CultureNovember 8, 2026

Official banquet for Erdoğan in Khankendi: a concert, artists and a large family photo

Official banquet: the Aliyev and Erdoğan families in front of the Azerbaijani and Turkish flags — Photo: president.az · CC BY 4.0

On 8 November in Khankendi an official banquet was given on behalf of President Ilham Aliyev and his wife Mehriban Aliyeva in honour of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his wife Emine Erdoğan. Family members joined the dinner in front of the two countries' flags, and a concert was held on a stage reading “8 November, Victory Day”.

Concert at the banquet, with “8 November, Victory Day” on the stage · president.az · CC BY 4.0

The Aliyev and Erdoğan families then met artists, Heroes of the Patriotic War and servicemen awarded the Karabakh and Victory orders, and everyone posed for a photo together.

The two families with artists and heroes in a group photo · president.az · CC BY 4.0

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