The Turkish people still feel the pain in their heart in connection with the murder of 613 innocent Azerbaijanis in Khojaly and curses genocide, taught by the Armed Forces of Armenia in 1992.
This is stated in the publication of the Turkish Foreign Ministry in connection with the 33rd anniversary of the genocide, taught by Armenians in the Azerbaijani city of Khojaly.
Türkiye curses the massacre of innocent civilians by the Armenian armed forces in Azerbaijan Khojaly on February 26, 1992, follows from the publication.
“The pain of 613 brothers killed in Khojaly, as well as about the wounded, prisoners and missing Azerbaijanis, is still in our hearts,” the Turkish Foreign Ministry said.
In the diplomatic unity, they wished the reproductive of the souls of the victims of the genocide and expressed condolences to the people of Azerbaijan.
On the night of February 25 to February 26, 1992, Armenian armed groups with the support of armored vehicles and personnel of the 366th motorized rifle regiment of the former Soviet Army occupied the city of Khojaly and made a brutal reprisal against the civilian population – Azerbaijanis. 2500 inhabitants of the city in the ring tried to escape, moving in the direction of Agdam.
However, the Armenian thugs from the ambush point blankly shot unarmed people. 613 civilians were killed, among them 63 children, 106 women and 70 old people – all the inhabitants of Khojaly. 8 families were completely destroyed, 25 children became complete orphans, 130 children lost one parent, 487 people, including 76 children, were injured, 1275 people were captured. About the fate of 150 people, including 68 women and 26 children, still does not know anything.
As a result of the massacre of 8 families, they were completely destroyed, 25 children lost both parents, and 130 children – one of the parents.
According to official figures, as a result of the occupation by illegal Armenian armed forces of the city of Khojaly, the destruction and looting of state and private property, the Azerbaijani state and its citizens were damaged in the amount of 170 million US dollars.
The anniversary of the Hodzhalin genocide is annually celebrated in Azerbaijan and in many countries of the world.