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48-602: It was announced that it is forbidden to bring the Flag of Azerbaijan in the Turkey-Armenia football match played in Bursa on October 14, 2009. Four members of the Atsiz Youth were detained by the police for planning to bring model planes with Azerbaijani flags into the stadium in the middle of the match. The Atsiz Youth, who participated in 2012 Taksim Square rally , on the anniversary of

96-614: A five-pointed star . The similarities between the flags reflected the hegemony of the Ottoman Empire at the time, as well as the ethnic kinship between the Turkic populations of ADR and the Ottoman Empire. Within a few months, the newly adopted flag began to be questioned due to it exclusively representing Turkism . Thus, it was suggested that a new flag be created. The new flag was to reflect three ideas: Turkism, Islamism and

144-529: A national flag by the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic , which occurred on 9 November 1918. The flag was used by the republic until the 1920 Soviet invasion of Azerbaijan . It was reinstated, with slight variations to the colours and size, on 5 February 1991 following the country's independence from the Soviet Union . The flag is referred to in the national constitution and mentioned twice in

192-604: A white crescent; and a five-pointed star on a red field. The ADR flag was used during a congress of Azerbaijanis headed by former Soviet Azerbaijani major Abdurrahman Fatalibeyli , held in Berlin , Germany on 6 November 1943. In 1922, Mammad Amin Rasulzade fled from Soviet Russia , through Finland and to Turkey . While there in 1952, he made a copy of the ADR flag, which he later gave to his friend Gulmirza Baghirov. Baghirov secretly brought

240-668: Is a common ideogram in modern culture. Comparatively rare in classical heraldry , it was notably introduced for the flag of the United States in the Flag Act of 1777 and since has become widely used in flags. It has also become a symbol of fame or " stardom " in Western culture, among other uses. Sopdet , the Egyptian personification of the star Sirius , is always shown with the five-pointed star hieroglyph on her head. The five-pointed star

288-665: Is customary to install similarly looking red stars atop New Year trees in the Soviet Union, a tradition that continues to this day in Russia. In the Emblem of Italy , adopted in 1947, the five-pointed star represents the " Star of Italy ". The Flag of Europe , designed in 1955 on behalf of the Council of Europe (CoE) and adopted by the European Communities in 1985 (and thus inherited as

336-530: Is held annually on 9 November. The date is considered a non-working day in the country. During his speech at the opening ceremony of the State Flag Square , Ilham Aliyev stated that the reason for signing the order on 17 November was that the ADR flag was reinstated as the state flag of Republic of Azerbaijan on 17 November 1990. The expression by Rasulzade ( Azerbaijani : "Bir kərə yüksələn bayraq, bir daha enməz!" ; "The flag once raised will never fall!")

384-491: Is our home, the Atsiz Youth is our army, may our wolf keep howling, from mountains to mountains ." Flag of Azerbaijan The national flag of Azerbaijan ( Azərbaycan bayrağı ), often referred to as the Tricolour Flag ( Üçrəngli bayraq ), is a horizontal tricolour that features three equally sized bars of bright blue, red, and green; a white crescent; and a centred eight-pointed star . The flag has become

432-404: Is possible under the condition of religious consolidation, national unity and the study of the progressive traditions of European statehood. On 9 November 1918, a draft of an updated state flag was approved. Created by Ali bey Huseynzade , the new flag was a horizontal tricolour of blue, red and green with a white crescent and an eight-pointed star placed in the centre. On 7 December 1918,

480-534: Is punishable by restriction of liberties for up to two years or imprisonment for up to one year. Desecration can be expressed in the commission by persons over the age of 16 of a wide variety of active public actions, indicating a disrespectful attitude towards the flag, for example, its destruction, damage, or cynical drawings or inscriptions. The Day of the State Flag of Azerbaijan was established by Law No. 595, enacted 17 November 2009 by president Ilham Aliyev . It

528-675: Is the oldest symbol of Italy . Venus (once considered a star instead of a planet ) represented the West and was, in Classical mythology , the symbol of the Italian peninsula , which was western to Greece . The star (or mullet ) is comparatively rare in medieval heraldry, but from an early time, the five-pointed star was preferred in English and Scottish heraldry (e.g. in the Dering Roll , c. 1270), while

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576-508: The Earl of Warwick , so that he erroneously attacked his own ally, losing the battle, which probably changed the outcome of the entire War of the Roses . The five-pointed stars on the flag of the United States were introduced in the Flag Act of 1777 . The Flag Act did not specify any particular arrangement, number of points, nor orientation for the stars and the arrangement. Some flag makers arranged

624-566: The Kazakhs and Kyrgyz , which would make eight. According to Article 2 of Law No. 683 of the Republic of Azerbaijan, dated 8 June 2004 (as amended on 1 September 2005), the national flag must be raised by the following: The national flag must also be raised over the buildings, military courts and headquarters of military units and naval vessels of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan in

672-557: The Khojaly massacre , chanted and held banners that said "You are all Armenians , you are all bastards", and "bastards of Hrant don't scare us", as well as "Taksim Square today, Yerevan tomorrow, we will attack you suddenly at night". The rally was talked about on the media for days. It was stated that the group planned an attack against the BDP , Agos Newspaper and the French Consulate during

720-712: The Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijan SSR . The first constitution since independence was adopted on 12 November 1995 after a national vote; one of the articles described the three-colour flag of the republic. On 17 November 2007, the Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev issued a decree "On creation of the National Flag Square " in Baku. The square had a 162 metre tall flag pole weighing 220 tons. The flag flown on

768-670: The Union Army in the American Civil War , while VII Corps used a five-pointed star in a crescent . In 1916, a five-pointed red star was used by the U.S. Army Signal Corps ' aviation section. The U.S. tradition of barnstars , decorative five-pointed stars attached to buildings, appears to have arisen in Pennsylvania after the Civil War, and became widespread by the 1930s. The Swiss 1 and 2 francs coins introduced in 1874–5 showed

816-458: The 5-pointed design. In 19th century the five-pointed star, which has always represented Italy , is on the copper cents coins of Vittorio Emanuele II king of Italy . Even today we find the five-pointed star in the emblem of the Italian Republic . The five-pointed star also came to be widely used in military badges in the 19th century. A red star was used as the badge of XII Corps of

864-471: The Azerbaijan Republic consists of three horizontal stripes of the same width. The upper stripe is blue, the middle stripe is red, and the lower one is green; in the middle of the red stripe on both sides of the flag white crescent with an eight-pointed star is depicted. The width of the flag constitutes half of its length. Further specifications of the flag were detailed in the presidential decree, "On

912-508: The National Flag of the Republic of Azerbaijan", issued on 5 February 1991. The ratio was kept at 1:2, which was used during the Soviet era. Each stripe fully extends to one-third of the flag's total height. The star and crescent are placed in the centre of the red stripe. The outside diameter of both the crescent and the red inside circle intersects with the diameter of the star. The diameter of

960-498: The Soviet Union in the Caucasus. The first unofficial Soviet Azerbaijan flag was used during the Soviet conquest of Baku on 28 April 1920. Soviet Azerbaijan's first official flag was adopted on 19 May 1921, in its first constitution under Article 104. At the time, the state language of Soviet Azerbaijan was Azerbaijani Turkic and its alphabet was based on the Arabic script . Therefore,

1008-479: The Turkic heritage of Azerbaijan, the red reflects the creation of a modern state and the development of democracy , and green symbolizes Islam . In the centre of the flag, appearing on both the front and the back, there is a crescent and star , comprising a white crescent and an eight-pointed star. While the crescent and star are typically seen as markers of Islam, some historians and researchers disagree about why

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1056-462: The desire for progress. These ideas reflected the official ideology of ADR, which was "Turkicisation, Islamicization, and Modernisation". The formation of these ideas was influenced by the work of Islamic ideologist Jamal al-Din al-Afghani who, in his books "The Philosophy of National Unity and the True Essence of Religious Unification" and "Islamic Unity", wrote that the progress of Muslim peoples

1104-515: The eight-pointed star is on the flag. Fatali Khan Khoyski points to the eight letters in the word "Azerbaijan" (آذربایجان) when written in Arabic. The eight points of the star are also thought to stand for the eight Turkic peoples classified in pre-Soviet times: Azeris, Ottomans (Turks), Jagatais, Tatars , Kipchaks , Seljuks , and Turkomans . It is possible the Kipchaks actually reflect two peoples,

1152-773: The fall of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic in April 1920 following the Red Army invasion , their flag was used by emigrant organizations outside the Soviet Union . During World War II , the ADR flag was used by the battalions of the Azerbaijani Legion , who were military formations of ethnic Azerbaijanis fighting on the side of Nazi Germany . Depicted on the sleeve emblems of the Azerbaijan Legion's uniforms were three horizontal equal stripes of blue, red and green;

1200-521: The figure of Helvetia surrounded by 22 stars, enumerating the Swiss cantons (in 1983 changed to 23 stars to reflect the creation of the canton of Jura ). The green five-pointed star used as a symbol of Esperanto was first proposed in 1890. The five-pointed Red Star as a symbol of communism was adopted during the Russian Civil War of 1917–1922, but its exact origin is unclear. The red star

1248-414: The first actions of the republic was the adoption of national symbols. Taking inspiration from the flag of the Ottoman Empire , the ADR adopted its first state flag on 21 June 1918, which depicted a white crescent and a white eight-pointed star on a red background. The new flag was almost identical to the old Ottoman Empire flag, which also featured an eight-pointed star until 1844 when it was replaced by

1296-455: The flag of the European Union upon its creation in 1993) has a circle of twelve yellow (gold) stars on a blue (azure) field. The use of "star" for theatrical lead performers dates to 1824, giving rise to the concept of "stardom" in the film industry. The Hollywood Walk of Fame , where famous entertainers are honored with pink terrazzo five-pointed stars along Hollywood Boulevard ,

1344-619: The flag to Azerbaijan and hung it on his home in Maştağa in 1976. It was given to the National Museum of History of Azerbaijan in July 2003 and has since been kept in the museum. In 1956, a protester named Jahid Hilaloghlu raised the ADR flag over Maiden Tower in Baku , showing his defiance of Soviet Azerbaijan . Hilaloghlu was sentenced to four years of imprisonment and his supporter Chingiz Abdullayev

1392-513: The following cases: When hanging upright without a flagpole, the Azerbaijani flag must be placed on the wall of the building in a vertical position, so that the green side of the flag appears on the left. Flag desecration in Azerbaijan is considered a crime. According to Article 324 Criminal Code of Azerbaijan "Desecration of the State Flag or the State Emblem of the Republic of Azerbaijan"

1440-427: The most common arrangement. Five-pointed stars may be used on elevators to indicate the ground level or lobby of a building. They are also used on various police, fire, and paramedic badges. As a symbol or emblem, the five-pointed star, or mullet of five points , arises from classical heraldry, and it shares none of the esoteric or occult associations given to the pentagram , or " Seal of Solomon ", since at least

1488-510: The national anthem, Azərbaycan marşı . On land, the flag is used as the civil, state and war flag ; at sea, it is used as the civil, state, naval ensigns, and the naval jack . The Azerbaijani law regulates the flag's use and display, protecting it from desecration . The flag also has official status in Nakhchivan , an autonomous republic within Azerbaijan. On 28 May 1918, the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (ADR) declared independence . One of

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1536-463: The outline of a rectangle with an additional star in the center. Five-pointed stars became more frequently used in the 19th century. The coat of arms of Valais , adopted for the Rhodanic Republic (1802), was designed with twelve five-pointed stars. The flag of Chile , introduced in 1817, has a single five-pointed star known as La Estrella Solitaria (The Lone Star). The similar flag of Texas

1584-404: The pole was 35 metres wide and 70 metres long, and weighed 350 kilograms. A museum dedicated to the national flag was also built at the flagpole. On 1 September 2010, the flag was officially raised to open the museum; subsequently becoming the world's tallest unsupported flagpole, until being overtaken by Tajikistan 's 165 metre Dushanbe Flagpole in 2011. The flagpole

1632-408: The predominant and most recognizable symbol of Azerbaijan . The bright blue represents Azerbaijan 's Turkic identity, the red represents progress, and the green represents Islam , which is Azerbaijan's majority religion. The Azerbaijani Flag Day , held every year on 9 November, was established by Law No. 595 on 17 November 2009. The day commemorates the first official adoption of the tricolour as

1680-633: The preferred number of points in German heraldry was six. The star in the coat of arms of the De Vere family was in legend attributed to the First Crusade , when "a white star [...] did light and arrest upon the standard of Aubre de Vere ". The de Vere star is notorious in English history, because in the Battle of Barnet in 1471, the star badge of the Earl of Oxford was mistaken for the sun badge of Edward IV by

1728-708: The rally and also planned to attack the MHP politician Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu later. After the Syrian Armed Forces killed 36 Turkish soldiers in Idlib on February 27, 2020, the Atsiz Youth organized an "Army-Nation March" in various provinces. Bursa is described as the stronghold of the Atsiz Youth. In Mevlutcan Kaplan's nationalist hit song "Teşkilat Türküsü" released in 2020, the Atsiz Youth are mentioned. The second verse says " Turan'dır yurdumuz, Genç Atsızlar ordumuz, Ulusun kurdumuz, Dağlardan dağlara ", translating to " Turan

1776-625: The star is one-sixth the height of the flag, while the inscribed circle within the star is one-twelfth the height of the flag. The flag is coloured green, red, sky blue, and white. The exact specifications for its colours were issued in the 2004 decree "On the Rules of the National Flag of the Republic of Azerbaijan". The colour scheme used in 1918–1920, and between 1991 and 2013 is as follows: The colours, updated in 2013 and ratified in 2018 and specified in Pantone , are as follows: The bright blue symbolizes

1824-448: The stars into one big star, in a circle or in rows and some replaced a state's star with its initial. One arrangement features 13 five-pointed stars arranged in a circle, with the stars arranged pointing outwards from the circle (as opposed to up), the so-called Betsy Ross flag . The American flag shown in the painting Surrender of Lord Cornwallis by John Trumbull (c. 1820, depicting an event of 1781) shows twelve stars arranged along

1872-654: The updated state flag was raised over Azerbaijan's parliament building. In a speech to the parliament, Mammad Amin Rasulzade , the Azerbaijani National Council chairman who had declared ADR's independence, stated: "[...] and for this reason, gentlemen, the National Council has raised this three-coloured flag, which represents Azerbaijan, and this flag, the symbol of Turkic sovereignty, Islamic culture, and modern European power, will always fly above us. This flag, once raised, will never come down again". After

1920-479: The upper red part of three-quarters of the width and the bottom is blue, nearly one quarter the width of the flag with the image on the top left corner of the red band, at the flagpole and gold hammer and sickle, and above them a red five-pointed star framed by gold fringe. The ratio of width to length is 1:2. In the late 1980s, during unrest in Soviet Azerbaijan, the tricolour Azerbaijan Democratic Republic flag

1968-473: The words A.S.R. were written in Arabic. The eighth and final flag of Soviet Azerbaijan was issued on 7 October 1952. The design was similar to the Soviet national flag but included a horizontal blue band on the bottom, which took up a quarter of the flag's height. The flag's definition was as follows: The national flag of Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic is a panel consisting of two horizontal bands of colour:

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2016-466: Was dismantled in 2017 due the risks of the structure falling onto Baku Boulevard grounds. The national flag of Azerbaijan consists of three horizontal stripes of equal width, from top to bottom: light blue, red, and green. A white crescent and an eight-pointed star are in the centre. The basic description of the flag, along with its ratio, is indicated in the Constitution of Azerbaijan : State flag of

2064-652: Was featured on the state emblem of the Soviet Union since 1923 and has been in use in North Korea since 1948. Another variant is a yellow (golden) star on red background, as on the state emblem of Vietnam (1945) and the People's Republic of China (1949), as well as on the flags of most Communist countries. In the 1930s, red luminescent Kremlin stars were installed on five towers of the Moscow Kremlin , replacing gilded eagles that had symbolized Imperial Russia . Since then, it

2112-491: Was institutionalized. On 28 April 1920, Azerbaijan became a Soviet republic, as the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (Soviet Azerbaijan). The state flags of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic were banned during this period. While under Soviet rule, the Soviet Azerbaijan used eight different flags. Most of the flags only variated slightly. The adaptations were the result of the chaotic early years of

2160-557: Was introduced in 1839. The star and crescent used by the Ottoman Empire was shown with an eight-pointed stars in early forms (18th century), but was changed to a five-pointed star in the official flag in 1844. Numerous other national or regional flags adopted five-pointed star designs in the later 19th to early 20th century, including Venezuela (1859), Honduras (1866), Puerto Rico (1895), Philippines (1898), Cuba (1902), Panama (1925), Jordan (1928) and Pakistan (1947). The Flag of Minnesota and 1901 Maine Flag both utilized

2208-419: Was introduced in 1958. In association football , there is a tradition of using five-pointed stars in team badges to represent victories. The first team to adopt such a star was Juventus , in 1958, to represent their tenth Italian Football Championship and Serie A title. The star was later formally adopted by some organisations as a symbol for ten titles, and the ratio of one star for ten titles has become

2256-619: Was the rallying cry of Azerbaijani independence in early 20th century. In 1919, Jafar Jabbarly wrote the poem, "To Azerbaijani flag" in dedication to the state symbols of Azerbaijan. The national flag is also mentioned in the national anthem of Azerbaijan, " Azərbaycan marşı " ( transl.  March of Azerbaijan ), in the fifth and fifteenth sentences. The passages have the following unofficial English translation: "With three colour banner live happily!" and "To hold high your honoured flag." Five-pointed star A five-pointed star (☆), geometrically an equilateral concave decagon ,

2304-588: Was used in demonstrations calling for independence. On 17 November 1990, during the first session of the Supreme Assembly of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic , the 1918 ADR flag was adopted as the national flag of the autonomous state. This flag was later adopted with the decree, "On change the name and national flag of Azerbaijan SSR". The decree was issued on 29 November 1990 by the president of Azerbaijan SSR and ratified on 5 February 1991 by

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