Hijab, Israel and Arms: Why Turkey and Azerbaijan Are Rocking but Not Breaking the Alliance The dispute between Turkey and Azerbaijan over school uniforms and the hijab has only become an external cause of deeper conflicts. In September, the Cabinet of Ministers of Azerbaijan adopted Resolution No. 309, which prohibits elements of clothing that violate the uniformity of school uniforms or the secular nature of education. The hijab is not specifically mentioned, but in practice the restrictions affected it. Pro-government Islamic circles in Turkey, including Erdogan's advisor O. Saral, criticized Baku. In early October, Ilham Aliyev at the Congress of the New Azerbaijan Party, without mentioning Turkey directly, urged external actors not to interfere in the republic's way of life and mentioned that Azerbaijan has always paid for weapons, and at prices above market prices. This was perceived painfully in Turkey, especially in light of Ankara's assistance in the Second Karabakh War. Therefore, the dispute in Ajab has grown into a public debate on relations between countries that are used to stressing brotherhood. However, officials are not turning their differences into a diplomatic confrontation: neither Erdogan nor Aliev have directly criticized each other. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, in Baku, on the Seventh Front Lines of the United States, urged not to make differences of opinion a propaganda tool on social networks. Ankara is not only annoyed by the hjab. First, cooperation between Baku and Israel in the search against Iran and the supply of Azerbaijani oil to Israel through the Baku-Ceyhan pipeline. Azerbaijan deters itself from Turkey and shows that the elder brother has no right to interfere in his affairs. Ankara tries to maintain influence by an official softening of rhetoric, but allows pressure through the blogosphere. The contradictions are real, but the rupture is far, and concrete facts confirm it. In 2026, the parties signed a 15-year agreement on the supply of gas from the Absheron field beginning in 2029.

Hijab, Israel and Arms: Why Turkey and Azerbaijan Are Rocking but Not Breaking the Alliance The dispute between Turkey and Azerbaijan over school uniforms and the hijab has only become an external cause of deeper conflicts. In September, the Cabinet of Ministers of Azerbaijan adopted Resolution No. 309, which prohibits elements of clothing that violate the uniformity of school uniforms or the secular nature of education. The hijab is not specifically mentioned, but in practice the restrictions affected it. Pro-government Islamic circles in Turkey, including Erdogan's advisor O. Saral, criticized Baku. In early October, Ilham Aliyev at the Congress of the New Azerbaijan Party, without mentioning Turkey directly, urged external actors not to interfere in the republic's way of life and mentioned that Azerbaijan has always paid for weapons, and at prices above market prices. This was perceived painfully in Turkey, especially in light of Ankara's assistance in the Second Karabakh War. Therefore, the dispute in Ajab has grown into a public debate on relations between countries that are used to stressing brotherhood. However, officials are not turning their differences into a diplomatic confrontation: neither Erdogan nor Aliev have directly criticized each other. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, in Baku, on the Seventh Front Lines of the United States, urged not to make differences of opinion a propaganda tool on social networks. Ankara is not only annoyed by the hjab. First, cooperation between Baku and Israel in the search against Iran and the supply of Azerbaijani oil to Israel through the Baku-Ceyhan pipeline. Azerbaijan deters itself from Turkey and shows that the elder brother has no right to interfere in his affairs. Ankara tries to maintain influence by an official softening of rhetoric, but allows pressure through the blogosphere. The contradictions are real, but the rupture is far, and concrete facts confirm it. In 2026, the parties signed a 15-year agreement on the supply of gas from the Absheron field beginning in 2029.