Fatih Erbakan, who is banned from entering Azerbaijan, responds to Aliyev: Let the headscarf ban be lifted; it’s fine if we don’t come.

21.10.2026 16:42

Fatih Erbakan, Chairman of the New Welfare Party, who is among the 31 Turkish citizens Azerbaijan declared 'persona non grata' and banned from entering the country, called out to President Ilham Aliyev on social media. Erbakan criticized the hosting of Herzog in Baku, saying, 'It is enough that the headscarf ban on students be lifted; it is fine even if we cannot come.'

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New Welfare Party Chairman Fatih Erbakan, addressing Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, said, "It is enough that the headscarf ban on students be lifted; it is fine if we do not come."

ENTRY BAN ON 31 TURKISH CITIZENS

New Welfare Party Chairman Fatih Erbakan made a statement on his social media account regarding the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs declaring 31 Turkish citizens, including himself, "persona non grata" and banning their entry into the country. 

Erbakan stated the following:

"Mr. Ilham Aliyev, it is enough that the headscarf ban on students in Azerbaijan be lifted; it is fine if we do not come.

HERZOG REFERENCE

After hosting the Zionist killer Herzog in Baku, you no longer see your true friends. This is enough for you. Because we learned the law of brotherhood with Azerbaijan not from you, but from the late Elchibey, Rasulzade, and Tagiyev. With this spirit and this consciousness, I say once again: Long live the brotherhood of Turkey and Azerbaijan. Long live two states, one nation.  Long live unity in language, thought, and work."