Employees of Sheki Regional Scientific Center went on a scientific expedition
Feb 02, 2026 | 12:00

Employees of the Department of History and Epigraphy of Sheki Regional Scientific Center of ANAS – Head of the Department, Doctor of Philosophy in History Rahim Hasanov and Researcher Elchin Valiyev went on a scientific expedition to the villages of Turan, Gayabashi, Gozlubulag and Sarija of the Sheki region.

The main goal of the expedition was to hold meetings with family members of our compatriots who were forcibly deported from the territories of Western Azerbaijan. During the meetings, information was collected through direct communication about their places of residence in Western Azerbaijan, occupations, social conditions, reasons, stages and scale of deportations.

The introduction of the collected materials into scientific circulation aims to demonstrate with scientific facts that these events against our compatriots were not accidental, but planned and systematic in nature, as well as to contribute to the investigation of new historical realities.

It should be noted that the department plans to continue research work in this direction, and at the next stage, meetings with families from Western Azerbaijan who settled in other villages are planned.