Türkiye President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan issued a message marking the 108th anniversary of the liberation of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, from occupation.
In his message, Erdoğan said that Baku was the capital of friendly and brotherly Azerbaijan and marked the anniversary of the city’s liberation from enemy occupation. Erdoğan also commemorated Nuri Killigil Pasha, commander of the Caucasus Islamic Army, and his heroic soldiers with mercy.
In Azerbaijan, September 15 marks the anniversary of Baku’s liberation by the Caucasus Islamic Army from the occupation of Armenian and Bolshevik forces.