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Party leader says Kirkuk wells are reasons behind Turkish incursion into Iraq
A leader of the State of Law Coalition stressed that the Kirkuk oil wells are the reasons behind Turkish forces' operation into Iraq.
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Iraq 1984 agreement with Turkey on cross border incursions was only for a year: FM
Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said according to an agreement between Iraq and Turkey that was signed in 1984 by Tariq Aziz, the former foreign minister of Iraq, Turkey is allowed to pass 5 km across the Iraqi border under the condition Ankara informs Baghdad 72 hours before entering the country’s territory.
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Erdogan eyes Israeli and Iraqi gas and targets Kurds amid Ukraine war / Turkmen Terzi
The ongoing war in Ukraine poses great economic and security risks to Turkey, with Russian troops controlling large stretches of Ukraine’s Black Sea coast and Turkey’s investments with both Russia and Ukraine already at risk. Due to his close relationship with Vladimir Putin, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has had to navigate Turkey’s foreign policy during the war with extreme caution. On the other hand, the Turkish leader is pursuing a policy of radical pragmatism targeting Kurds in northern Iraq while negotiating with Israel and Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) to transport oil and gas to Europe via Turkey.
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Maliki urges Iraqi government to take action against Turkey offensive
The head of the State of Law Coalition, Nouri al-Maliki, called on the Iraqi government on Thursday, April 21, to take action over the Turkey operation into Kurdistan Region, expressing concern over the displacement of Christians living in the border area amid Turkey’s renewed cross-border operations.
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China TV says Turkey is misusing tensions between Kurdistan Region and PKK
Part of Turkey operation in the Kurdistan Region is related to the issue of Turkey's abuse of political differences between the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) PKK and the Iraqi Kurdish region, China World Television wrote in a report on Turkey's recent operation against the PKK.
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Erdogan says Baghdad and Erbil back Turkish operation against PKK
Iraq’s central government in Baghdad supports Turkey's latest offensive targeting Kurdish militants in northern Iraq, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday.
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Turkey launches new offensive in Kurdistan Region
Turkey on Monday said it has launched a new air and ground offensive against Kurdish forces of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in Iraqi Kurdistan involving special forces and combat drones, Agence France-Presse reported.
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Turkey’s farmers call for urgent support as food alarm grows / Sibel Hurtas
Turkey’s agricultural producers are grappling with exorbitant cost increases that threaten further blows to the country’s food production amid an already galloping inflation.
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Turkey’s farmers call for urgent support as food alarm grows / Sibel Hurtas
Turkey’s agricultural producers are grappling with exorbitant cost increases that threaten further blows to the country’s food production amid an already galloping inflation.
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Iraqi ministry to oversee Kurdistan Region oil and gas field management
Iraq’s oil ministry has taken all necessary measures required to implement a federal court’s ruling that gives it the authority to manage oil and gas fields in the Kurdistan Region, state oil marketer SOMO said on Monday, April 11.
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Russia-Ukraine talks in Turkey yield respite but no ceasefire / Amberin Zaman
Turkey played host for the second time as peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine resumed today.
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Erdogan may lose power as the Putin regime weakens / Turkmen Terzi
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) enjoyed strong public support during the first decade of its 20-year rule, but since the December 2013 corruption investigations, in which the close circle of then-prime minister Erdoğan was implicated, the party has been involved in the establishment of an oppressive regime to cover up the crimes committed by party members and to stay in power. Erdogan moved away from Europe’s democratic norms to avoid accountability and in the process built a strong economic and political relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Following a controversial coup attempt in Turkey on July 15, 2016, he continued destroying Turkey’s democratic institutions and built an illiberal authoritarian regime. Whether or not Putin will be successful in occupying Ukraine, Western powers have already isolated the Putin regime through harsh economic sanctions, and Erdogan may not be able to continue his draconian regime in Turkey without the support of Putin.
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Nechirvan Barzani meets Erdogan at Antalya forum
The President of the Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani, met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday, March 12, at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Turkey, the office of the Kurdistan presidency announced.<br> Barzani met with Erdogan, as well as other officials from Turkey and Qatar, at the Antalya forum.
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Kemal Kilicdaroglu announces 5 principles for resolving Kurdish issue
Turkey Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu listed five principles for resolving Turkey’s long-standing Kurdish issue during an event at a local research center in the predominantly Kurdish city of Diyarbakir, the Gazete Duvar news website reported on Friday.
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Iran, Turkey FMs discuss Ukraine crisis in phone call
Iran and Turkey foreign ministers discussed the latest developments in bilateral relations, as well as some regional and international issues of mutual interest, including the Ukraine crisis over the phone on Monday.
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Erdogan says Turkey is against any NATO decision against Russia
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reiterated Turkey’s position opposing the Russian invasion of Ukraine, saying he was also against any NATO decision violating Russia’s territorial integrity.
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Erdogan to ask Putin to stop Ukraine war in a Sunday call
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will tell his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Sunday to stop the invasion of Ukraine, an Erdogan spokesman said, while adding that it was naive to expect talks between Moscow and Kyiv to yield results while fighting rages.
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Turkey cannot abuse the Ukrainian case against Kurds: official
Even if Turkey receives the green light from Russia to attack northern Syria, it will not be able to launch an attack on Syrian Kurdistan without a US approval," said a representative of the Syrian Democratic Assembly in Iraqi Kurdistan.
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Erdogan's approval rating rises above 41 percent
Some 41.1 percent of participants in pollster Metropoll’s February study on Turkey’s pulse said they approved of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's handling of the presidency.
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Erdogan not giving up on gas from Iraqi Kurdistan / Fehim Tastekin
Erdogan appears bent on advancing energy deals with Iraqi Kurdistan, even as a gas project remains bogged down by legal, technical and financial snags.
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Not the top court but Erdogan will seal the fate of the pro-Kurdish HDP
The Turkish Supreme Court of Appeals’ Chief Public Prosecutor Bekir Sahin on March 17, 2021 lodged a case for the closure of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) with the Turkish Constitutional Court. Sahin also asked the court to ban more than 450 Kurdish politicians from politics for five years. The indictment charges the pro-Kurdish party and its members with “aiming to disrupt and destroy the … unity of the state with their statements and actions.” The prosecutor claims “[The HDP] has never sided with Turkey in any national issue, and to the contrary has chosen to side with those against Turkey.”
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Turkish opposition forms plan to oust Erdogan, restore parliament's power
At a weekend summit, six party heads charted a path to ending the executive presidential system that critics say has eroded the country’s democratic institutions.
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HDP and ruling AKP blame opposition summit
The Turkish opposition summit attended by the leaders of six parties on Saturday has sparked reactions from Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP), which was not included in the event.
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YPG is biggest issue between Ankara and Washington: Turkish FM
Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said US support for the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) was the main issue between his country and the United States, Turkish media reported on Sunday, January 23.
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Turkey's good relations with Qatar may not be enough for Erdogan / Fehim Tastekin
Erdogan’s Qatar visit failed to produce agreements that could help the ailing Turkish economy, but he wants to maintain Turkey’s partnership with Qatar, including military ties, while making efforts to reconcile with Gulf rivals.
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There is no clear prospect between us and Damascus, Syrian Kurdish party leader tells Kurdpress
The head of the Kurdish Democratic Day Party in Syria said: "We believe in dialogue on equal terms for the future of Syria with the central government, but at the moment there is no clear horizon between us and Damascus."
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Kilicdaroglu visits Kurdish family on justice vigil
Kemal Kilicdaroglu, leader of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), visited the justice vigil held by Emine Senyasar and her family in front of the courthouse in the southeastern Sanliurfa province on Thursday.
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Iran, Turkey presidents discuss stress ties on phone
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a phone conversation on Wednesday, December 8, to stress joint and serious cooperation in the fields of economy and fighting terrorism.
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There is no need for Erdogan to resign, we will send him off, Kilicdaroglu said at rally
Tens and thousands of people gathered in Turkey’s southern Mersin province on Saturday for a rally led by main opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu to call for snap elections over Ankara’s failed economic policies and the plunging lira.
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Turkey’s economy grows in third quarter, but so do risks / Mustafa Sonmez
Turkey has posted a 7.4% growth rate in the third quarter but continues to accumulate economic risks that threaten to sharply stem growth next year.