Azerbaijan accuses Turkey of stoking tensions over headscarf ban
Azerbaijan accuses Turkey of stoking tensions over headscarf ban Submitted by Ragip Soylu on Tue, 10/13/2026 - 12:49 The ruling party in Baku tells Ankara to respect its sovereignty and rejects criticism of its headscarf restrictions and close ties with Israel Turkish fans gather in front of a policeman with Azerbaijan and Turkish flags at the Ataturk Stadium in Bursa, northern Turkey, on 14…
Azerbaijan's ruling New Azerbaijan Party accused Turkey of fueling tensions over a headscarf ban recently implemented in the country's primary and high schools. The party's leader, President Ilham Aliyev, and other Turkish officials from Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), faced criticism for opposing the ban on social media.
Turkish media, allegedly aligned with the AKP government, published reports about Azerbaijan that were deemed "contrary to the facts." President Aliyev's Justice and Development Party warned that bilateral relations could suffer as a result.
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