Farid Gahramanov
Journalist-observer
Date of birth: August 19, 1969
Place of birth: Baku, Azerbaijan
Professional Interests
Economic and political reforms; religious freedom; human rights; freedom of expression; journalism; diplomacy.
Education
1986–1992 — Azerbaijan State University, Faculty of History
Professional Experience
1993–1995 — Azerbaijan newspaper, parliamentary correspondent
1995–1996 — Khabar-Service news agency, parliamentary correspondent
1996–1997 — Avrasiya newspaper, parliamentary correspondent
1997–2000 — Trend News Agency, parliamentary correspondent
2000–2025 — Turan News Agency, political news correspondent
2007–2013 — Azerbaijan correspondent for the Russian Service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Since 2007 — accredited correspondent in Azerbaijan for EFE
Languages
Azerbaijani (native), Russian (fluent)
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SOCAR’s 2025 figures portray a company of enormous scale, but they do not settle the question of earnings quality. Azerbaijan’s state oil company generated AZN 86.3bn — about $50.8bn — in revenue, yet...
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The Turkish parliament’s approval of legislation establishing a legal framework for the disarmament and reintegration of members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party could become not only a turning point i...
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The management of the Baku Metro has begun implementing the long-announced project to separate, or more precisely disentangle, the Red and Green lines of the city’s underground railway system. The mea...
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BAKU, July 31 — Azerbaijan faces a difficult choice between the two main power centres in world football after the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) threatened to boycott all competitions...
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Amendments to Azerbaijan’s Law on Psychiatric Care have entered into force, providing for the digitalization of psychiatric care records, new grounds for conducting psychiatric examinations without a...
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Özgür Özel, the leader of Turkey’s main opposition force, announced on July 21 that he was leaving the Republican People’s Party and establishing a new political movement. The decision followed months...
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The latest resolution by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe against Azerbaijan is unlikely to trigger immediate practical sanctions. But its significance goes far beyond another polit...
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The volume of Islamic banking assets in Azerbaijan could grow to $2.7 billion by 2035, while the total issuance of Islamic bonds, or sukuk, could reach $1.5 billion over the same period, according to...
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What Lies Behind the Relaunch of the Ferry Route Between Kazakhstan and Russia? Kazakhstan and Russia have agreed to restore ferry services between the ports of Kuryk and Makhachkala, a route that has...
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Why the Diplomatic Bargain Between Lukashenko and Washington Continues When Belarusian opposition leader in exile Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya told Reuters last week that further stages of the release of...
