Hikmat Hajiyev says Turkish newspaper distorted his remarks

An article published by Türkiye Gazetesi journalist Yilmaz Bilgen on August 5, 2026, distorted remarks by Hikmat Hajiyev, Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan and Head of the Foreign Policy Affairs Department of the Presidential Administration, Report informs.

Hajiyev wrote about this on his X account.

"We had an interesting meeting with Turkish media representatives visiting Azerbaijan. However, I regret to note that in the report published by Türkiye Gazetesi journalist Yilmaz Bilgen on August 5, 2026, some views attributed to me were presented in a distorted form. A number of statements attributed to me in that article are incorrect," he said.

Hajiyev emphasized that Azerbaijan pursues an independent and principled foreign policy guided by its national interests.

Azərbaycanda səfərdə olan Türkiyə media nümayəndələri ilə maraqlı görüşümüz baş tutdu. Amma təəssüdlə qeyd edirəm ki, “Türkiye Gazetesi”nın jurnalisti Yılmaz Bilgen tərəfindən 5 avqust 2026-cı il tarixində dərc olunmuş reportajda mənə aid edilən bəzi fikirlər təhrif olunmuş… pic.twitter.com/SamK5Va9BJ

— Hikmet Hajiyev (@HikmetHajiyev) August 5, 2026