The Turkish Foreign Ministry has extended congratulations to the people of Azerbaijan on the occasion of November 8 – Azerbaijan’s Victory Day.
“We congratulate the fifth anniversary of the Victory achieved by the Azerbaijani people through determination and heroism, and honor with respect and mercy all the heroes who sacrificed their lives for the Motherland,” the Foreign Ministry said in a post on X, News.Az reports.
Azerbaycan halkının azim ve kahramanlıkla kazandığı zaferin beşinci yıldönümünü kutluyor, vatan toprağı uğruna canlarını feda eden tüm kahramanları saygı ve rahmetle anıyoruz. pic.twitter.com/Y6OdB2ZNGI
— T.C. Dışişleri Bakanlığı (@TC_Disisleri) November 8, 2025
Azerbaijan today proudly celebrates Victory Day, marking the fifth anniversary of its historic victory in the Second Karabakh War in 2020.
Victory Day was established by an order signed on December 3, 2020, by the President of Azerbaijan and Victorious Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Ilham Aliyev.
In response to Armenia’s provocations and renewed military aggression, the Azerbaijani Army launched the Patriotic War on September 27, 2020. Its goals were to liberate the country’s occupied territories, compel Armenia to peace, enforce UN Security Council resolutions, ensure the return of internally displaced persons to their homelands, and restore justice. The entire Azerbaijani nation stood united in pursuit of this sacred cause.
Over 44 days of intense fighting, the valiant Azerbaijani Army liberated five cities, four settlements, and 286 villages from occupation, including:
The city of Jabrayil and 90 villages
The city of Fuzuli and 53 villages
The city of Zangilan, the settlements of Minjivan, Aghband, Bartaz, and 52 villages
The Hadrut settlement and 35 villages of the Khojavand district
Three villages of the Tartar district
The city of Gubadli and 41 villages
Nine villages of the Khojaly district
The city of Shusha
Three villages of the Lachin district
as well as several strategic heights in the Aghdara and Murovdag directions, including Bartaz, Sigirt, and Shukuratuz heights, along with five unnamed elevations in Zangilan.
Azerbaijan’s military victories, especially the liberation of Shusha, the crown of Karabakh, played a decisive role in determining the outcome of the war. This success forced Armenia to acknowledge defeat and sign an act of capitulation, returning the Kalbajar, Aghdam, and Lachin districts to Azerbaijan.
On the night of November 9–10, 2020, a trilateral statement on the complete cessation of hostilities was signed by President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of Armenia, and President Vladimir Putin of Russia. This agreement marked the official end of the Karabakh conflict.