Turkish parliament hosts event to commemorate Khojaly tragedy

The Grand National Assembly of Turkey has hosted an event to commemorate the Khojaly tragedy as part of the Justice for Khojaly civil awareness campaign.

The book entitled “Karabakh: questions and answers” issued by the OIC Youth Forum in Turkish was presented at the culture center of the Turkish parliament as part of the Justice for Khojaly campaign in Ankara, the OIC Youth Forum Istanbul Office said.  

The book written by prominent Azerbaijani scientists and experts tells about historical, geopolitical, legal and cultural aspects of the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

The event was organized by the OIC Youth Forum in cooperation with leading Turkish parliamentarians.

In his remarks Turkish Parliament’s Chairman Mehmet Ali Sahin stressed a need for recognition of the Khojaly tragedy by the world community. He praised the work of the Justice for Khojaly campaign emphasizing that Turkish and Azerbaijani communities need to reinforce work to bring truth about Azerbaijan and Turkey to the world community.

Turkish parliamentarian Juneyd Yüksel and Chairman of the Azerbaijani-Turkish Friendship Committee Mustafa Kabakci, well-known Turkish researcher of the so-called "Armenian genocide" Professor Yousif Hallajhoglu and Azerbaijani ambassador to Turkey Zakir Hashimov addressed the event.

The Turkish MPs noted book’s timely publication expressing hope that it will help the Turkish society to learn more about this conflict.

Later the exhibition entitled Justice for Khojaly was opened. The exhibition will run until March 2 and will be open for public visits. The event was highlighted by leading Turkish media.

International media campaign Justice for Khojaly (www.justiceforkhojaly.org) was initiated on the day of occupation of Azerbaijan’s Shusha town on 8 May 2008 by OIC YF General Coordinator of Intercultural Dialogue Leyla Aliyeva. Currently, the campaign which aims to raise awareness about the Khojaly tragedy and achieve political-legal and moral assessment of the tragedy by the world community, is being successfully implemented by hundreds of volunteers in over 30 countries worldwide.

Day.Az