Azerbaijan added 31 Turkish citizens to the list of undesirable persons

Azerbaijan has added 31 Turkish citizens to its list of undesirable persons and banned them from entering the country.

As reported by BAKU.WS, this was announced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

The basis for this decision was statements made by the said individuals on social media and internet platforms directed against the sovereignty, national security, constitutional order, people, and leadership of Azerbaijan. Additionally, their publications contained calls for a violent change of power and incitement of religious hatred based on radicalism.

Among them:

- Ahmet Barış İyison - head of İyison Medya company and the Gazeteciabi project

- Cem Öztürt - blogger

- Akın Duru - employee of TV8 and Acunmedya

- 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 - researcher, writer, poet, and sociologist

- Muharrem Çavuş - chairman of the youth wing of the AK Parti in the Bosphorus (2020-2025)

- Fatih Erbakan - chairman of the Yeniden Refah party

- Yahya Uğraş - deputy chairman of the HÜDA PAR party

- Aydın Binboğa - economist, politician

- Hakkı Eren - journalist of the Köklü Değişim magazine

- Sait Seyitoğlu - head of the financial and administrative department of the HÜDA PAR party in Batman

- Mehmet Boynukalın - professor of theology at Marmara University, imam of the Hagia Sophia mosque

- Okan Aytaş - journalist, owner of Finansopia Medya company

- Mert Armağan - journalist

- Yaşar Yavuz - journalist for Yeni Şafak, Diriliş Postası, and Referans publications

- Ahmet Sırrı Arvas - poet, journalist, writer

- Yusuf Kaplan - writer, journalist

- Erdinç Teğmen - owner of Erte Medya

- Ahmet Çakar - sports commentator, former football referee

- Halil Atakan Ay - theologian

- İsmail Kılıçarslan - employee of TV NET television channel and Yeni Şafak newspaper

- Murat Şahin - program host on Akıt TV television channel

- İrfan Kaya Ülger - program host on Akıt TV television channel

- Fatin Dağıstanlı - program host on Akıt TV television channel

- Ömer Ulutaş - chairman of the Toprak party

- Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu - member of parliament.

"Appropriate measures will continue to be taken in response to calls directed against the Republic of Azerbaijan and activities that contribute to inciting hostility," the MFA statement said.