Erdoğan reaffirms ties with Azerbaijan in anniversary message
ANKARA
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan congratulated Azerbaijan on its Restoration of Independence Day on Oct. 18, sending greetings to President Ilham Aliyev and the Azerbaijani people.
“I sincerely congratulate friendly and brotherly Azerbaijan on Restoration of Independence Day on behalf of my country and nation,” Erdoğan wrote on the Turkish social media platform NSosyal.
Erdoğan referred to Aliyev as his “brother” and said the two peoples had always stood together in sorrow and joy.