Yeni Yol MP Ün called on Emine Erdoğan regarding the headscarf ban in Azerbaijan and asked for the ban to be reconsidered. Ün reacted against the ban. Calling on all Azerbaijani officials, foremost President Ilham Aliyev, to review the regulation, Ün also used the names Denizli Group and Sema Silkin in the statement.
Stating a personal bond with Azerbaijan, Ün recalled the period last year when Freedom Flotilla activists were detained by Israeli soldiers. Ün also recalled their support. Noting that Azerbaijan had supported them, Ün recounted that when they were taken to Baku via Azerbaijan Airlines, they felt as if they were in their own homeland.
Ün recalled Azerbaijan’s history. Ün argued that the current stance of Azerbaijan — where Hacı Zeynelabidin Tagiyev opened one of the first girls’ schools in the Islamic world in 1901 — constitutes “a saddening contradiction with its glorious history.” Ün then stated the position clearly: “Where we stand is undoubtedly on the side of freedom of religion and conscience.” Ün also explained the source of the call. Emphasizing that the call was born of friendship and brotherhood and drew from brothers’ ability to tell each other the truth without causing offense, Ün expressed that the brotherhood between the two countries would strengthen through mutual understanding and sincerity.
Ün made the final call. Finally, Ün stated the belief that Emine Erdoğan personally writing a letter to Mihriban Aliyeva would make a major contribution to reversing the process.
Background
The MP is not a new name in the FikirPilot archive: in the last 90 days, we have published 3 news stories featuring this name; the most recent is dated 11 October 2026.