A mourning ceremony marking the 88th anniversary of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk’s death was held in Baku at the monument to the founder of the Republic of Türkiye in the “One nation, two states” park. At 9:05 a.m. local time, those gathered observed a minute of silence in his memory. The Turkish flags in the park and on the embassy building were then lowered to half-mast, and the Turkish national anthem was played.
The ceremony was attended by Türkiye’s Ambassador to Azerbaijan Birol Akgün, members of Azerbaijan’s Milli Majlis, embassy staff, military personnel, representatives of Turkish organizations and students of Turkish educational institutions.
The footage shows Ambassador Akgün laying a wreath at the monument, while Turkish and Azerbaijani military personnel salute.
“One nation, two states”
Speaking at the ceremony, Akgün recalled that Atatürk united the Turkish people in the struggle for independence and crowned it with the proclamation of the republic. The ambassador said Atatürk’s principle of “Peace at home, peace in the world” continues to shape Türkiye’s foreign policy.
Discussing relations with Azerbaijan, the ambassador referred to Atatürk’s words and to Azerbaijani national leader Heydar Aliyev’s formula, “One nation, two states.” Akgün said this understanding “defines our brotherhood and strengthens our will to move together into the future.”

Mourning ceremonies were also held on November 10 at Türkiye’s embassies in Moscow, Tashkent, Tbilisi, Chisinau and Dushanbe.
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