Azer Turan

Azer Turan (Azer Abilov) was born in Neftchala.

He studied at the Azerbaijan State Institute of Art (1984).

He worked in various positions in the Neftchala Executive Power. He was the head of the humanitarian department at the “Yeni Azerbaijan” newspaper, the editor-in-chief of the “Literature” supplement (2001-2003), the deputy editor-in-chief at the “Literature Newspaper” (2004), and the acting editor-in-chief (2014). Since 2015, he has been the editor-in-chief of “Literature Newspaper”.

He began his creative career in the early 1980s. His first articles were published in the “Literature and Art” newspaper. He has published more than 40 books. He is known as a researcher of the heritage of Ali bey Huseynzade and Huseyn Javid. He defended his dissertation on “Literary and Philosophical Sources of Huseyn Javid’s Creativity” and is a Doctor of Philosophy in Philology (2010).

He is a laureate of the "Huseyn Javid" (2000) awards, jointly established by the Azerbaijan University, the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences and the Azerbaijan Writers' Union, and the "Golden Word" (2015) awards of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

He is an Honored Cultural Worker (2005).