Azerbaijan Technical University (AzTU) held a commemorative event titled “Who Remembers Me” dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the renowned National Poet of Azerbaijan, Nabi Khazri. The event was organized by the Department of Humanities in collaboration with the Student Trade Union Committee (STUC).
The celebration brought together an esteemed group of attendees, including members of the poet’s family and relatives—Arzu Babayev, Parikhanim Aliyeva, Gulumsar Abbasova, Sariyya Baghirova, and Natavan Aliyeva. Distinguished guests also included Sanan Talibov from the Ministry of Culture; People's Artist and Head of the Stage Speech Department at the Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts (ASUCA), Professor Mammadsafa Gasimov; Doctor of Art Studies, Professor Abbasgulu Najafzade from the Azerbaijan National Conservatory; Head of Department
and Associate Professor Firudin Gurbansoy; Almas Baghirova, granddaughter of poet Ahmad Javad; and Leyla Akhundzade, daughter of Dilbar Akhundzade, wife of poet Mikayil Mushfig.
AzTU Vice-Rector for Science and Innovation, Subhan Namazov, highlighted Nabi Khazri’s legacy not only as a poet but also as a prominent public figure. The program featured musical performances by AzTU graduate and winner of TRT Music’s "Ben Țarkı Söylersem" competition, Farhad Rahimli, and Jeyhun Ganbarov, Head of the Republican Youth House of Artistic Creativity Association.
Students from Azerbaijan Technical University and Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Fine Arts performed popular songs composed to the poet’s lyrics, including “Güllərim,” “Külək,” “Heç küsmeğin yeridirmi, yar?”, “Nar ağacı, nar çiçəyi,” and “Azerbaijan.”
A musical-literary composition titled “Deniz, Goy, Aşiqəm Sənə” was presented by students from Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Fine Arts to honor the poet’s centenary. In recognition of his contributions to the composition, Professor and People's Artist Mammadsafa Gasimov received a letter of appreciation.
Head of the Department of Humanities at AzTU, Habib Mirzayev, spoke about the poet’s literary significance, emphasizing the recurring motifs of the Caspian Sea and the plane tree in Khazri’s poetry—symbols of his deep connection to nature and national identity.
Speaking on behalf of the poet’s family, his son Arzu Babayev expressed gratitude to AzTU for organizing the event and honoring his father’s memory. He also recited Nabi Khazri’s poem “My Heart.”
The event concluded with the screening of a video documentary reflecting the life and creative journey of Nabi Khazri.