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Today in history. August 28, 1919 - The government of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic adopted a law on the nationalization of public education and secondary schools.

The decision of the Government of Azerbaijan dated August 28, 1918 stated that education in all primary schools should be conducted in the native language of the students and the teaching of the state language, the native language, should be compulsory.
Photo: A group of students studying in Europe
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Bu gün Azərbaycan Respublikasının Birinci vitse-prezidenti Mehriban xanım Əliyevanın doğum günüdür.

 

Heydər Əliyev Fondunun prezidenti, YUNESKO və İSESKO-nun xoşməramlı səfiri, birinci xanım Mehriban Əliyevanı səmimi qəlbdən təbrik edir, ona uzun ömür, möhkəm can sağlığı və gələcək fəaliyyətndə uğurlar arzulayırıq. Xatırladaq ki, 2013-cü lldə iistifadəyə verilən Quba şəhərində “Soyqırımı Memorial Kompleksi” Heydər Əliyev Fondu tərəfindən inşa edilmişdir.

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From the pen of our historians

Academician Yagub Mahmudov writes: “The historical truth is that in 1805, an agreement called the Kurakchay Agreement was signed between Russia and the Azerbaijani state of the Karabakh Khanate. According to the agreement, the Karabakh khanate accepted the auspice of Russia, and Russia confirmed that the lands included in the Karabakh khanate belonged to Ibrahimkhalil khan, or rather to Azerbaijan, and will remain the heirs of the Karabakh khan in the future. Armenian historians falsify the real history, ie the Kurakchay agreement, and claim that the territory of the Karabakh khanate allegedly belonged to the Armenians, and that the agreement was signed between the Armenians and Russia. However, the resettlement of Armenians from Iran and Turkey to Azerbaijan, including the territory of the Karabakh khanate, began in 1828, more than 1805, after the signing of the Kurakchay agreement. In 1978, the Armenians themselves celebrated the 150th anniversary of their resettlement from Iran to Karabakh, and on this occasion, they built a monument in the village of Margushevan, Agdara region. In 1988, Armenian separatist-terrorist groups destroyed the monument, claiming that Armenians were an ethnic group that came to Karabakh in order to “lose track of the historical truth.” At present, the remains of this monument are in the territory of Agdara region of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Source, from the article of Academician Yagub Mahmudov “Ermənilərin XIX əsrdə Şimali Azərbaycan ərazilərinə köçürülməsi tarixi həqiqətdir” (The resettlement of Armenians to the territories of Northern Azerbaijan in the XIX century is a historical fact).(“Azerbaijan” newspaper, July 18, 2014).
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Today, a group of well-known Arab researchers and journalists from Egypt and Lebanon visited the Genocide Memorial Complex as part of their visit to our region. Ahmed Abdelvahab Abdelsalam Ibrahim, head of the Asian Cultural Center; El Jundi Khaled, head of the Department of History at Lebanese University; Ahmed Abdalla Ibrahim Ahmed Negm, head of the Turkish language and literature department at Ein Shams University, were provided wih detailed information about the atrocities committed in Guba and the genocides committed against humanity.

 

It should be noted that the purpose of the researchers’ visits to our country is to get acquainted with the realities of Azerbaijan, to conduct research in this direction and to inform the public about the current situation and historical realities in their countries. At the end, books reflecting the realities of Azerbaijan in Arabic were presented to the fund of the Complex.

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Announcement: To the attention for those who wish to participate in the International Symposium to be held on September 10-11, 2021 at the "Genocide Memorial Complex" in Guba.

With the joint organization of the State Service for the Development and Restoration of Cultural Heritage under the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the “Memorial Complex of the Genocide” in Guba and the Department of “General History and Technology of Teaching History” of the Azerbaijan Pedagogical University
“Turkish-Muslim Genocide of the 20th century, Azerbaijani-Turkish relations from the liberation of the Caucasus by the Islamic Army in Baku to the victory in Karabakh”
International symposium dedicated to the 103rd anniversary of the liberation of Baku from the Armenian-Dashnak, Bolshevik occupation.
Guba, September 10-11, 2021
Scientists-researchers of research institutes, employees of higher educational institutions, representatives of innovation groups and associations, teachers, masters and doctoral students are invited to the international symposium.
The following topics will be discussed at the symposium:
– Genocide of the Turkish-Muslim population by Armenians;
– Liberation of Baku by the Caucasian Islamic Army on September 15, 1918;
– The role of Turkey in the formation of the army of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic;
– Restoration of the state independence of Azerbaijan and relations with the Republic of Turkey;
– Glorious victory of Azerbaijan in the Second Karabakh War and support of the Turkish Republic.
Travel expenses and provision of temporary accommodation are covered by the participant. The organizing committee can help with hotel reservations. It is planned to publish the materials of the international symposium.
To participate in the international symposium, it is necessary to send an application form and resume to the organizing committee by e-mail: History.conference@adpu.edu.az, indicating the topic “Turkish-Muslim Genocide of the 20th century, Azerbaijani-Turkish relations from the liberation of Baku Caucasus by the Islamic army until the victory in Karabakh “.Submitted files must contain the name of the author. For example: Mamedov articles, Mamedov application. The Commission has the right to select participants based on the issues determined by the conference.
Applications and articles are accepted until August 15, 2021. The organizing committee reserves the right to select articles for publication from the materials of the symposium.
The following rules are required in the summary and full text:
Before the article on the left – UDC, DPI; on the right – the surname, name and patronymic of the author (full); Full name of institution (including country and city), academic address / degree (if any), position, email address, telephone number.
The title of the article is written in capital letters in the center. The article should not exceed 8 pages.
The title must be followed by a summary in the original language and English (maximum 300 words) and keywords (maximum 5-6 words / phrases) and a bibliography (minimum five main references).
The text must be prepared electronically and sent by email. Page structure: Microsoft Word (A4), Times New Roman, font 14, spacing 1.5, paragraph 1.25 cm; page parameters: gaps between the top and bottom edges – 2 cm; left-3 cm; right-1.5 cm;
References are given in brackets [1] or in brackets [1, p. 21], archival materials – document number [1, p. 3].
Then the following information should be written in English: surname, name, patronymic, place of work (including country and city); headline, summary and keywords.
Links: sort alphabetically; Surname, name (patronymic, if any), author and authors’ names should be written in italics. The names of archival documents should be abbreviated (the full title of the document is indicated in the first link).
Links should be in brackets indicating the serial number in the bibliography and the page / page used in the archival document: [3, p.41].
Coordinators:
-Scientific issues: (+99450) 301 00 44 Doctor of Historical Sciences Sevinj Aliyeva / ASPU, Head of the Department of General History
-Organizational issues: (+994) 2333 5 37 07 Doctor of Philosophy in History Rakhshanda Bayramova / Director of the “Genocide Memorial Complex” in Guba.
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Participants of the "Zafar" camp, organized by the "Zafar" Public Union for Support of Martyrs' Families, organized by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan for the children of martyrs, visited the Genocide Memorial Complex as part of their visit to Guba.

During the visit, the camp participants were given detailed information about the genocide committed by the Armenian Dashnaks in Azerbaijan in 1918.Then, the management of the Complex presented them books, booklets and various gifts reflecting the events of the genocide.
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Announcement: To the attention for those who wish to participate in the International Symposium to be held on September 10-11, 2021 at the "Genocide Memorial Complex" in Guba

With the joint organization of the State Service for the Development and Restoration of Cultural Heritage under the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the “Memorial Complex of the Genocide” in Guba and the Department of “General History and Technology of Teaching History” of the Azerbaijan Pedagogical University
“Turkish-Muslim Genocide of the 20th century, Azerbaijani-Turkish relations from the liberation of the Caucasus by the Islamic Army in Baku to the victory in Karabakh”
International symposium dedicated to the 103rd anniversary of the liberation of Baku from the Armenian-Dashnak, Bolshevik occupation.
Guba, September 10-11, 2021
Scientists-researchers of research institutes, employees of higher educational institutions, representatives of innovation groups and associations, teachers, masters and doctoral students are invited to the international symposium.
The following topics will be discussed at the symposium:
– Genocide of the Turkish-Muslim population by Armenians;
– Liberation of Baku by the Caucasian Islamic Army on September 15, 1918;
– The role of Turkey in the formation of the army of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic;
– Restoration of the state independence of Azerbaijan and relations with the Republic of Turkey;
– Glorious victory of Azerbaijan in the Second Karabakh War and support of the Turkish Republic.
Travel expenses and provision of temporary accommodation are covered by the participant. The organizing committee can help with hotel reservations. It is planned to publish the materials of the international symposium.
To participate in the international symposium, it is necessary to send an application form and resume to the organizing committee by e-mail: History.conference@adpu.edu.az, indicating the topic “Turkish-Muslim Genocide of the 20th century, Azerbaijani-Turkish relations from the liberation of Baku Caucasus by the Islamic army until the victory in Karabakh “.Submitted files must contain the name of the author. For example: Mamedov articles, Mamedov application. The Commission has the right to select participants based on the issues determined by the conference.
Applications and articles are accepted until August 15, 2021. The organizing committee reserves the right to select articles for publication from the materials of the symposium.
The following rules are required in the summary and full text:
Before the article on the left – UDC, DPI; on the right – the surname, name and patronymic of the author (full); Full name of institution (including country and city), academic address / degree (if any), position, email address, telephone number.
The title of the article is written in capital letters in the center. The article should not exceed 8 pages.
The title must be followed by a summary in the original language and English (maximum 300 words) and keywords (maximum 5-6 words / phrases) and a bibliography (minimum five main references).
The text must be prepared electronically and sent by email. Page structure: Microsoft Word (A4), Times New Roman, font 14, spacing 1.5, paragraph 1.25 cm; page parameters: gaps between the top and bottom edges – 2 cm; left-3 cm; right-1.5 cm;
References are given in brackets [1] or in brackets [1, p. 21], archival materials – document number [1, p. 3].
Then the following information should be written in English: surname, name, patronymic, place of work (including country and city); headline, summary and keywords.
Links: sort alphabetically; Surname, name (patronymic, if any), author and authors’ names should be written in italics. The names of archival documents should be abbreviated (the full title of the document is indicated in the first link).
Links should be in brackets indicating the serial number in the bibliography and the page / page used in the archival document: [3, p.41].
Coordinators:
-Scientific issues: (+99450) 301 00 44 Doctor of Historical Sciences Sevinj Aliyeva / ASPU, Head of the Department of General History
-Organizational issues: (+994) 2333 5 37 07 Doctor of Philosophy in History Rakhshanda Bayramova / Director of the “Genocide Memorial Complex” in Guba.
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One of the important works carried out by the Government of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan during its 23-month period of activity was the investigation of the genocide that occurred in the country in 1918 and the identification of the perpetrators. While still in Ganja, on July 15, 1918, the government decided to create an Extraordinary Investigative Commission to investigate cases of violence and destruction committed by Armenian-Dashnak units under the name of the Bolsheviks against the Muslim population and their property.

In the first days, the commission consisted of 7 people, but subsequently other representatives of the investigative and prosecutorial and judicial bodies of Baku and Ganja were involved in the work. The Extraordinary Investigative Commission was multinational and consisted mainly of Polish, Russian, German, Lithuanian Tatars and Azerbaijani lawyers educated in Russia. During the period of its activities from July 15, 1918 to November 1, 1919, the Extraordinary Investigative Commission collected investigation materials consisting of 36 volumes. Brutal crimes committed by Armenian Dashnaks in Baku, Shemakha, Guba, Geychay, Javad, Nukha, Ganja, Karabakh, Zangezur, Lankaran areas were investigated. As a result of the activities of the Extraordinary Investigative Commission, 128 reports and draft decisions were prepared, on the basis of which criminal cases were initiated against 194 persons found guilty of various crimes.
Note: the Museum of the Genocide Memorial Complex contains information about the Extraordinary Investigative Commission.
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Today it is the anniversary of the Tovuz clashes, in which Polad Hashimov and 11 other servicemen were martyr. 12 July, 2021

The Armenian armed forces broke the ceasefire at midday on July 12, 2020, in order to seize positions in the Tovuz region of the Azerbaijani-Armenian border, conducted another military provocation, and attempted to attack by firing on our positions.

The onslaught was thwarted throughout the fighting, which lasted many days, and the enemy was dealt terrible blows.

As a result of our army’s retaliatory actions, the enemy was forced to retreat, resulting in heavy casualties. About 100 enemy men were destroyed by our forces, as well as a big number of military vehicles.

During the fight with the enemy, Azerbaijani Army soldiers and officers were also heroically killed.

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Mamed Khan Takinsky

Mamed Khan Takinsky is a member of the Extraordinary Investigation Commission established by the Government of ADR on July 15, 1918 to investigate the genocide committed by the Armenian Dashnaks against Azerbaijanis.
M.Kh. Takinsky was one of those who served the state and people of Azerbaijan in various positions in the republican period. He was a member of the Extraordinary Investigation Commission (July-December), created by decision of the Government of the Republic of July 15, 1918 to investigate acts of violence and atrocities committed by Armenian-Dashnak forces against the peaceful Muslim population in the South Caucasus. Mamed Khan Takinsky at the end of January 1919 was appointed diplomatic representative of the Government of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic in Armenia. Dissatisfied with the active diplomatic position of M. Kh. Takinsky in defending national interests, the Dashnak government of Armenia ensured that he was recalled. After the recall, M.Kh. Takinsky was appointed Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs by decision of the Government of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic of October 11, 1919 and held this position until the Sovietization of Azerbaijan.