Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Ankara / 10.15.20 / Turan: “Turkey cannot ignore violence in friendly countries, including Libya, Somalia, and Syria. We cannot close our eyes to the atrocities committed by the Armenians in the lands of Azerbaijan. Azerbaijanis are our brothers! This was stated by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday in Ankara.
“We cannot ignore atrocities. He has no right to sit back. We have a historical responsibility based on the precepts of our ancestors,” the Anadolu agency quotes the Turkish leader. -02D-
Politics
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This year, the laureate of the annual Nargiz Prize, awarded for efforts in the fight for democracy, was Akif Gurbanov, chairman of the board of the Resplatforma (Platform of the III Republic) movement, who is under arrest.
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The U.S. will prohibit the issuing of visas for nearly a dozen more individuals responsible for undermining democracy in Georgia, bringing the total number to over 100, TURAN's Washington correspondent reports.
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The President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, has expressed condolences to the President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, following the tragic incident in the city of Magdeburg. "We are deeply shocked by the news of the deaths and injuries resulting from the tragic incident that took place at the Christmas market in Magdeburg," the message reads.
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By the order of the head of state, Vusal Aslanov has been appointed Chairman of the Baku Metro CJSC.
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