The article deals with the historical steps taken by the national leader of the Azerbaijani people, Heydar Aliyev, in the direction of protecting and promoting our classical literary heritage, especially the work he did in the field of introducing the legacy of the outstanding Azerbaijani poet Muhammad Fuzuli to the international world and introducing it into the future generations. Here, it is focused mainly on the activities carried out under the leadership of the Great Leader to celebrate the 500thanniversary of M. Fuzuli and their importance in strengthening the material and moral unity of the Turkish people. It is noted that at a time when the process of national self-awareness in the newly independent Turkic peoples is strengthening and important steps are being taken to strengthen the political and cultural unity between the Turkic states, as well as during the difficult days of our country, the solemn celebration of the 500th anniversary of the great poet is a call to the unity of the Turkic world against the background of Fuzuli's heritage and meant defining future goals. In this regard, after the restoration of state independence, he considered the promotion of Azerbaijani literature and culture on a world scale as one of the leading directions of the ideology of Azerbaijaniism and considered the celebration of the anniversary of Great Leader Fuzuli as one of the exceptional events. Heydar Aliyev's views on M. Fuzuli were interpreted in the study, and as a logical continuation of the work done in that period, the unparalleled services of Commander-in-Chief Mr. Ilham Aliyev in the direction of protecting the literary and cultural heritage were highly appreciated