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Erdoğan threatens to cut off oil flow from northern Iraq over independence referendum

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday threatened the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) with cutting off the oil flow from the region over its...

Turkish FM: Ankara will intervene militarily if Turkmens are targeted in northern Iraq

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Monday that Turkey would launch a military operation in northern Iraq if the Turkmen population living there...

S-400 system to be delivered in 2 years at earliest, says Turkish official

Undersecretary for the Defense Industry (SSM) İsmail Demir on Monday said delivery of a Russian S-400 missile system that Turkey recently signed an agreement...

[UPDATE] RTÜK decides to remove KRG’s TV channel from Turkish satellite

The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) decided at a meeting on Monday to remove the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) television channel, Rudaw, from...

Erdoğan says Turkey could suddenly launch operation against KRG

Amid an ongoing crisis over the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) decision to hold an independence referendum on Monday despite opposition from Turkey and the...

Iran closes border crossings with Kurdish region in Iraq

Tehran on Monday declared that it had closed its border gates to crossings from Iraq's Kurdistan region, which is holding an independence referendum despite...

Turkey issues travel warning to KRG provinces in Iraq

The Turkish Foreign Ministry on Monday issued a travel warning to the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) provinces of Arbil, Dohuk and Sulaymaniyah, extending a...

Turkey does not recognize KRG’s independence referendum

The Turkish Foreign Ministry on Monday issued a press release describing an independence referendum that is being held by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG)...

Turkish forces launch air operations against PKK in northern Iraq

The Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) have launched air operations against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in northern Iraq’s Zap and Avaşin-Basyan regions, the Doğan...

Erdoğan’s top adviser calls Barzani a ‘dog’

Amid tension between Turkey and Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) over an independence referendum to be held on Sept. 25, Yiğit Bulut, a top...

Erdoğan speaks with Rouhani on phone amid Kurdistan referendum crisis

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Iranian counterpart, Hassan Rouhani, on Sunday spoke on the phone about an independence referendum to be held...

Iran closes airspace to Kurdistan region at Iraq’s request

Following a request from Baghdad, Iran on Sunday announced a halt of air traffic to and from Iraq's Kurdistan region, a day ahead of...

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