Theater relationships between Azerbaijan and Turkey

Abstract

The article deals with the history of Turkish-Azerbaijani theater relationships, which began at the beginning of the 20th century. When the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Republic of Turkey is celebrated in 2023, the historical and contemporary period of cultural relationships is brought to attention at the junction of two centuries. It is known that the comedies by M.F. Akhundzadeh, who is known as the first playwright of the whole East, had a significant influence on the creation of theater art in Turkey as well as in many countries. And Writer Namik Kemal created the European-style Turkish literature for the first time in Turkey and made this style popular. Turkish plays such as Namik Kemal’s “Homeland or Silistra”, “Akif Bey”, “Poor Boy”, “Gulnihal”, Rza Zeki Latifbeyov’s “In Old Turkey”, “Mehkemeyi-Kubra” (“Great Court”), Vahid Lutfi’s “Najibey”, Mahammad Ehsan’s “Jovdet Bey”, Nazim Hikmet’s “In Turkey”, “Strange Man”, “Skull”, “Fame or the Forgotten Man”, “The First Day of the Holiday” were successfully performed on our national stage. It is noted that the comedies by prominent dramatist Elchin: “My husband is mad”, “Madhouse refugee”, “My favorite crazy” and others had an influence on the contemporary stage of development of theater relationships between the two countries.