SHOTLIST

BAKU, AZERBAIJAN (NOV. 8, 2025) (USERS MUST CREDIT "AZERBAIJAN’S PRESIDENCY" HANDOUT, MUST NOT OBSCURE LOGO — EDITORIAL USE ONLY)

1. VARIOUS DRONE SHOTS OF AREA OF CELEBRATION WITH SOLDIERS AND PARTICIPANTS

2. VARIOUS OF MILITARY BAND PLAYING ANTHEMS OF AZERBAIJAN, TÜRKİYE AND PAKISTAN AS PEOPLE, AND SOLDIERS OF THREE COUNTRIES LISTEN

3. TURKISH PRESIDENT RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN ON STAGE, GREETING PEOPLE

4. TURKISH SOLDIERS STANDING AND LISTENING TO PRESIDENT ERDOGAN

5. (SOUNDBITE) (Turkish) TURKISH PRESIDENT RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN, SAYING:

“The Victory in Karabakh not only ended a major injustice that weighed on consciences, but also opened the doors to a new era in our region.”

6. WHITE FLASH

7. (SOUNDBITE) (Turkish) TURKISH PRESIDENT RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN, SAYING:

“The liberation of Karabakh is not only for Azerbaijan but also a great source of pride for the entire Turkic world.”

8. DRONE SHOTS OF AREA AS ERDOGAN (OUT OF SHOT) SAYS “Every step taken by the Azerbaijani Army on Karabakh soil, and every drop of blood shed for independence and honor, has been inscribed in golden letters in our shared history as a mark of pride in the history of the Turkic world.”

9. MILITARY OFFICIALS CLAPPING THEIR HANDS

10. DRONE SHOT OF AREA AS PRESIDENT (OUT OF SHOT) SAYS, “The Patriotic War also changed the geopolitical balances in Asia and Europe.”

11. (SOUNDBITE) (Turkish) TURKISH PRESIDENT RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN, SAYING:

“We see this victory not as an end, but as a milestone on the road to lasting peace in the Caucasus. We believe that establishing peace in the Caucasus will serve the prosperity of the entire region, from Asia to Europe.”

12. WIDE SHOT OF AREA WITH SOLDIERS AND PEOPLE

13. WHITE FLASH

14. (SOUNDBITE) (Turkish) TURKISH PRESIDENT RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN, SAYING:

“We are extremely hopeful and optimistic about achieving lasting peace. We appreciate the sincere efforts of my brother Ilham Aliyev in establishing permanent peace.”

15. WHITE FLASH

16. (SOUNDBITE) (Turkish) TURKISH PRESIDENT RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN, SAYING:

“We are pleased to follow the courageous steps taken by the Prime Minister of Armenia, Mr. (Nikol) Pashinyan, on this path. Hopefully, this magnificent victory will be concluded with a lasting agreement that, through the constructive stance of both leaders, will bring peace and tranquility to the region.”

17. PRESIDENT ERDOGAN CONCLUDING HIS SPEECH, SAYING “May our victory be blessed.”

18. OFFICIALS APPLAUDING PRESIDENT ERDOGAN

19. DRONE SHOT OF AREA

20. WIDE SHOT OF SOLDIERS AT AREA OF CELEBRATION

BAKU, AZERBAIJAN (NOV. 8, 2025) (USERS MUST CREDIT "AZERBAIJAN’S PRESIDENCY" HANDOUT, MUST NOT OBSCURE LOGO — EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Azerbaijan's victory in Karabakh will lead to lasting peace with constructive attitudes of Azerbaijani and Armenian leaders, said the Turkish president on Saturday, adding that Türkiye will do what is necessary.

Ankara sees Baku's victory not as an end, but as a milestone on the road to lasting peace in the Caucasus, Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in his address during a ceremony in Baku marking the fifth anniversary of Azerbaijan's Victory Day.

Erdogan said Azerbaijan's Karabakh victory ended a "major injustice" and opened a new era in the region, shifting geopolitical balances across Asia and Europe.


Every step taken by the Azerbaijani Army in Karabakh for independence is "written in golden letters" in the Turkic world history, he added.

Earlier, Erdogan arrived in Azerbaijan to attend a ceremony in Baku marking the fifth anniversary of Azerbaijan's Victory Day.

Most of the Karabakh region, which had been under Armenian occupation for nearly three decades, was liberated by Azerbaijan during a 44-day war in the fall of 2020, which ended after a Russian-brokered peace agreement and also opened the door to normalization with Yerevan.

On Nov. 8, the Azerbaijani army liberated the city of Shusha, which was later declared as Victory Day by a presidential decree.

Initially, Victory Day was to be celebrated on Nov. 10, the day of the end of the Second Karabakh War, but this was later changed due to coinciding with the anniversary of the passing of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of the Republic of Türkiye.