Khojaly Massacre

Türkiye has issued a strong condemnation of the Khojaly massacre committed by Armenian forces in 1992 in Azerbaijan's then-occupied region of Karabakh.

In a statement released by the Foreign Ministry, Ankara expressed profound sorrow over the massacre of innocent civilians, describing the incident as a "dark stain on the history of humanity."

Turkey's Demirören Holding has taken over Azerbaijan's national lottery company, Azerlotereya, at least for a period of 10 years in a signing ceremony held in Baku on Feb. 27.

A deputy from the People's Democratic Party (HDP) on Feb. 25 called for peace between Azerbaijan and Armenia. 

Paylan, himself being of Armenian descent, proposed to establish "justice and reality commissions" related to "disasters" between the two countries.

Turkey condemned on Feb. 26 the Khojaly massacre that saw killings of hundreds of Azerbaijani citizens at the hands of Armenian forces, marking the event's 28th anniversary.

Turkey on Feb. 26 strongly condemned the Khojaly massacre killing hundreds of Azerbaijanis on its 27th anniversary and ongoing occupation of the Azerbaijani territories by Armenia.

Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalın on Feb. 25 remembered the victims of the Khojaly Massacre, which took place in 1992 in Azerbaijan’s now-occupied region of Karabakh during the war with Armenia.

The 1992 Khojaly massacre in Nagorno-Karabakh was a "crime against humanity," Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu stated on Feb. 22. 

"We have never forgotten Khojaly and we will [never] forget it," Çavuşoğlu told the Khojaly Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity and Terrorism conference in the capital Ankara. 

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavu?o?lu has condemned Khojaly Massacre, speaking in Baku a day before the 23th anniversary of the incident, while a Turkish parliamentary committee has urged for the trial of those responsible for the incident, which caused the death of more than 600 ethnic Azerbaijanis.