Kommersant linked Aliyev's absence from the summit with disagreements with Turkey Ilham Aliyev did not come to the summit of the Organization of Turkic States in Ankara, where Azerbaijan transferred the presidency to Turkey. Baku was represented by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Jihon Bairmov. Officially, the president's absence was explained by a busy schedule. Kommersant sees the decision as a political signal against the background of the controversy surrounding the restrictions on wearing the hijab in Azerbaijan schools and Baku's cooperation with Israel. According to the newspaper, Erdogan personally invited Aliyev to the meeting, but he did not come. - Registration.

Kommersant linked Aliyev's absence from the summit with disagreements with Turkey Ilham Aliyev did not come to the summit of the Organization of Turkic States in Ankara, where Azerbaijan transferred the presidency to Turkey. Baku was represented by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Jihon Bairmov. Officially, the president's absence was explained by a busy schedule. Kommersant sees the decision as a political signal against the background of the controversy surrounding the restrictions on wearing the hijab in Azerbaijan schools and Baku's cooperation with Israel. According to the newspaper, Erdogan personally invited Aliyev to the meeting, but he did not come. - Registration.