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Qafqazinfo news site removed the news after publishing the claim that Hakan Fidan visited a foundation during his visit to Baku, had a secret meeting and gave instructions. The Turkish embassy announced that these allegations were a piece of disinformation targeting Türkiye-Azerbaijan relations.
In the statement made by the embassy, it was stated that the news titled "Behind the scenes of Hakan Fidan's meeting at GYF" published in some news outlets, especially Qafqazinfo, was based on unfounded allegations.
In the statement, it was stated that the publication in question consisted of disinformation efforts of circles aiming to harm the relations between Turkey and Azerbaijan, and it was noted that Fidan took photos with many people as a courtesy during his visit to Baku, and among them were members of an organization with legal status in Azerbaijan.
The statement said, "The allegations that our Minister held a secret meeting and gave various instructions are absolutely not true." The expression was used.
In addition, in the statement, it was stated that slanders that had no connection with reality were put forward through a letter allegedly written to the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye, and it was pointed out that the alleged letter did not exist.
It was underlined that the expressions "plans to intervene in internal affairs", "intelligence operations", "coup and chaos plans" and "training agents of influence" in the news are deliberate lies aimed at provoking the Azerbaijani people against Türkiye.
In the statement, the public opinion of Azerbaijan and Türkiye was called upon not to believe the slanders and manipulative claims that have nothing to do with reality.
It was claimed on the Qafqazinfo news site that Fidan visited a foundation established by Turkish philanthropists as part of his visit to Baku, held a secret meeting there and gave some instructions. The news in question was later removed from publication.
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