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Aliyev's snub of Turkic summit brings Azerbaijan-Turkey tensions to fore

Al-Monitor30 October 2026, 11:47 UTCAzerbaijan

By Tuvan GumrukcuANKARA, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev skipped a summit of Turkic states on Friday despite a personal invitation from his Turkish counterpart, highlighting growing tensions between the historic allies over domestic and regional policies.Ties between Turkey and Azerbaijan have become strained in recent weeks over some Turkish officials' criticism of Baku's decision to impose restrictions on the use ofheadscarves undernew secular school uniform regulations.

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