The key facts

  • Erdoğan congratulated Azerbaijan on Independence Restoration Day in a post on the NSosyal platform
  • He extended greetings to President Ilham Aliyev, calling him a 'brother'
  • The Turkish leader emphasized the solidarity of the two peoples 'in grief and joy'

Congratulations from the Turkish leader

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Sunday congratulated Azerbaijan on Independence Restoration Day, noting the close ties between the two countries. 'On behalf of my country and people, I sincerely congratulate friendly and brotherly Azerbaijan on Independence Restoration Day,' he wrote in a post on the Turkish social platform NSosyal.

Greetings to Aliyev and the Azerbaijani people

Erdoğan also extended greetings to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, whom he called his 'brother,' and to the Azerbaijani people. 'I send greetings to my Azerbaijani brothers and sisters, with whom we have always been united in grief and joy,' the Anadolu agency quoted his message as saying.