Section: Turan News Agency (Azerbaijan)
The action on the anniversary of Crimean Tatars’ deportation
Baku / 18.05.16 / Turan: A group of Crimean Tatars has held today an action timed to coincide with the anniversary of the deportation from their historical homeland. The gathered at the Alley of Martyrs, and visited monument of Turkish soldiers killed in the battles with the Bolsheviks in Baku in 1918-1920. After laying a wreath, they visited the...
Crimean Tatars commemorate Deportation victims
Baku/16.05.16/Turan: A ceremony of commemoration of victims of the deportation of Crimean Tatars from May 18, 1944, will take place on 18 May in Baku at the Alley of Martyrs near the Mosque, Turan was told by one of the representatives of the Crimean Tatars Lir Halilov. According Halilov, the Tatar population of Crimea was deported on May 18. In...
European Football Championship Under-17 to Start in Baku
Baku / 05.05.16 / Turan: The competition involves 16 teams, which at the preliminary stage are divided into four groups. Group A includes Azerbaijan, Portugal, Belgium and Scotland. Group B includes Ukraine, Germany, Austria, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Group C includes France, Denmark, England and Sweden. Group D includes Italy, Serbia, the...
Among the winners of the award Gerd Bucerius is a journalist from Azerbaijan
Baku / 02.04.16 / Turan: In 2016, the Free Media Awards presented by the Fritt Ord Foundation in Oslo and the ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius in Hamburg will go to three journalists and media in Azerbaijan, Russia and Ukraine. The independent jury has considered 40 nominations submitted by NGOs, human rights organisations and other...
As part of Green Card Most Cars Left for Iran and Turkey in April
BAKU / 02.05.16 / TURAN: The Bureau of Compulsory Insurance (BCI) reports that in April, the award under the concluded 387 international contracts in the international Green Card system amounted to 81,483 manat. Most (324) policies are designed for cars to travel to Iran and Turkey, 62 for other countries of the Green Card, and only 1 contract...
Azerbaijan and Ukraine deepen military cooperation
Kiev/20.04.16/Turan: The delegation headed by the Commander of the Air Forces of Azerbaijan, Lieutenant-General Ramiz Tairov arrived in Kiev on a working visit. According to the UNIAN news agency, the delegation will discuss in Kiev issues of deepening bilateral military and military-technical cooperation. “The leadership of our country has...
Tourism and Travel Fair Opened
Baku / 07.04.16 / Turan: Today in Baku Exhibition Center opened the 15th Azerbaijan International Tourism and Travel Fair (AITF) 2016. The exhibition is attended by 330 companies from 29 countries of the world, in general, representing 80 tourism destinations. For the first time with the national stands presented Belarus and Ukraine. Selected...
Customs Seizes 487 Kilograms of Heroin out of Truck with Dried Fruits
Baku / 18.03.16 / Turan: Azerbaijani customs officers at the customs checkpoint Samur (Azerbaijan-Russian border) stopped the transit of large quantities of heroin, the press service of the State Customs Committee. Heroin weighing about 487 kg was detected in a truck carrying dried raisins from Iran to Ukraine through Azerbaijan. The drug was...
Meat Imports Increased
Baku / 16.03.16 / Turan: In 2015, imports of beef, lamb, pork and goat meat in Azerbaijan increased by 14.3%. At the same time the import of this product line in terms of value grew by only 12.9%, according to the State Customs Committee. Imported meat is issued at a price of $ 2.10 per 1 kg, which is $ 0.03 more than in 2014. In 2015, 2,647.6...
AZAL Announced AZALJET Rates
Baku / 15.03.16 / Turan: Low budget brand Azerbaijan Airlines AZALJET will start operating flights from 28 March 2016, with the entry into force of the summer season schedule. This is today’s press-service airline. Under the brand AZALJET flights will run to the most popular destinations, for up to 3.5 hours. These include flights to cities...
