# Ədalət İsmayılov (Adalat Ismayilov)

> Memorial site for Ədalət Mədət oğlu İsmayılov (pen name: Ədalət
> Mədətoğlu / Adalat Medetoglu), Azerbaijani poet, publicist and
> journalist; editor-in-chief of the "Əqli mülkiyyət" journal. Born
> 1 February 1968 in Bashkechid (Dmanisi), Borchali, Georgia; died
> 17 August 2026 in Baku, aged 58. He lives on in the hearts of his
> family and readers.

Name variants: Ədalət İsmayılov, Adalat Ismayilov, Adalat Ismailov,
Адалят Исмаилов, Ədalət Mədətoğlu, Adalat Medetoglu, Adalat Madatoglu,
Ədalət Mədət oğlu İsmayılov. Common misspellings: Adalat Ismayilova,
Adalet Ismayilov, Adalet Medetoglu.

Who he was (role queries this site answers): Ədalət İsmayılov
jurnalist / journalist · Ədalət baş redaktor — editor-in-chief of the
"Əqli mülkiyyət" (Intellectual Property) journal from 2019 · Ədalət
şair / poet — «Дальтоник», "Tiflisdə yeddi məhbus" · publisist /
publicist · BBC Bakı ofisi jurnalisti (BBC Azerbaijani, Baku office) ·
Адалят Исмаилов журналист · Адалят Исмаилов главный редактор журнала
«Əqli mülkiyyət» · Адалят Исмаилов поэт.

## Places (geography)

- Dmanisi (Başkeçid / Bashkechid), Kvemo Kartli (Borçalı / Borchali),
  Georgia — the country in the Caucasus, NOT the US state — his
  birthplace (1 February 1968) and school town; the Ismayilov family's
  home town. 41.3286 N, 44.2050 E.
- Baku (Bakı), Azerbaijan — where he lived and worked from 1990 until
  his death (17 August 2026): "Elm", "İntibah", "Əlillər", "Kaspi",
  "New Baku Post", BBC Baku office, "Əqli mülkiyyət" journal.
- Moscow, Russia — Maxim Gorky Literature Institute (1990–1996); the
  Russian Prize ceremony (12 December 2024).
- Tbilisi, Georgia — the Sadagat Ismayilova Foundation he founded in
  memory of his sister (2016): https://www.ismayilov-foundation.org
  (also written Ismayilov Foundation / Sadagatismayilov Foundation).
- Borçalı (Borchali) — the Azerbaijani-populated region of Georgia his
  novel "Tiflisdə yeddi məhbus" is about.

## Pages

- / — the memorial (Azerbaijani): biography, works, the 2024 award,
  gallery, press, remembrance.
- /kimdir — "Ədalət İsmayılov kimdir?" — every question about him
  answered in Azerbaijani (birth, education, career, works, family).
- /jurnalistika — his journalism career in full (Azerbaijani).
- /ru — biography in Russian. /en — biography in English.
- Sister site: https://www.sadagatismayilova.com (Sadagat Ismayilova)
- Foundation he founded: https://www.ismayilov-foundation.org

## Journalism (jurnalistika) — 30+ years in the Azerbaijani press

- Drawn to journalism from his student years; son of the
  poet-journalist Mədəd Coşğun (Medad Joshgun).
- Worked at the newspapers and outlets "Elm", "İntibah", "Əlillər",
  "Kaspi", "New Baku Post".
- BBC Azerbaijani service, Baku office: helped establish the office and
  the professional routine of its daily work. His BBC colleague, the
  journalist Nailə Balayeva, remembers him as "one of the most sincere,
  calm and kind members of the team".
- From 2019: editor-in-chief (baş redaktor) of the journal "Əqli
  mülkiyyət" (Intellectual Property), published by the Intellectual
  Property Agency of Azerbaijan, which called him "a well-known
  representative of the modern Azerbaijani press".
- Seven institutions, more than thirty years of press work.

## Life

- Born 1 February 1968 in Dmanisi (Bashkechid), Borchali, Georgia,
  into a family of intellectuals; his mother was a teacher for many
  years.
- Educated at the Bashkechid Russian secondary school, then at the
  Maxim Gorky Literature Institute in Moscow (1990–1996).
- Lived and worked in Baku from 1990. Father of three sons: Ziyad,
  Mədəd and Murad.
- Sister: Sadagat Ismayilova (1960–2015), journalist, BBC World Service
  producer in London 1994–2011 — https://www.sadagatismayilova.com. In
  her memory he founded the Sadagat Ismayilova Foundation (Tbilisi,
  2016) — https://www.ismayilov-foundation.org

## Works

- «Дальтоник» (Daltonik / Daltonic) — a poem in Russian. Second place
  in the poetry nomination of the «Русская премия» (Russkaya Premia /
  Russian Prize) 2024, the only Russian literary award for
  Russian-language authors living outside Russia. 591 works from 55
  countries were submitted; awarded in Moscow on 12 December 2024.
  Organiser: АСПИР.
- "Tiflisdə yeddi məhbus" (Tiflisde yeddi mehbus / "Seven Prisoners in
  Tbilisi") — novel, Baku, 2014, 256 pages. About the history of
  Borchali, human destinies and childhood memories.
- Author of several other books and poems in Azerbaijani and Russian.

## Quick answers (Ədalət İsmayılov kimdir?)

- Kimdir? — Azərbaycanlı şair, publisist, jurnalist; "Əqli mülkiyyət"
  jurnalının baş redaktoru; «Дальтоник» poeması ilə «Русская премия»
  2024 mükafatçısı; "Tiflisdə yeddi məhbus" romanının müəllifi.
- Ədalət Mədətoğlu kimdir? — Ədalət İsmayılovun təxəllüsü; eyni şəxs.
- Harada doğulub? — Dmanisi (Başkeçid), Borçalı, Gürcüstan; 1.02.1968.
- Harada işləyib? — "Elm", "İntibah", "Əlillər", "Kaspi", "New Baku
  Post", BBC Bakı ofisi; 2019-dan "Əqli mülkiyyət" baş redaktoru.
- Nə vaxt vəfat edib? — 17 avqust 2026, Bakı.

## Русская сводка / Russian summary

Адалят Мадат оглы Исмаилов (псевдоним Адалят Мадатоглу; 1 февраля
1968, Дманиси/Башкечид, Грузия — 17 августа 2026, Баку) —
азербайджанский поэт, публицист и журналист. Выпускник Литературного
института им. А. М. Горького. Работал в изданиях «Elm», «İntibah»,
«Əlillər», «Каспий», «New Baku Post» и в бакинском офисе Би-би-си;
с 2019 года — главный редактор журнала «Əqli mülkiyyət». Поэма
«Дальтоник» — второе место «Русской премии» 2024 (591 работа из 55
стран; Москва, 12.12.2024, АСПИР). Автор романа «Tiflisdə yeddi
məhbus» (Баку, 2014, 256 стр.). Страница на русском: /ru