Government leaders
Tensions over headscarves, Israel test Azerbaijan-Turkiye ties
The normally close ties between Turkiye and Azerbaijan have come under strain, fuelled by a dispute over Baku’s restrictions on headscarves in schools and disagreements over Israel. Public tensions have become evident in what has traditionally been a very close relationship between two nations which share a common language and whose bond is characterised by the slogan: One nation, two states. Although the rhetoric has remained restrained at the top, senior officials have been more outspoken in their reactions. On Monday, Oktay Saral, chief adviser to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, shed his no