The authorities of the Turkish capital of Ankara demand that the future Museum of the Khojali Genocide should be renamed. According to the officials, the usage of the word "genocide" may cause a diplomatic row.
The museum is expected to be unveiled in February with the help of the Azerbaijani government.
The Khojali massacre was the killing of hundreds of ethnic Azerbaijani civilians from the town of Khojali on 25–26 February 1992 during the Nagorno-Karabakh War. According to the Azerbaijani side, as well as Memorial Human Rights Center, Human Rights Watch and other international observers, the massacre was committed by ethnic Armenian armed forces. The death toll provided by the Azerbaijani authorities is 613 civilians, including 106 women and 83 children.
