Aliyev and Erdoğan pose for photos in front of the walls of Shusha Fortress

President Ilham Aliyev and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan posed for photographs in front of Shusha Fortress on 8 November. The pictures show the leaders on the stone path leading up to the walls, with the word “Şuşa” mounted on the fortress wall behind them.

Shusha Fortress was built in the mid-18th century under Panahali Khan, ruler of the Karabakh Khanate. The city also gave its name to the Shusha Declaration signed by Azerbaijan and Türkiye in 2021.