Turkish speaker congratulates Azerbaijan on Baku’s liberation anniversary

Speaker of Türkiye’s Grand National Assembly Numan Kurtulmuş has congratulated Azerbaijan on the 108th anniversary of the liberation of Baku from occupation, sharing a post on his X account.

“I wholeheartedly congratulate you on the 108th anniversary of the liberation of Azerbaijan’s capital, Baku, from enemy occupation.

I remember with gratitude and appreciation all the heroes of this sacred victory, led by Nuru Pasha, commander of the Islamic Army of the Caucasus, as well as our martyrs and the fighters for Azerbaijan’s independence,” he said, as reported by Caliber.Az.

Can Azerbaycan’ın başkenti Bakü’nün düşman işgalinden kurtuluşunun 108’inci yıl dönümünü yürekten kutluyorum.

Bu kutlu zaferin kahramanları başta Kafkas İslam Ordusu Komutanı Nuri Paşa olmak üzere, aziz şehidlerimizi ve Azerbaycan’ın istiklal mücadelesine omuz veren tüm… pic.twitter.com/F7h8jzanPm

— Numan Kurtulmuş (@NumanKurtulmus) September 15, 2026

September 15 marks the 108th anniversary of the liberation of Baku by the Islamic Army of the Caucasus from the occupation of Armenian-Bolshevik forces. On September 15, 1918, Azerbaijani and Turkish servicemen liberated Baku from the Bolshevik-Dashnak junta, an event regarded as one of the notable chapters in Azerbaijan’s 20th-century history.

By Jeyhun Aghazada