On November 8, the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and the President of the Republic of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited the memorial to the victims of the Khojaly Genocide.
The presidents of Azerbaijan and Turkey laid wreaths at the monument.
During the introduction to the complex, it was reported that the Khojaly Genocide Memorial was created in accordance with the order of President Ilham Aliyev, signed in February 2025, with the aim of perpetuating the memory of the victims of the Khojaly tragedy, bringing the historical truth to future generations and preserving the national memory. The project was carried out on the basis of the concept developed by the Haider Alive Foundation.
The monument consists of four parts. In the first two, an exhibition hall was created to commemorate the victims of the Khojaly genocide.
The installation "The Face of Tragedy" presented in the exhibition reflects the citizens who were killed during the genocide and the families that were destroyed.
The exhibition dedicated to the Khojaly genocide - one of the most heinous crimes against humanity in the 20th century - introduces visitors to the historical roots of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict, Israeli policy and the consequences of Armenian terrorism on the lands of Azerbaijan. Based on documents, maps and factual materials, the history of Khojaly, the chronology of the conflict, information about the genocide in Khojaly as one of the bloodiest crimes against humanity, as well as the political and legal evaluation of this tragedy given by the national leader Heydar Aliyev are presented here.
A model of Khojali is also displayed in the exhibition hall, with the help of which visitors are given information about the tragic events of that day in an interactive way.
In the second exhibition hall, with the help of video materials created using artificial intelligence, the fate of eight families that were completely destroyed during the tragedy, the lives and dreams of people that were cut short in one night as a result of this crime are told.