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The California Azerbaijan Friendship Association (CAFA) is the largest ever organization of Californi

10/30/2026

It was a great honor to celebrate the 103rd Republic Day of Türkiye! 🇹🇷

103 years ago, the visionary leader Mustafa Kemal Atatürk founded the Republic of Türkiye, opening a new chapter in the nation’s history.

The House of Türkiye at Balboa Park in San Diego celebrated this special occasion with live music, beautiful dances, delicious food, and so much joy! ❤️

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who contributed to making this celebration so memorable and unforgettable!

🇹🇷 Happy 103rd Republic Day, Türkiye!
Long live the Republic! 🇹🇷❤️

🇹🇷 SanDiego

10/13/2026

How beautiful is our dance! Proud of you our beautiful young performers!💞🥰🙏

10/13/2026

🌎✨ Celebrating 25 years of the Irvine Global Village Festival! 🇦🇿❤️

What a beautiful celebration of cultures, traditions, food, music, and friendship! We were honored, as the California Azerbaijan Friendship Association (CAFA), to represent Azerbaijan and share our beautiful culture with the American community. 🇦🇿

A heartfelt thank-you to our Consulate General of Azerbaijan in Los Angeles, especially Mr. Consul General Vugar Gurbanov and Javid Alizade, for their tremendous support, both financially and in person. 🙏❤️

Special thanks to Mrs. Assel for her dedication, our wonderful dance teacher Leman, and our amazing children who proudly performed our traditional Azerbaijani dance! 💃🕺🇦🇿

Thank you to all our community members and volunteers who made this event so special. Together, we celebrate our heritage, friendship, and unity! ❤️🌍

10/01/2026

Sizə böyük məmnuniyyətlə bildirmək istəyirik ki, biz növbəti dəfə **Irvine Global Village 2026** festivalında Azərbaycanı təmsil edəcəyik!

Rəngarəng anlar, xoş emosiyalar və yüksək əhval-ruhiyyə ilə dolu bu möhtəşəm gündə sizi də bizimlə birlikdə olmağa dəvət edirik!

Bu məsuliyyətli və əhəmiyyətli işdə göstərdiyiniz hər bir kömək və dəstəyə görə sizə çox minnətdar olarıq.

October 10, from 10 am to 6 pm

Join Orange County’s premier multicultural event, Saturday, October 10, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., as the Irvine Global Village Festival proudly celebrates its 25th Anniversary — a beloved community tradition rooted in culture, connection, and celebration. For 25 years, this vibrant festival has brought people together to honor the rich traditions, art, music, food, and spirit of cultures from around the world. Families, friends, and neighbors are invited to gather for a day filled with unforgettable performances, international flavors, hands-on cultural experiences, and meaningful moments that reflect the diversity and unity of our community.

07/18/2026

Last week, we gathered to say goodbye to Mr. Gasim Shirinli and his family after more than four years of faithful service to our Azerbaijani community.

Thank you, Mr. Gasim, for your dedication, kindness, and unwavering support. You were always ready to help whenever our community needed you.

A special thank you also goes to your wonderful wife, Shahla. You stood by his side every step of the way, giving your time and support—even on weekends. Together, you made a real difference.

Over the years, we became more than a community—we became like family. You will both be greatly missed, and we wish you and your beautiful family all the best in this new chapter. May God bless you always! ❤️

06/18/2026

It was an honor to attend the Academia and Innovation Forum 2026 at Stanford University. The event brought together professionals, researchers, and innovators from the United States and Azerbaijan to share ideas, build connections, and explore new opportunities for collaboration.
As CAFA, we were very honored to be part of this meaningful event and to support efforts that strengthen cooperation between our two countries.
We are especially grateful to the Consulate General of Azerbaijan in Los Angeles for its continued support of our community. Consul General Vugar Gurbanov and other members of the Consulate participated in the forum, and we deeply appreciate their presence and encouragement.
The forum concluded with a wonderful gala dinner featuring Azerbaijani food and music. It was truly special to see our talented scientists and academics not only sharing their knowledge and expertise, but also showcasing their amazing dancing skills. We are very proud of our community and all of our students.
Thank you to all organizers, speakers, participants, and supporters for making this event such a success.
Collaboration Education Technology CAFA

05/25/2026

📚✨ Finally, we are starting our Book Club!

We will be reading Dr. Anar Guliyev’s book “Autoimmunity Unlocked.” In our first Zoom meeting, we’ll go through the introduction and a general overview of the book together.

We’ll discuss how 90% of diseases may be connected to gut health and the microbiome, and how nearly 70% of the immune system is located in the gut. Most importantly, we’ll learn, grow, and encourage each other as we begin building healthier lifestyle habits together. 🌿

📅 June 15🕢 7:30 PM⏰ Duration: 30–45 minutes💻 Zoom Meeting

Please message me for the Zoom link 🤍

04/13/2026

Today we celebrate Children’s Day with our Turkish community 🎉

A heartfelt thank you to ATASC San Diego Turkish School for organizing such a beautiful event and inviting us. It was a wonderful celebration where children from different countries performed, including our talented Azerbaijani kids 🇦🇿

We were also honored by the presence and support of the Consul General of Azerbaijan in LA, Vugar Gurbanov, and his wife Nurida Gurbanova Their kindness truly meant a lot.

May all the children of the world grow up in peace, joy, and unity 🌍💙

03/31/2026

Dear friends, our community member Feride Buyuran is presenting her next concert—don’t miss this wonderful opportunity to immerse yourselves in Azerbaijani and world music with exceptional musicians who are looking forward to performing for you!

For details and ticket information, please contact Feride. ( you can see all the information on her Feride’s instagram page feridebuyuran)

03/22/2026

We are exploring the idea of starting Azerbaijani language classes for children ages 5–16 in San Diego and would love your input! 🇦🇿✨

Our goal is to help our kids who are growing up in the U.S. stay connected to their language, culture, and values in a fun and meaningful way.

This program would also create a space for children to meet other Azerbaijani kids, build friendships, learn together, and simply enjoy being part of a shared community. ❤️

Looking ahead, we hope to expand with dance and choir classes, and even create parent support gatherings—a place where families can connect, share resources, and spend time together over tea. ☕

We are planning to start with language classes twice a month and see how it develops. Classes would be held in a shared space with a Turkish language school.

👉 Please share your thoughts in the comments
👉 Send us a message if you would be interested

Let’s come together to build a strong and beautiful community for our children! 🌿

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