Azerbaijan bans 31 Turks from entering country as headscarf ban dispute escalates

Azerbaijan bans 31 Turks from entering country as headscarf ban dispute escalates Submitted by Ragip Soylu on Wed, 10/21/2026 - 14:17 The entry bans affect prominent conservative figures as controversy over headscarves in Azerbaijani schools strains ties with Turkey A man stands on the balcony of a hotel with its facade decorated with flags of Azerbaijan and Turkey in the Old Town of Baku on 14 October 2020 (Tofik Babayev/AFP) Off Azerbaijan has barred 31 Turkish citizens from entering the country over social media