Gultekin Hajibeyli was deported to Azerbaijan.

Turkish authorities have deported Gultekin Hajibeyli, a representative of the National Council of Democratic Forces of Azerbaijan. According to opposition figures, she remains at large in Azerbaijan.

As reported by the Caucasian Knot, in December 2025, Gultekin Hajibeyli received an official deportation order from Turkey for five years. She considered the deportation decision unlawful.

Gultekin Hajibeyli has been deported from Turkey to Azerbaijan, announced Fuad Gahramanli, deputy chairman of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA). According to him, Hajibeyli is already in Azerbaijan and remains at large, Meydan TV reports on its website.

According to the publication, Hajibeyli is not involved in the criminal case, and no preventive measures have been imposed on her.

As a reminder, Azerbaijani opposition members linked Hajibeyli's detention with the case of PFPA leader Ali Karimli.

In November 2025, officers of the State Security Service of Azerbaijan detained PFPA leader Ali Karimli and his adviser Mammad Ibrahim. Both opposition figures were arrested and charged under Article 278.1 of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan (actions aimed at the violent seizure of power or the violent change of the constitutional order of the state). They denied the charge, and Karimli stated his criminal case of political persecution. On February 9, Karimli's arrest was extended by four months.

On February 12, the State Security Service announced the uncovering of a conspiracy against the country's authorities involving former high-ranking officials and representatives of the Azerbaijani opposition. Among the defendants in the case were former head of the presidential administration Ramiz Mehdiyev and Ali Karimli.

In 2025, the Azerbaijani authorities intensified repression against the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan, culminating in the arrests of Ali Karimli and his associates, the PFPA stated earlier.

The PFPA became a target of the Azerbaijani authorities due to its consistent fight against the strengthening of authoritarianism and corruption in the country. At the same time, There is no other party in Azerbaijan that has been so "permanently subjected to pressure, persecution, and repression" over the past 20 years, Jamil Hasanli, chairman of the National Council of Democratic Forces, told the Caucasian Knot. The number of political prisoners in Azerbaijan reached its highest point in 2024 since the country's 23-year membership in the Council of Europe, according to a Caucasian Knot report titled "Key Points to Azerbaijan's Record Number of Political Prisoners." Meanwhile, Azerbaijani authorities deny the existence of political prisoners in the country.