What is Union of Azerbaijani Writers?
{{infobox Organization |name = Union of Azerbaijani Writers<br />Azərbaycan Yazıçılar Birliyi |abbreviation = |motto = |formation = [[June 13]], [[1934]] |extinction = |type = [[Organization]] for [[Azerbaijan]]i [[writers]], [[poets]] and [[:wikt:publicist|publicists]] |status = Active |purpose = |headquarters = [[Baku]], [[Azerbaijan]] |location = |region_served = [[Azerbaijan]] |membership = |language = [[Azerbaijani language|Azerbaijani]] |leader_title = |leader_name = [[Anar Rzayev|Anar]] |main_organ = |parent_organization = |affiliations = |num_staff = |num_volunteers = |budget = |website = [http://www.azyb.net/ www.azyb.net] |remarks = }} The '''Union of Azerbaijani Writers''' ({{lang-az|Azərbaycan Yazıçılar Birliyi}}) is the largest [[:wikt:public|public]] [[organization]] of [[Azerbaijan]]i [[writers]], [[poets]] and [[:wikt:publicist|publicists]]. It has over 1500 [[member]]s at present. It was founded on [[June 13]], [[1934]].<ref name=azyb>{{Cite web|title=Haqqımızda (About us)|url=http://www.azyb.net/cgi-bin/ayb/main.cgi|year=2008|publisher=Azərbaycan Yazıçılar Birliyi (Union of Azerbaijani Writers)|access-date=2016-10-20|archive-date=2016-05-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160514160125/http://www.azyb.net/cgi-bin/ayb/main.cgi|url-status=dead}} {{in lang|az}}</ref> At this time Azerbaijan was a part of the [[Soviet Union]] as the [[Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.countriesquest.com/asia/azerbaijan/history/the_soviet_period.htm |title=History, The Soviet Period |publisher=Countries Quest |access-date=20 October 2016 |archive-date=29 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929150339/http://www.countriesquest.com/asia/azerbaijan/history/the_soviet_period.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> It is currently chaired by the writer [[Anar Rzayev|Anar]] since 1987.<ref name=azyb/> He is the son of writer [[Rasul Rza]]. Rza was the [[chairman]] between 1938–1939.<