In Turkic mythology, the Gray Wolf symbolizes the origins of Turkic, Altai, and Mongol tribes. This symbol, preserved for centuries, appeared in Euro 2024 when Merih Demiral celebrated his goal with a ‘Wolf Salute’.
#Afghan
parents passing their children to
#Azerbaijani
peacekeepers at the airport in
#Kabul
. They are saying in Azerbaijani "pass him to me, be careful on the barbed wire, easy, easy now..."
“You can talk about a
#church
, you can talk about a
#mosque
, you can talk about any other temple. But for us our houses were our temples,”
@gulmammad
explained about his journey after
#Armenia
occupied his native
#Lachin
in 1992 and all of
#Karabakh
.
On April 2, 1993
#Azerbaijan
's Kalbajar district was invaded by
#Armenia
. 14-year old Zabil & his grandmother Seadet were desperate to leave their village to reach safety. We visited Zabil to hear from him about the events that changed his life forever.
With a full peace treaty between Azerbaijan and Armenia in sight, one thing is still unclear: what will happen to the individuals who led the separatist movement in Karabakh? Azerbaijan's president has an idea.
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She was only 12 years old when she had to flee from
#Khojaly
with her mother & brother to avoid a massacre where 613 civilians were killed by the attacking Armenian army.
@SamiraBekirli
told us the details of what she saw in the early hours of Feb 25th, 1992.
#Azerbaijan
#Armenia
In the 20th century, Aghdam became Azerbaijan's major industrial and cultural hub, also playing a prominent role in breeding the famous Karabakh horse. Now, after its liberation, join
@ArzuJaeed
as she witnesses its rejuvenation and the construction of Karabakh University.
Russian military planners must have hoped that their attack on Ukraine would have finished by mid-March – as spring is known for impossibly deep mud across the region as the winter freeze suddenly thaws.
Though they are a great potential source of wealth, mineral ore mines are also potential sources of environmental harm and political dispute. The Caspian Post looks at various cases in Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia.
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On Sunday, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev visited various towns and cities in Karabakh, including Khankendi, to raise the Azerbaijani flag, symbolizing the country’s full sovereignty over its previously occupied lands.
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Recently, three Azerbaijani siblings returned to their hometown of Tugh, Karabakh, with fond childhood memories of the town and their Armenian neighbours, only to find their home in ruins. Learn about their story.
Following the Shusha Global Media Forum, many international journalists were harassed by pro-Armenia lobbyists for attending the event. Is this an attack on the freedom of the press?
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In 1993, one
#Azerbaijani
family made a dug-out shelter to hide from
#Armenia
's artillery fire. They stashed food and belongings before they fled
#Zangilan
and became IDPs.
@Keefayet
tells The Caspian Post how it felt to return after these 27 years.
Approachable affability is not the image that the press tends to portray Azerbaijan's president, but that was very much the Ilham Aliyev that was on show this week in Shusha as he fielded a merry scrum of selfie-taking conference participants.
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Since Sunday, thousands of Armenians have left Karabakh citing fears of “ethnic cleansing,” but what are the real reasons behind this mass exodus?
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Azerbaijan’s recently liberated Karabakh region has now celebrated its very first wedding. Join
@ArzuJaeed
as she commemorates both love and liberty at this momentous occasion.
400 Azerbaijani soldiers combined state-of-the-art technology with old school strategy to defeat 2000 Armenian combatants at the Battle of Shusha. It’s “something that a movie should be made about.” Read the recap of our podcast with
@SpencerGuard
.
Luis
@MorenoOcampo1
’s report, in which he accuses Azerbaijan of genocide, is "fundamentally flawed," according to Rodney Dixon KC’s preliminary observations.
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For some former Azerbaijani IDPs, the 2023 Novruz holiday can’t be beat. The “smart village” of Aghali, Zangilan, has welcomed back former residents displaced for more than 30 years by the Armenian occupation. The Caspian Post visited to see how the resettlement is going.
BREAKING:
#Azerbaijan
has sent two airplanes with 100 tonnes of humanitarian aid to
#Ukraine
. Also Ukrainian ambulances and firefighters will be able to fuel at 59 gas stations of
@SOCARofficial
Ukraine for free.
Tamam Gurbanova, was one of many people forced to leave her life behind during the First
#Karabakh
War between
#Armenia
and
#Azerbaijan
.
Almost 30 years later, she returns to
#Agdam
to witness for herself the sheer devastation that remains.
In a village near Agdam, Azerbaijan, in 1994, a trench was dug through a graveyard by the Armenian army, separating the graves of two sisters.
@AzimOrkhan
’s photos tell the story.
#Azerbaijan
#Armenia
"I am one of hundreds of thousands... people whose normal childhood was ripped from our hands before we could even recite the alphabet with confidence."
Part two of
@gulmammad
's story, a former Azerbaijani refugee.
#Azerbaijan
#Armenia
#Karabakh
International standards for sportsmanship reached a new low in Yerevan today when the Azerbaijani national flag was grabbed from its bearer and set alight at the opening ceremony of the European Weightlifting Championships.
Azerbaijan’s
@presidentaz
Ilham Aliyev has spent nearly three hours explaining his detailed positions on geopolitics, energy and development at a Baku conference. Check out our short overview here.
In 1992, Meher Quliyev was forced to flee his home village of Zabukh. The area was under Armenian occupation until 2020 and then part of the Russian-protected Lachin Corridor. Today, for the first time in 30 years, his village is under complete Azerbaijani control again.
This week,
@ArzuJaeed
explores Baku’s beautiful philharmonic gardens and visits the philharmonic hall and its performances. This is a second video of the series that takes you virtually to visit the various regions and attractions of Azerbaijan.
The Alkhanovs hid their children in a water truck tank and fled
#Lachin
,
#Azerbaijan
, on the day it was occupied by
#Armenian
forces. They never saw many of their friends again.
We have been wanting to translate and share this video for a long time.
The Caspian Post has arrived in Azerbaijan! We were able to visit Agdam, the "Hiroshima of the Caucasus," last week. The city, once home to 60 000, was completely demolished during the occupation, but that's not the end of the story.
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The most prominent Azerbaijani-Turkish rap artist in Iran -
@PayamTurk
. His music has millions of views, despite rejection by authorities as "inappropriate." Is it the rap that's the problem, or his mother tongue?
Read
@VahidQarabagli
's interview here:
How often do you hear an Azerbaijani speaking in Armenian?
Irada Rzazade fled Yerevan in 1988, but dreams of returning home to this day. Here, she recalls her hometown, her students, and her previous life in Armenia before the war.
Azerbaijan's
@FKQarabaghEN
, for decades a 'soccer team in exile,' has proceeded to the
@ChampionsLeague
Playoffs after beating Ferencváros 1-3 in Hungary (2-4 on aggregate). Hopes are now high for the team to reach the competition’s group stages for the first time since 2018-19.
Follow Ilham Karimov and his daughter Khumar back to the ruins of Gecegozlu - the village they left just before it was burned to the ground by Armenian forces in 1993.
#Fizuli
#Karabakh
#Azerbaijan
#IDP
Episode 3 of our cultural exploration series that takes you on a journey through the heart of Azerbaijan! Join
@ArzuJaeed
as she delves into the rich legacy of legendary jazz pianist Vagif Mustafazade at his enchanting house museum.
#Jazz
This week we’re launching the first in a series of videos that takes you virtually to visit the various regions and attractions of Azerbaijan. Come with us as we explore.
📹:
@ArzuJaeed
Great question from
@TarasKuzio
. "Would Canada have condemned Ukraine and slapped further export bans on Turkey if Ukraine had used drones [with Canadian technology] in response to a Russian invasion this month, as NATO feared?"
Learn from
@AzimOrkhan
how two communities driven apart by war, managed to "organize an amicable ‘village swap’” to protect each other's graves, and keep their own traditions and cultures alive.
#Azerbaijan
#Armenia
#Karabakh
Khash, one of Azerbaijan’s most unique—but divisive—dishes, is a breakfast staple in winter.
@ArzuJaeed
explores the origins and history of this distinctive bone broth in episode 11 of our video series.
After Armenia's lack of commitment to provide transport connections between Azerbaijan and its Nakhchivan exclave, Azerbaijan signed a transport deal with Iran.
Founded by a holy man from Ardabil, the Azerbaijani Safavids ruled much of the Caucasus, Iran, parts of Iraq, and Central Asia for over two centuries. In a detailed article, we look at the dynasty, especially its Azerbaijani roots and use of language:
“Today, on land that Azerbaijan regained after the 2020 Second Karabakh War, there are an evil pick-n-mix of landmines, pink-ribboned cluster bombs, grenades, and all. But Armenia is in no mood to give up the locations of this fearful harvest.”
With winter just around the corner, here's our mouthwatering guide to eating 'piti' - a dish famous in Sheki, Azerbaijan, also found in Iran as 'abgoosht' or 'dizi.'
Natig Gasimov, Azerbaijan's iconic 'lost soldier' from the 1990s Karabakh conflict, was posthumously declared a National Hero on June 25. His legacy lives on in film and history.
Armenia’s PM Pashinyan criticizes Baku's military spending. Azerbaijan’s Presidential Assistant Hajiyev fires back, accusing Armenia of militarization with Western support.
Omid is the name of the very last Siberian Crane to fly the ‘Western Route’ between Iran and Arctic Russia. Every year ornithologists flock to Azerbaijan’s Shirvan National Park in the hopes of seeing him stop to take a break.
Explore the ancient Khudavang Monastery, a remarkable testament to Albanian heritage in Kalbajar, Azerbaijan. A symbol of spiritual and architectural brilliance, this complex has withstood centuries of history.
Minoritized groups in
#Iran
have taken to Twitter with the hashtag
#ManoFarsi
, meaning "Farsi and Me." The campaign is building awareness of ethnolinguistic rights issues and solidarity among non-Farsi speakers.
#منوفارسی
@VahidQarabagli
's article:
During his address in Reykjavik, Armenian PM Pashinyan declares Armenia's recognition of Azerbaijan's territorial integrity, spanning 86,600 square kilometres. The detail is important in that the figure includes formerly occupied Karabakh region of Azerbaijan.
For a brief moment in time, before Stalin's repressions, American jazz flourished in Baku, laying the foundation for Azerbaijan's very own Mugham jazz genre.
A fascinating look at the resilience & survival of Azerbaijani jazz. By:
@NikaJabi
#IntlJazzDay
Tomorrow marks the 32nd anniversary of the Khojaly Massacre, in which Armenian forces killed at least 613 Azerbaijanis. Commemorating the victims remains as important as ever, with recent mass grave discoveries highlighting the true tragedy of that day.
#Khojaly
FBI raids on the home of
#US
Congressman
@RepCuellar
have led to press reports suggesting a Federal ‘Azerbaijan probe’. Are these links based on fact or just rumours?
#Azerbaijan
's Ambassador
@ElinSuleymanov
shared his thoughts on the issue with us.
"The history of the Mountain Jews and their unity and coexistence with Azerbaijani Muslims, extends back two centuries..."
@NikaJabi
recounts her visit to Qirmizi Qesebe or "Red Town" in northeastern Azerbaijan.
@bnaibrithcanada
@jca_the
November 20, 2020 now marks the day Agdam, the "Hiroshima of the Caucasus," was returned to Azerbaijan. Under Armenian occupation for 27 years, the once busy town lies in ruins - but perhaps not for much longer.
#Agdam
#Karabakh
#Azerbaijan
#Armenia
#Caucasus
Heads of state of Azerbaijan, Armenia, France and EU Council president met in Prague Thursday, and already some positive statements have emerged. Azerbaijan's
@presidentaz
Ilham Aliyev said that he hoped with a coming peace treaty "we will turn the page of war and enmity."
While known in the West mainly for its architectural wonders in Iran, the Safavid dynasty traces its roots to Azerbaijan, with its administration continuing to use the Azerbaijani language well into the 17th century.
Farewell to Khojali survivor and peace advocate Durdane Agayeva, who passed after a 4-year battle with cancer. A voice for all atrocity survivors, her legacy of compassion endures.
@KhojalySurvivor
In Azerbaijan, March 31 commemorates "March Days," a horrible week in 1918. Azerbaijanis and other Muslims in the city of Baku, 12000 of them, were slaughtered by the Bolsheviks and the Armenian Republic Federation (ARF).
@urthishome
's article:
Who is Ruben Vardanyan? An Armenian philanthropist who renounced Russian citizenship to protect his billions from sanctions? Or a Putin stooge positioning himself in the long-game as a potential pro-Moscow candidate to replace Pashinyan?
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After thirty years of Armenian occupation, displaced residents return to Shusha.
@AybanizIsm
reminds us of the poets, musicians, and thinkers that made Shusha Azerbaijan’s cultural capital.
#Shusha
#IDP
#Azerbaijan
During high level meetings this week in Tashkent, Azerbaijani
@presidentaz
and Uzbek
@president_uz
discovered they can speak to each other without a translator.
"Every single place was destroyed... we couldn’t make sense of all the ruins. Yet this is where we grew up!"
Four childhood friends return to
#Jabrayil
, Azerbaijan, after 28 years.
#Azerbaijan
#Karabakh
#Armenia
#IDP
Kabul is in chaos as the Taliban takes over Afghanistan. Meanwhile 120 Azerbaijani Peacekeeping troops are still guarding the airport with no immediate plan to leave.
#Afghanistan
#Taliban
#Azerbaijan
Founded in 1752, Shusha, also known as "the temple of art of the Caucasus," is known as the birthplace of many notable Azerbaijanis. Join
@ArzuJaeed
as she explores the city that has had a profound impact on Azerbaijan's cultural legacy.
Duff Crerar gives his perspectives on Canadian foreign policy, Turkish drones, and weapons embargoes. Are ethnic- based lobby groups playing the "wolf?" High-mindedness and good intentions may become costly for
#Canada
.
#Armenia
#Turkey
#TelemusSystems
After decades of Armenian occupation, the Azerbaijani ghost town of Agdam City, once home to 60 000, has finally been declared free of mines. Next steps? Repopulation, rebuilding, and a football stadium.
#Armenia
#Azerbaijan
#Karabakh
#Borchaly
or
#Borchalo
– whichever the spelling, the name represents an
#Azerbaijani
historic art form teetering on the edge of extinction in
#Georgia
. One organization, reWoven, is working with the community to change the carpet's destiny.
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Nightingales are not just birds in Azerbaijan. They’re also celebrated singers - a member of the Karabakh Nightingale Ensemble producing one of the most celebrated recordings of 20th century Mugham music.
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Surraya Mammadova, one of Azerbaijan's 700 000 Internally Displaced Persons, was born in Aghali, Zangilan - a district of Azerbaijan that was de-occupied of Armenian forces in November 2020. This video documents her first trip to Zangilan since 1993.
Discover Azerbaijan’s rich history of carpet weaving with
@ArzuJaeed
as she explores Baku’s stunning Carpet Museum in episode 12. From the unique shape of the museum to the centuries-old carpets displayed inside, it’s a must-see for lovers of art and history.
Mark Elliott (
@Markbek
) celebrates the cross-cultural appeal of the
#folk
song "Sari Gelin" throughout the
#Caspian
Region and even as far afield as
#Canada
.
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Four friends explore the ruins of
#Jabrayil
, Azerbaijan.
Their families fled the area in 1993 when Armenian forces moved in. Essentially abandoned and never re-settled, it was de-occupied during the 2nd Karabakh War, on October 4, 2020.
President Ilham Aliyev on how Azerbaijan sees the resolution of disagreements on Lachin-Khankendi road:
"It would be better if both 🇦🇲 and 🇦🇿 created their checkpoints at the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. We have made this proposal officially today"
#MSC2023
US Senator Bob Menendez found guilty of 16 corruption charges, including bribery and acting as an agent for a foreign country. Known for his pro-Armenian stance, Menendez spoke on many occasions, criticizing Azerbaijan’s actions in Karabakh.
Shusha was the birthplace of many Azerbaijani heroines, and
@ArzuJaeed
explores the enduring legacy of two such women: Khurshidbanu Natavan, a celebrated poet, and Govhar Agha, a philanthropist revered for mosque construction and humanitarian deeds.
Born on this day in 1884 was one of the most prominent statesmen of Azerbaijan’s first period of independence (1918-1920).
#Azerbaijan
#ADR
#Rasulzadeh
Shusha was the birthplace of many notable Azerbaijani musicians, who all contributed to Azerbaijan’s proud musical style and traditions, especially Mugham.
@ArzuJaeed
explores the history and development of Azerbaijan’s instruments and genres over the years.
February 26 marks the 30th anniversary of the horrific Khojaly Massacre. In 1992,
#Armenian
forces attacked the
#Azerbaijani
town of
#Khojaly
, brutally ending the lives of 613 people.
1275 hostages were taken, of which 150 are still missing.
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November 8 is "Victory Day" in Azerbaijan, commemorating the day Azerbaijani forces retook the city of Shusha during the 2nd Karabakh War. In this article,
@Markbek
takes us with him to see what's along the road to Shusha.
In November, 2020, Azerbaijan retook Shusha from Armenian forces who had seized it in 1992. The reclaimed town was a shadow of its former self, but now, it's being resurrected.
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