From an International Student Who Couldn't Even Order Chicken becoming an Honorary Citizen of Seoul

When a K-pop concert was organized in Istanbul, Türkiye, the local response was explosive.
But Azerbaijani fans asked,
"Why didn't you do it in our country?"
The organizer behind it all is none other than Seoul Honorary Citizen, Rahil Ahmadova.

A decade in Seoul: Rahil's story

One night during her days studying abroad in Korea, she cried herself to sleep on an empty stomach because she couldn't even order fried chicken 😢

After that night, Rahil steeled her resolve:
"How can I study here when I can't even order chicken?"

By translating Korean children's books into Azerbaijani and Azerbaijani children's books into Korean, she taught herself the language for a year and eventually even completed her university thesis in Korean.

👑 Where is Rahil now?

✅ Seoul Honorary Citizen
✅ The first foreign Korean history guide at the National Museum of Korean Contemporary History
✅ K-pop concert organizer in Istanbul, Türkiye
She is living with her multicultural family, embracing Seoul as her second home.

🎉 30th Anniversary of the 2026 Seoul Friendship Festival
come and hear the special story of Rahil's family in person at Seoul's representative global festival,
celebrating its 30th anniversary this year since first being held in 1996!

Copyright: Seoul Metropolitan Government

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