Azerbaijan starts stealing Turkey’s historyNovember 10, 2014 - 17:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijan is infamous for appropriating the other countries’ history and cultural heritage and the neighboring states, specifically Armenia and Iran, became the first ‘victims’ of this policy. Thus, Persian poet Nizami is represented as Azerbaijani, just like Iranian and Armenian music, national cuisine and traditions. One of the extracts from an Azeri textbook telling that America “was discovered thanks to achievements of the Azerbaijani science” has already became a laughing stock. Yet, restlessly, Azerbaijan is moving forward to ‘privatize’ the history of Turkey, representing the Turkish heroes and its own. According to Modern.az, expert at Military Journalists NGO Uzeir Jafarov has already warned against such a policy, saying that it could cause Ankara’s discontent. “It turns out that the millions allocated for the patriotic upbringing don’t serve the purpose, as the textbooks should represent the true history of Azerbaijan,” he says, according to Panorama.am. There are still some adequate people in Azerbaijan, who understand that distorting history is not the right thing to do. MP Fazil Mustafayev confessed, for example’ that Azerbaijan can’t boast a rich military history, which started in 1918 only. “The textbooks should tell the truth. Appropriation of others’ history can one day come to light and bring shame on us,” he said. However, it would be naïve to believe that Azerbaijan will listen to reason and the historians will stop filling the vacuum of invented ‘ancient Azerbaijan’ with the cultural heritage of other nations. Marina Ananikyan / PanARMENIAN.Net, Photo: Radioazadlyg Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. |