As Azerbaijan celebrates National Press Day this 22 July, some journalists will be more thankful than others for the acknowledgement - 255 have been given free flats by the government for their efforts
National Press Day marks the publication of the first Azerbaijani-language newspaper, Akinci, in 1875.
Azerbaijan's previous president, Heydar Aliyev, started the annual commemoration in 2010. This year, his successor and son Ilham Aliyev marked it with a number of initiatives including the free flats, funds to develop the press and more funds to build another block of flats for journalists.
The average cost of a one-room flat in Baku's outskirts is 84,300 manat ($50,000, £38,473) and the average salary about 500 manat ($297, £228) a month.
This is not the first time journalists have received such a bounty. The government commissioned a first block of high-rise flats for journalists in 2013.
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