VII. International Turkish Olympiads-Azerbaijan Final

VII. International Turkish Olympiads-Azerbaijan Final, along with the competition entitled “Let’s love our language” was held in Muslum Maqomayev State Philarmony Hall. Students throughout Azerbaijan and especially from Baku competed with each other in singing song, poetry, grammar, essay writing and rhetoric.
This event was organized by the Ministry of Education, Ataturk Center, Cag Educational and Turkish Embassy in Azerbaijan and sponsored by ‘NIL’ and ‘USTOP’ stores and ‘ELIF’ Restaurant. The winners were awarded medals and money.
The winners of Azerbaijan Final are going to represent Azerbaijan in VII. International Turkish Olympiads in which 115 other countries will compete in the branches of the best song, the best poetry recital, the best folk dance performance.
Misir Merdanov, the Education Minister of Azerbaijan, said, ”I am very pleased that Cag Educational organized an event like this. I am also very happy that Cag Educational opens ideal schools in Azerbaijan and contributes to the improvement of our language in addition to giving our children a perfect education. Cag Education has been operating in our country for years and has built a bridge of fraternity between countries and this bridge is getting more and more solid with the passing of each year. Let no one try to damage this bridge for they shall not prevail in their efforts to do so. I thank those who have their shares in organizing this event and I, as the Minister of Education, am always going to support Cag Educational.”
The president of Azerbaijani-Turkish High Schools Adem Onal said that nearly five thousand students competed in the competition and the winners were going to represent Azerbaijan in Turkey.
He also said that the great genius of Turkic World,Baxtiyar Vahapzade attached great importance to Turkish Olympiads. He quoted Vahapzade, ”Our language is our identity.If we don’t have a language, we don’t have a nation.” The president of Cag Educational Enver Ozeren said, ”I am hopeful that the winners of Azerbaijan Final will win gold medals in the VII. International Olympiads in Turkey.”
The Turkish Ambassador to Azerbaijan Hulusi Kilic said, ”it is of great importance that events like this happen all the time for the improvement of our language.”