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Day of the Azerbaijani Genocide is an official day of remembrance observed on March 31 to commemorate the mass killings carried out against Azerbaijani Turks on Azerbaijani territory during March–April 1918. This date was officially proclaimed by decree signed in 1998 by the former President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev. These events are classified as a “genocide” in Azerbaijani historiography and are regarded as one of the most severe and tragic episodes in the country’s history.

Nuri Killigil (Nuri Pasha), a military officer and industrialist, was born in 1890 in Manastır and active in military, political, and industrial spheres from the late Ottoman period through the Republic era. In his military career, he participated in the Libyan War, the Balkan Wars, World War I, and commanded the Caucasian Islamic Army. During the National Struggle, he served on the Eastern Front; in the Republic period, he established factories in Zeytinburnu and Sütlüce to produce weapons, amm