Several Turkish citizens added to Azerbaijan's list of 'undesirable persons'
In view of statements made across various social media and internet platforms targeting the sovereignty, national security, constitutional structure, people, and leadership of the Republic of Azerbaijan, calling for the violent overthrow of government, as well as inciting violence, religious hatred, and enmity on the grounds of religious radicalism, the following citizens of the Republic of Turkey have been declared "undesirable persons" under Azerbaijani law and banned from entering the Republic of Azerbaijan:
Ahmet Barış İyison – Head of İyison Medya company and the Gazeteciabi project
Cem Özyurt – Blogger; Akın Duru – TV8 and Acunmedya employee
Dursun Eker – Journalist, File Prodüksiyon Hizmetleri
Adem Özköse – Journalist, political analyst, writer
Muhammed Emin Yıldırım – Istanbul representative of "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 – Research writer, poet, and sociologist
Muharrem Çavuş – AK Party Boğaziçi Youth Wing Chairman (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 – "Köklü Değişim" journalist; Sait Seyitoğlu – Head of Batman financial and administrative affairs department of HÜDA PAR Party; Mehmet Boynukalın – Theology professor at Marmara University, Hagia Sophia Imam-Hatip
Okan Aytaş – Journalist, owner of Finansopia Medya
Mert Armağan – Journalist; Yaşar Yavuz – Journalist for Yeni Şafak, Diriliş Postası, Referans
Ahmet Sırrı Arvas – Poet, journalist, writer
Yusuf Kaplan – Writer, journalist
Erdinc Teğmen – Owner of Erte Medya
Ahmet Çakar – Sports commentator, former referee
Halil Atakan Ay – Theologian
İsmail Kılıçarslan – TV NET, "Yeni Şafak" newspaper
Murat Şahin – TV presenter on Akit TV
İrfan Kaya Ülger – TV presenter on Akit TV
Fatin Dağistanlı – TV presenter on Akit TV
Ömer Ulutaş – Chairman of the Toprak Party; Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu – Member of Parliament
Appropriate measures will continue to be taken in response to actions and calls encouraging hostility against the Republic of Azerbaijan.