Georgia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs has issued a clarification regarding the detention of Zurab “Girchi” Japaridze, one of the leaders of the Coalition for Change, at a Turkish airport.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs told InterPressNews that “the Ministry has not requested a ban on Zurab Japaridze’s entry into any country.”

Background: Zurab “Girchi” Japaridze said he was detained at the Turkish border. According to the politician, he was told that he had been banned from entering Turkey since November 2025 because Turkish authorities had received information about him from official Georgian authorities.

Japaridze said he was due to be returned to Georgia the following day.