President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan shared a congratulatory message on his NSosyal account on Oct. 18 to mark Azerbaijan’s Restoration of Independence Day.
“I wholeheartedly congratulate friendly and brotherly Azerbaijan on its Restoration of Independence Day on behalf of my country and my nation,” Erdoğan said. “I send my greetings to the Azerbaijani President, my brother Ilham Aliyev, and to my Azerbaijani Turkish brothers and sisters, with whom we are always one in sorrow and in joy,” he added. The message was shared with an image of the Turkish and Azerbaijani flags.

Azerbaijan restored its independence with the Constitutional Act on State Independence adopted on Oct. 18, 1991. Türkiye became the first country to recognize Azerbaijan’s independence on Nov. 9, 1991. This year marks the 35th anniversary of the day.
Türkiye’s Foreign Ministry had also issued a message congratulating Azerbaijan on the anniversary.