A MESSAGE FROM ASFA HOLDING CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ASAF ATASOY TO MEMORIALIZE THE MARTYRS OF 20 YANVAR

ASFA HOLDING Chairman of the Board of Directors, Philanthropist and Businessman Asaf ATASOY, published a message due to the January 20 (20 Janvar) Massacre.

ASFA HOLDING Chairman of the Board of Directors Asaf ATASOY included the following statements in his message;

“January 20th is, on the one hand, a day of mourning for the massacre carried out by Armenians supported by Russian Red Army units against Azerbaijan’s desire for independence, and on the other hand, a day of glory and honor when the seeds of Azerbaijan’s independence were sown.

While the massacre committed by the Red Army in Baku in January 1990 was written as a black mark in the history of humanity, the desire of the Azerbaijani Turks for independence and freedom resulted in an everlasting victory.

On that cold winter night, 133 of our brothers were martyred. But these and similar massacres were not enough to suppress the freedom and independence struggle of the Azeri Turks and to extinguish this fire.

We respectfully commemorate our martyrs who raised the three-colored star and crescent flag to the skies of Azerbaijan with their blood. It is our duty not to forget and not to let others forget the 20th of January that we personally witnessed in recent history.

We pray to God for mercy on our patriotic brothers, men and women, old and young, who shielded their bodies for the homeland and who sleep under the crescent and star in the Martyrs’ Lane today, who paved the way for the independence of the Azerbaijani Turks, and we bow respectfully in their spiritual presence. May their souls rest in peace!

ABDULLAH YIGIT-ISTANBUL

Last Updated: January 20, 2025