaijanis and the New Year.

In a message posted on the embassy’s official page on the social media platform "X," the embassy conveyed its best wishes to the Azerbaijani nation, Caliber.Az reports.

"Congratulations to the brotherly people on December 31 – the Day of Solidarity of World Azerbaijanis and the New Year. We wish that the New Year brings peace and stability to the Azerbaijani people and the entire Turkic world," the post stated.

Qardaş Azərbaycan xalqını 31 dekabr - Dünya Azərbaycanlarının #Həmrəyliyi Günü və yeni il münasibətilə təbrik edir, yeni ilin #Azərbaycan xalqına və bütün Türk dünyasına sülh və əmin-amanlıq gətirməsini diləyirik. pic.twitter.com/PahEDkh89P

— Türkiye in Azerbaijan (@TC_BakuBE) December 31, 2024

World Azerbaijanis Solidarity Day, celebrated annually on December 31, holds profound historical and cultural significance for Azerbaijan and the global Azerbaijani community. The day serves as a symbol of unity, strength, and shared identity among Azerbaijanis living across the world.

The roots of World Azerbaijanis Solidarity Day trace back to a momentous event in late December 1989, during the dissolution of the Soviet Union. A key moment in this period of political transformation occurred in Nakhchivan, an Azerbaijani exclave bordered by Armenia, Turkey, and Iran. In the course of political upheavals, the Soviet-Iranian border was dismantled, and border markers that separated Northern and Southern Azerbaijan were destroyed. This symbolic act of solidarity between the two regions of Azerbaijan set the stage for a greater sense of unity among Azerbaijanis everywhere.

At the same time, a conference of Turkic-speaking nations was held in Istanbul, where leaders from various countries recognized the need to establish a dedicated day to honor the solidarity of Azerbaijanis worldwide. This was the first step toward recognizing the importance of Azerbaijanis maintaining strong connections with one another, regardless of their geographic locations.

By Vugar Khalilov