BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 26. A charity match between Aghdam’s Qarabag and Istanbul’s Galatasaray football clubs has got underway at Baku Olympic Stadium, TurkicWorld reports.

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva are watching the match at the stadium.

The match aims to help eliminate the consequences of the "Disaster of the century" - a strong earthquake that struck brotherly Türkiye.

All proceeds from the match will be sent to Türkiye to help those impacted by the earthquake. The sale of more than 62,000 tickets for the match in a short period of time is a clear evidence of the great interest shown in this match, as well as the unwavering solidarity of the Azerbaijani people with brotherly Türkiye in difficult days.