Research Article

The War Against ISIL, Turkey and Future of Iraqi Kurdistan

Volume: 2 Number: 7 January 1, 2017
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The War Against ISIL, Turkey and Future of Iraqi Kurdistan

Abstract

Turkey’s policy towards Kurdistan region of Iraq has been

changed a few times within the last ten-fifteen years.In 2007, the government of AK Party (Justice and Development Party) has shifted

previous attitudes of Turkish state towards the Iraqi Kurds and step by step began

to pursue a moderate and inclusive policy regarding the Iraqi Kurds. Within the

frame of a new approach, Turkey has built tight economic and political relations

with Kurdistan Regional Government. In September 2012, the Kurdistan Regional

Government has been officially invited by AK Party to attend its congress. In 2013

the Prime Minister Erdoğan, welcomed the President Barzani at Diyarbakir very

warmly and Kurdish petrol began to be exported to the international markets at

the same year via Turkey. The close relations between Turkey and Iraqi Kurdistan

concerned both Iraqi Central Government and even USA. In June 2017, because of

the fact that Kurdish authority decided to arrange an independence referendum,

Turkey fiercly opposed that decision and asked Kurds to postpone it for a few years.

When the independence referendum took place on its scheduled time, namely on

25 September, Turkey and Iran closed their air spaces to Kurdistan region. At 16

October of 2017, the Iraqi forces and Popular Mobilization Force (Haşdi Şabi) entered

Kirkuk city and with the fall of Kirkuk, the economic independence of Kurdish

administration fell into danger. After that happened, Turkey began to strengthen

her relations with Iraqi Central Government. Thus a new era began in the relations

of Turkey and Iraqi Kurds

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

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Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

January 1, 2017

Submission Date

November 1, 2016

Acceptance Date

December 1, 2016

Published in Issue

Year 2017 Volume: 2 Number: 7

APA
Kıran, A. (2017). The War Against ISIL, Turkey and Future of Iraqi Kurdistan. Nubihar Akademi, 2(7), 11-41. https://doi.org/10.55253/nubihar.548029
AMA
1.Kıran A. The War Against ISIL, Turkey and Future of Iraqi Kurdistan. na. 2017;2(7):11-41. doi:10.55253/nubihar.548029
Chicago
Kıran, Abdullah. 2017. “The War Against ISIL, Turkey and Future of Iraqi Kurdistan”. Nubihar Akademi 2 (7): 11-41. https://doi.org/10.55253/nubihar.548029.
EndNote
Kıran A (January 1, 2017) The War Against ISIL, Turkey and Future of Iraqi Kurdistan. Nubihar Akademi 2 7 11–41.
IEEE
[1]A. Kıran, “The War Against ISIL, Turkey and Future of Iraqi Kurdistan”, na, vol. 2, no. 7, pp. 11–41, Jan. 2017, doi: 10.55253/nubihar.548029.
ISNAD
Kıran, Abdullah. “The War Against ISIL, Turkey and Future of Iraqi Kurdistan”. Nubihar Akademi 2/7 (January 1, 2017): 11-41. https://doi.org/10.55253/nubihar.548029.
JAMA
1.Kıran A. The War Against ISIL, Turkey and Future of Iraqi Kurdistan. na. 2017;2:11–41.
MLA
Kıran, Abdullah. “The War Against ISIL, Turkey and Future of Iraqi Kurdistan”. Nubihar Akademi, vol. 2, no. 7, Jan. 2017, pp. 11-41, doi:10.55253/nubihar.548029.
Vancouver
1.Abdullah Kıran. The War Against ISIL, Turkey and Future of Iraqi Kurdistan. na. 2017 Jan. 1;2(7):11-4. doi:10.55253/nubihar.548029

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