2026 in Azerbaijan

Photo	Post	Name
	President of Azerbaijan	Ilham Aliyev
	Vice President of Azerbaijan	Mehriban Aliyeva
	Prime Minister of Azerbaijan	Ali Asadov
	Speaker of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan	Sahiba Gafarova

• 27 January – The State Security Service announces the arrest of three people accused of plotting an attack on an embassy in Baku on behalf of Islamic State – Khorasan Province.^[1]

• 10 February – US vice president JD Vance visits Baku and oversees the signing of a strategic partnership agreement between the United States and Azerbaijan.^[2]
• 14 February – President Aliyev publicly accuses Russia of carrying out deliberate attacks against Azerbaijani diplomatic outposts and energy infrastructure in Ukraine.^[3]
• 17 February – An Azerbaijani court sentences Ruben Vardanyan, the former State Minister of the Republic of Artsakh, to 20 years' imprisonment.^[4]
• 28 February – A magnitude 4.8 earthquake hits Shamakhi District, destroying dozens of buildings.^[5]

• 5 March – A suspected Iranian drone attack is carried out at Nakhchivan International Airport and Şəkərabad in Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, injuring two people.^[6]
• 9 March – Azerbaijan reopens its border crossings with Iran to cargo traffic after closing them following the drone incident in Nakhchivan.^[7]
• 10 March – Foreign minister Tom Berendsen announces the temporary relocation of staff and operations of the Dutch embassy in Iran to Baku, Azerbaijan, citing security risks to personnel amid the Iranian war.^[8]
• 16 March – A court in Baku sentences French businessman Martin Ryan to 10 years' imprisonment on charges of spying.^[9]

• 15 April – Russia agrees to provide compensation over its shooting down of Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 in 2024 following negotiations with Azerbaijan.^[10]

• TBA – 2026 Women's European Volleyball Championship in Azerbaijan, Czech Republic, Sweden and Turkey.^[11][12]

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• 1–2 January – New Year holidays
• 19–20 January – Martyrs' Day
• 8 March – International Women's Day
• 20–23 April – Ramazan Bayram Holiday
• 20–24 March – Novruz holidays
• 9 May – Victory and Peace Day
• 27–28 May – Qurban Bayramı
• 28 May – Independence Day
• 15 June – National Salvation Day
• 26 June – Armed Forces Day
• 8 November – Victory Day
• 9 November – State Flag Day
• 31 December – International Solidarity Day