Turkish Foreign Ministry congratulates Azerbaijan on National Revival Day

The Turkish Foreign Ministry has congratulated Azerbaijan on the occasion of National Revival Day.

35 yıl önce bağımsızlık için ayağa kalkan Azerbaycanlı kardeşlerimiz, aynı ruhla işgal altındaki topraklarını da özgürlüğe kavuşturdu.

O gün Bakü'de açılan bayrak, bugün tüm Azerbaycan semalarında dalgalanıyor!

Can #Azerbaycan’ın Milli Uyanış Günü’nü kutluyoruz!… pic.twitter.com/NiraljigBH

— T.C. Dışişleri Bakanlığı (@TC_Disisleri) November 17, 2023

"Our Azerbaijani brothers, who defended their independence 35 years ago, liberated their occupied territories with the same zeal. The flag that was raised that day in Baku today flies all over the country. We congratulate brotherly Azerbaijan on the Day of National Revival," the ministry's post on X reads, Caliber.Az reports.

Since 1992, November 17 has been celebrated as a National Revival Day in the country. It is related to the events in Baku in November-December 1988. As a result of the Soviet leadership's anti-Azerbaijani policy around the Karabakh issue, the anti-Soviet people's movement was formed in Azerbaijan at the end of the 80s of the 20th century.

On November 17, 1988, long-term rallies of the Azerbaijani people (November 17 - December 5, 1988) began in Azadlig Square (former Lenin Square), considered the main square of Baku.

In Azerbaijan, these events are regarded as a national liberation movement and are considered the main factor in the independence of our Republic.