BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 21. Certain citizens of Türkiye have been declared "undesirable persons" under Azerbaijani law, and their entry into Azerbaijan has been prohibited.
This was stated in a statement issued by the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA).
According to the statement, the decision was made in response to statements published on various social media platforms and websites that were directed against Azerbaijan’s sovereignty, national security, constitutional order, people, and leadership. The statements also allegedly called for a forcible change of government, advocated violence based on religious radicalism, and incited religious hatred and hostility.
The following Turkish citizens have been declared "undesirable persons" under Azerbaijani law and banned from entering the country:
Ahmet Barış İyison – Head of İyison Medya and the Gazeteciabi project
Cem Özyurt – Blogger
Akın Duru – Staff member at TV8 and Acunmedya
Dursun Eker – Journalist, File Prodüksiyon Hizmetleri
Adem Özköse – Journalist, political analyst, writer
Muhammed Emin Yıldırım – Istanbul representative for the "Köklü Değişim" magazine and media group
Cüneyt Sezer – Blogger, sociologist, publicist, and political analyst
Serhat Koyuncu – Public figure
Mikail Ayyıldız – Religious writer and researcher
Ahi Aratoğlu – Researcher, writer, poet, and sociologist
Muharrem Çavuş – Head of the AK Party Boğaziçi Youth Branch (2020–2025)
Fatih Erbakan – Chairman of the New Welfare Party (Yeniden Refah Partisi)
Yahya Uğraş – Deputy Chairman of the HÜDA PAR party
Aydın Binboğa – Economist, politician
Hakkı Eren – Journalist for "Köklü Değişim"
Sait Seyitoğlu – Head of the Finance and Administrative Affairs Department for HÜDA PAR in Batman
Mehmet Boynukalın – Professor of Theology at Marmara University, Imam-Hatip of Hagia Sophia
Okan Aytaş – Journalist, owner of Finansopia Medya
Mert Armağan – Journalist
Yaşar Yavuz – Journalist for Yeni Şafak, Diriliş Postası, and Referans
Ahmet Sırrı Arvas – Poet, journalist, writer
Yusuf Kaplan – Writer, journalist
Erdinc Teğmen – Owner of Erte Medya
Ahmet Çakar – Sports commentator, former football referee
Halil Atakan Ay – Theologian
İsmail Kılıçarslan – TV NET, "Yeni Şafak" newspaper
Murat Şahin – Program host at Akit TV
İrfan Kaya Ülger – Program host at Akit TV
Fatin Dağistanlı – Program host at Akit TV
Ömer Ulutaş – Chairman of the Toprak Party
Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu – MP
According to the MFA, appropriate measures will continue to be taken in response to statements directed against Azerbaijan and activities that incite hostility.
