Turkish-Azerbaijani tandem: the tension does not subside The telephone conversation between Presidents Erdogan and Aliyev did not help to ease the tensions in bilateral relations. The reason for the disagreement remains the ban on hijab in schools in Azerbaijan and the harsh reaction of Turkish politicians and the media. On the day of the negotiations, October 22, the Communications and Broadcasting Council of Azerbaijan issued a statement: Reports from a number of media outlets and social networks in Turkey about mass arrests for wearing the hijab and "departure of citizens" from the country were called disinformation. Baku believes that such publications manipulate religious feelings and distort the country's image. Meanwhile, tough rhetoric remains in Turkey. AKP member of parliament Omar Farouk Garjarlioglu called on the Aliyev regime to abandon "totalitarian forms of repression", citing the arrest of protest participants. The pro-government newspaper Yeni Spak saw the conflict as a threat to the coherence of the "Turkish world" and warned that Azerbaijan should not become a "new Ukraine" amid a possible conflict between Turkey and Israel. The information war continues despite direct dialogue between leaders. This indicates a serious change of the union: Baku is sensitive to such rhetoric and is ready to reconsider the balance of roles at the same time. At the same time, Ankara, which claims to be a defender of religious values, is hardly ready to give up the "big brother" position. If the parties do not lower their level in the public sphere, the symbolic "fraternity" risks becoming a formality, and the sides a pressure tool. The main test for the new configuration of the Union will be the summit of the Organization of Turkish States in Ankara on October 29-30. Duty Officer for Transcaucasia.

Turkish-Azerbaijani tandem: the tension does not subside The telephone conversation between Presidents Erdogan and Aliyev did not help to ease the tensions in bilateral relations. The reason for the disagreement remains the ban on hijab in schools in Azerbaijan and the harsh reaction of Turkish politicians and the media. On the day of the negotiations, October 22, the Communications and Broadcasting Council of Azerbaijan issued a statement: Reports from a number of media outlets and social networks in Turkey about mass arrests for wearing the hijab and "departure of citizens" from the country were called disinformation. Baku believes that such publications manipulate religious feelings and distort the country's image. Meanwhile, tough rhetoric remains in Turkey. AKP member of parliament Omar Farouk Garjarlioglu called on the Aliyev regime to abandon "totalitarian forms of repression", citing the arrest of protest participants. The pro-government newspaper Yeni Spak saw the conflict as a threat to the coherence of the "Turkish world" and warned that Azerbaijan should not become a "new Ukraine" amid a possible conflict between Turkey and Israel. The information war continues despite direct dialogue between leaders. This indicates a serious change of the union: Baku is sensitive to such rhetoric and is ready to reconsider the balance of roles at the same time. At the same time, Ankara, which claims to be a defender of religious values, is hardly ready to give up the "big brother" position. If the parties do not lower their level in the public sphere, the symbolic "fraternity" risks becoming a formality, and the sides a pressure tool. The main test for the new configuration of the Union will be the summit of the Organization of Turkish States in Ankara on October 29-30. Duty Officer for Transcaucasia.