Heydar Aliyev, the late Azerbaijani president, famously coined the principle of “one nation, two states” to describe the relationship between Turkiye and Azerbaijan as “close allies with shared history.” That principle is now facing a tense moment. Last week, Azerbaijan’s Education Ministry began enforcing new dress code rules preventing female students from wearing headscarves in school. Following the decision, protests began outside state schools in several districts across the country. The de
