Azerbaijan

The Azerbaijan-Turkey Brotherhood Park opened on May 10 in the city of Guba in Azerbaijan's northeastern Quba district.

The park's opening ceremony was attended by Turkish ambassador to Azerbaijan Cahit Bağcı, Ziyaddin Aliyev, the head of the Guba executive authority, and lawmakers Ahliman Amiraslanov and Ganira Pashayeva.

Turkey and Azerbaijan should aim for a free trade agreement, the Turkish trade minister said on April 1. 

The newly agreed preferential trade agreement, which into effect on March 1, only includes a limited number of products, and a free trade agreement is suitable for both countries, Ruhsar Pekcan said during her visit to Baku, the Azerbaijani capital.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on March 31 said he plans to visit Shusha, the symbolic city of Karabakh liberated last year from the Armenian occupation.

"We hope that we will have a new holiday in Shusha as soon as possible by visiting Shusha after Eid al-Fitr," Erdoğan said, addressing the Turkic Council Presidents Summit with a live link.

Turkey's communications director on March 2 met Azerbaijan's Culture Minister Anar Kerimov.

Fahrettin Altun received an Azerbaijani delegation in the capital Ankara, according to an official statement from the Turkish Presidential Communications Directorate.

The two sides discussed ways to improve collaboration in communication, media, culture, and cinema, the statement said.

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.

The president of Turkey underscored on Feb. 19 the significance of "unity" in a message sent to the Turkic World Meteorology Forum. 

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev on Jan. 16 discussed regional issues over the phone.

Erdoğan said Azerbaijan's victory in Upper Karabakh has brought new opportunities for peace and stability in the region, the Turkish Directorate of Communications said in a statement.

Azerbaijan has started commercial natural gas supplies to Europe via the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), the energy ministry said on Thursday, beginning its push into the lucrative energy market dominated by Russia.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has urged Armenia not to attempt to violate the ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh in an address to Turkish troops deployed in Azerbaijan to jointly monitor the implementation of a deal between Baku and Yerevan.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has thanked Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev for his contribution to regional peace and stability as he celebrated the Azeri leader's birthday, according to a statement issued by the Presidential Communication Directorate on Dec. 24.

Erdoğan wished Aliyev a long and healthy life with his family and his nation, informed the statement.