Turkey-Azerbaijan ties strain over headscarf ban and Israel dispute
Senior officials from Turkey and Azerbaijan exchanged sharp words this week after Baku banned headscarves in schools and criticized Turkish positions on Israel.
Turkish adviser criticizes uniform rules
Oktay Saral, chief adviser to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, called the ban unacceptable on Monday. He stated that the headscarf is a requirement of faith and cannot be sacrificed to ideological imposition. The Yeni Azerbaijan Party responded by denouncing these remarks as populist and irresponsible.
Azerbaijan accuses Turkey of disinformation
The ruling party in Baku described recent attacks on its government as an aggressive disinformation campaign. Azerbaijani media outlets linked Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan to allegations of trying to instigate an insurrection. These tensions emerged despite previous military contracts worth $500m between the two nations.
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