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Azerbaijan Has Issued an International Arrest Warrant for a Journalist From ŞAnlıurfa Who Posted "You Will Fall, Tyrant" on Social Media.

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A social media post targeting Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has led to an international arrest warrant being issued for Celal Çiftçi, a journalist from Şanlıurfa. Çiftçi, who removed the posts and apologized to the Azerbaijani state and people, denied the accusations that he called for a forceful change of government. The international arrest warrant for the journalist from Şanlıurfa, who posted "You will be overthrown, tyrant," was first r…
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The Azerbaijani Prosecutor General's Office has launched an investigation against journalist Celal Çiftçi and issued an international arrest warrant for him due to his social media posts.

A social media post targeting Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has led to an international arrest warrant being issued for Celal Çiftçi, a journalist from Şanlıurfa. Çiftçi, who removed the posts and apologized to the Azerbaijani state and people, denied the accusations that he called for a forceful change of government. The international arrest warrant for the journalist from Şanlıurfa, who posted "You will be overthrown, tyrant," was first r…

Azerbaijan has issued an international arrest warrant for Celal Çiftçi, a columnist for the local Şanlıurfa Olay newspaper published in Şanlıurfa. Çiftçi apologized. The article, "Azerbaijan Issues International Arrest Warrant for Şanlıurfa Journalist Who Tweeted 'You Will Eventually Fall, You Tyrant' for Ilham Aliyev," was first published on Serbestiyet.

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thepressroom.gr broke the news on Friday, October 16, 2026.
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