Turkish Defense Ministry honors victims of January 20 tragedy

The Turkish National Defense Ministry has commemorated the victims of the January 20 tragedy.

In a post on X, the ministry emphasized that Türkiye feels Azerbaijan's pain in its heart and will always continue to stand with Azerbaijan.

"We respectfully and solemnly commemorate our martyrs who lost their lives during the inhumane attacks in brotherly Azerbaijan, which went down in history as Black January. We feel in our hearts the pain experienced by our Azerbaijani brothers, and as throughout history, today as well, we reaffirm that we will continue to stand both in joyful times and in difficult moments under the principle of 'One nation, two states.' We have not forgotten, and we will not let it be forgotten," the ministry stated.

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Kardeş Azerbaycan’da yaşanan ve tarihe #KaraOcak olarak geçen insanlık dışı saldırılarda hayatını kaybeden şehitlerimizi rahmet ve saygıyla anıyoruz.

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