President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev’s working visit to Türkiye on June 19 carries powerful symbolic and humanitarian significance, as it marks his arrival in Kahramanmaraş—a city still healing from the devastation of the February 2023 twin earthquakes. President Aliyev was warmly welcomed by his Turkish counterpart, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, at the Kahramanmaraş International Airport, where a guard of honor was lined up in his honor, underscoring the strength of bilateral ties that go far beyond diplomacy.

The visit comes at a time when the fruits of Azerbaijan’s support in Türkiye’s post-earthquake recovery are fully visible. Among the most striking examples is the Azerbaijani-funded “Azerbaijan Neighborhood,” a large-scale residential and social complex built in Kahramanmaraş to house victims of the disaster.

This initiative is part of broader efforts that began immediately after the 7.8 and 7.6-magnitude quakes struck Türkiye on February 6, 2023, affecting 11 provinces, killing over 50,000 people, and leaving millions displaced. Azerbaijan was among the first nations to respond. On the........

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