An event dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the people's poet Bakhtiyar Vahabzadeh was held at the Azerbaijan Technical University (AzTU).

The host of the event, jointly organized by the Department of Humanities of AzTU and the Student Trade Union Committee (STUC), poet Jabrayil Ganbar, noted the importance of the Decree of President Ilham Aliyev dated February 21, 2025 on the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the outstanding representative of our national poetry Bakhtiyar Vahabzadeh. He noted that on the basis of this Decree, a series of anniversary events for the poet are being held in all educational institutions and cultural centers of the country.

AzTU Vice-Rector Rashad Aliyev noted that as a prominent representative of Azerbaijani poetry, Bakhtiyar Vahabzadeh's work is a valuable contribution to Azerbaijani literature.

Habib Mirzayev, the head of the Department of Humanities, stated that the heritage of Bakhtiyar Vahabzade, rich in patriotic feelings, constitutes one of the bright pages of Azerbaijani poetry, noting that the poet, with his works of deep socio-political and poetic-philosophical content, expressed his boundless love for the Motherland, the nation, and his native language, and demonstrated his high sense of commitment to the consciousness of national independence, the ideology of Azerbaijaniism, and the ideals of the Turkic people. Also, in the difficult days of our republic, he demonstrated a courageous position in solving fateful issues from the point of high citizenship and true intellectualism, and thanks to this dedication, he won the deep sympathy of the people.

In the artistic part of the event, People's Artist of Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan Gulyanag Mammadova gave a good mood to the participants of the event with her beloved musical numbers composed to the poems of Bakhtiyar Vahabzade.

Then, AzTU graduate Farhad Rahimli, winner of the "Ben şarkı söylersem" music competition broadcast on the "TRT Music" channel, ADMIU student Jeyran Abbasli, AzTU students Alijan Aliyev, Lamiya Zahidova and Maksim Frolov performed songs written to the poet's words.

Then, Bakhtiyar Vahabzadeh's poetry samples "Akhı dünya törhanır...", "Gocalmır", "Bir salama deymadi", "Uşaklıq"; poems "Mugham", "Unutmaq isterem...", "Bayrag" were recited by reciter Jabrayil Ganbar, associate professor Habib Mirzayev, students Durna Hasanli, Fatih Emir Torun and Janpolad Guliyev.

During the event, a video clip reflecting the life and work of Bakhtiyar Vahabzadeh, including the views of the great leader Heydar Aliyev on the poet, was shown.

Also, the poet's poems "Azerbaijan-Turkey" and "Torpaqdan pay olmaz!" were presented to the attention of the participants of the event by displaying their poems on the screen, performed by the President of the Republic of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

At the end of the event, a letter of appreciation was presented to the People's Artist Gulyanag Mammadova and the presenter - reciter, poet Jabrayil Ganbar on behalf of the AzTU leadership.

The event concluded with the sounds of the song "Azerbaijan" composed to the words of the poet.