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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev (L) and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during the European Political Community summit in Prague; Oct. 6, 2022.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev (L) and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during the European Political Community summit in Prague; Oct. 6, 2022. Photo: Shutterstock. Lead photo of an MEF article.
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Turkish Outlets Led on Azerbaijan: 2 of 4 Readout Items since Sept. 16

Azerbaijani-language outlets carried 1, Hebrew 1. Armenia was named alongside Azerbaijan most often, in 2 of the 4 items. The week of Oct. 13 was the busiest, with 3.

MEF's Daily Readout picks 5 stories a day on Middle East policy from each foreign press it monitors, in English. Here is every pick about Azerbaijan since Sept. 16, and the countries the press names with it.

4 Readout Items on Azerbaijan since Sept. 16, by Week and Outlet Language
  • Turkish 2
  • Azerbaijani 1
  • Hebrew 1
  • Latest week, to date
0Sept. 16to 211Sept. 22to 280Sept. 29to Oct. 50Oct. 6to 123Oct. 13to 19

Chart: Middle East Forum, from 4 Readout items. The first bar covers 6 days (Sept. 16 to 21), so its bar is drawn 6/7 as wide as a full week.

Named alongside Azerbaijan

  1. Armenia2
  2. Israel2
  3. Turkey2
  4. Iran1
  5. Qatar1
  6. United States1

Items out of the 4 on Azerbaijan that also name each country; each track is all 4.

Latest

  1. Oct. 15Foreign Minister Fidan protests Israel
  2. Oct. 15Iran's representative left during Herzog's speech, Emir of Qatar stayed: the unusual summit - and the aerial sting maneuver toward Turkey
  3. Oct. 14Paşinyan proposes land swap
  4. Sept. 24The United States is changing the investment map of the South Caucasus. But investment still lags behind diplomacy

All items by week

Updated October 19, 2026, 12:19 p.m. ET. Sources and cut-off dates

In the Region's Press

Newest first, by the chart's weeks; times in ET. Each square marks the outlet's language.

Week of Oct. 13 to 19

  1. Foreign Minister Fidan protests Israel

    Haberturk reported that Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan left the hall during Israeli President Isaac Herzog's speech at the CICA summit in Baku.

    Haberturk | October 15, 2026, 9:02 a.m. ET | Original (Turkish)

    Also: Israel, Turkey

  1. Iran's representative left during Herzog's speech, Emir of Qatar stayed: the unusual summit - and the aerial sting maneuver toward Turkey

    Ynet reported that President Herzog spoke at the CICA summit in Baku, Iran's deputy foreign minister left during his speech and an Azerbaijani flight crossed Turkish airspace.

    Ynet | October 15, 2026, 4:56 a.m. ET | Original (Hebrew)

    Also: Iran, Qatar, Israel, Turkey

  2. Paşinyan proposes land swap

    Haberturk quoted Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Paşinyan saying borders should be determined on the Alma-Ata Declaration and proposing equal-size land swaps with Azerbaijan.

    Haberturk | October 14, 2026, 11:44 a.m. ET | Original (Turkish)

    Also: Armenia

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  2. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev (L) and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during the European Political Community summit in Prague; Oct. 6, 2022.

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    Jose Lev Alvarez | August 2, 2026

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  4. The Government House of Baku in Azerbaijan.

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Week of Sept. 22 to 28

  1. The United States is changing the investment map of the South Caucasus. But investment still lags behind diplomacy

    Turan reported that Washington is broadening ties with Azerbaijan and Armenia into energy, transport, technology and defense, yet financial commitments remain behind diplomatic progress.

    Turan | September 24, 2026, 7:23 a.m. ET | Original (Azerbaijani)

    Also: Armenia, United States

Sources and cut-off dates: Items through the October 19 capture; officeholders read on official sites October 17; MEF articles through October 18. Items are tagged to a country by what they are about, not by where the outlet is based. How: method.