POLITICS
Turkish media highlights President Ilham Aliyev’s visit to Khankendi
Baku, October 16, AZERTAC
The Turkish leading media outlets have widely covered raising of the national flag of Azerbaijan by President Ilham Aliyev in Khankendi and Khojaly on October 15.
Anadolu Agency and IHA news agencies, as well as TRT Haber, NTV, CNN Turk TV channels, "Hurriyet", “Haberturk”, “YeniAkit”, “Yenicagh”, “Sabah” and other media outlets have published articles highlighting President Ilham Aliyev’s visit to Khankendi and Khojaly.
The articles mentioned that on October 15, President Ilham Aliyev visited the city of Khankendi following the victory in anti-terrorist measures last month against Armenian armed detachments in Karabakh, as well as raised the national flag of Azerbaijan and made a speech there.
The article, published by “YeniAkit” news portal, quoted Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev as saying: “The main reason we are here today is the people of Azerbaijan, the children of Azerbaijan. We have raised such a young generation that was ready to die for the Motherland, for our lands, and they were confronting death. May Allah have mercy on all our martyrs. We bow our heads to their souls. We, the people of Azerbaijan, are forever indebted to them.”
“Twenty years ago, when I started to fulfill my duties as President, I set myself top priority task of raising the Azerbaijani flag in all our territories, all our lands, cities and villages that were occupied at the time,” the author said.
The article, published by “Sozcu” newspaper, quoted the Azerbaijani President as saying: “Three years ago, over the course of the last three years and during the anti-terror operation in September, Azerbaijani soldiers and officers showed true heroism, patriotism and self-sacrifice. We are proud of our Army, our Armed Forces. They are the source of our pride. Not only Azerbaijani citizens but also, I am sure, tens of millions of Azerbaijanis living in the world are rightly proud of Azerbaijani soldiers and officers, and the state of Azerbaijan.”