Erdogan sacks adviser amid efforts to repair ties with Azerbaijan over headscarf row

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Adviser’s removal meets demand from Baku as Turkey seeks to secure President Ilham Aliyev’s attendance at a Turkic states summit Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sacked a chief adviser on Sunday in an effort to mend ties with Azerbaijan amid a dispute over a headscarf ban, Middle East Eye understands. Oktay Saral, a chief presidential adviser, confirmed his dismissal to MEE. “I have absolute respect for the president’s decision,” he said in a message. MEE understands that Saral was dismiss