Turkish Embassy in Baku denies claims about Minister Hakan Fidan

The Turkish Embassy in Baku said in a statement on 17 October 2026 that a report titled “Behind the scenes of Minister Hakan Fidan's meeting at GYF”, published by Qafqazinfo and some other news outlets, was based on baseless claims.

The embassy said that during Fidan's visit to Baku he took photos with many people for courtesy purposes, including members of an organisation with legal status in Azerbaijan. It stressed that claims he held a secret meeting and gave various instructions were absolutely untrue. It also said that a letter allegedly addressed to the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye did not exist.

The statement described expressions in the report, including “plans to interfere in internal affairs”, “intelligence operations”, “coup and chaos plans” and “training agents of influence”, as deliberate lies aimed at inciting the Azerbaijani people against Türkiye. It urged the public in Azerbaijan and Türkiye not to give credence to the claims. Qafqazinfo had earlier reported that Fidan visited a foundation set up by Turkish philanthropists; that article was later removed.