In the framework of the 2025 “Constitution and Sovereignty Year,” a series of events dedicated to November 8th – Victory Day and the 1918 genocides against Azerbaijanis took place in the cities of Guba, Gusar, and Khachmaz. The events were held at the Heydar Aliyev Centers in each of these cities, as well as at the Khachmaz History and Local History Museum.
During the events held under the title “The Road to Victory,” the heads of the centers, including Könül Əskərova, Head of the Khachmaz Heydar Aliyev Center, Fatime Zulfugarova, Head of the Gusar Heydar Aliyev Center, Pakizə Mehdiyeva, Director of the Khachmaz History and Local History Museum, and Şövqiyyə Seyidzadə, Junior Researcher at the Guba Heydar Aliyev Center, emphasized the significance of these events in organizing efforts in this area and stressed the importance of ensuring that our historical truths are never forgotten and are passed on to future generations.
Abutalib Turabov, an employee of the Scientific Research, Exhibition, and Fund Department of the Genocide Memorial Complex, spoke about the importance of educating the public, especially the youth, on the 1918 genocide of Azerbaijanis. He emphasized the need for our youth to be knowledgeable in order to respond to Armenian lies at international events and reveal the true historical facts.
Experts from the complex, including Nurcan Allahverdiyeva, Emin Ulubeyov, Orkhan Huseynov, Islam Aslanov, and Terlan Məmmədov, provided information about the mass graves discovered in Guba in 2007. They also discussed the construction and opening of the complex in 2009, following a decree by President Ilham Aliyev and the initiative of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, and provided details about official visitors to the memorial complex.
It was also noted that during the Second Karabakh War, under the leadership of our victorious Supreme Commander-in-Chief, the Invincible Azerbaijani Army liberated our lands, which had been under enemy occupation for 30 years, during the 44-day war. The importance of this war in embodying national consciousness, and the unity of the people and the army, was emphasized.
In total, more than 100 people participated in the events. At the end of the event, employees of the Genocide Memorial Complex presented books and brochures reflecting the events of the genocide to the leadership of the mentioned centers.
