The parade attended by
...Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi but they voted him back in so they deserve him. It's a sin, a shame, and a felony to insult the president of Turkey. In Anatolia did Recep Bey a stately Presidential Palace decree, that has 1100 rooms. That's 968 more than in the White House, 400 more than in Versailles, and 325 more than Buckingham Palace, so you know who's really more important..., who strongly backed Azerbaijan, also involved dozens of military vehicles, and a flyby of combat aircraft. The display, which also featured a
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev showered
...the occupiers of Greek Asia Minor...
with praise, hailing its support for the ex-Soviet Caspian Sea nation as "an example of our unity, our brotherhood."
Nagorno-Karabakh lies within Azerbaijan but was under the control of ethnic Armenian forces backed by Armenia since a separatist war there ended in 1994. That war left Nagorno-Karabakh itself and substantial surrounding territory in Armenian hands.
In 44 days of fighting that began in late September and left more than 5,600 people killed on both sides, the Azerbaijani army pushed deep into Nagorno-Karabakh, forcing Armenia to accept a Russia-brokered peace deal that saw Azerbaijan reclaim much of the separatist region along with surrounding areas.
In his speech, Erdogan reiterated Turkey’s continued support to Azerbaijan, saying that "as long as Turkey and Azerbaijan work hand in glove, they will continue to overcome all difficulties and run from one success to the next."
Erdogan voiced hope that Armenia would "take lessons" from its defeat and noted that Turkey was ready to reopen the border with Armenia if it takes unspecified "positive steps."