Author(s)

Yichen Liu ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ School of Politics and Public Administration, Northwest University of Political Science and Law, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710063, China

Corresponding Author

Yichen Liu

ABSTRACT

Turkey's foreign policy toward the Kurdish region of Iraq is characterized by flexibility and autonomy, with tense and conciliatory relations between the two sides at times. The most recent trend in Turkey's policy toward Kurdish region of Iraq is the development of cooperation between the two sides in a variety of fields, as evidenced by the strengthening of political trust, military cooperation in combat, and economic mutual benefits. Turkey's neo-Ottomanism political philosophy has influenced this trend. Turkey's diplomacy with the Kurdish region of Iraq is driven by Turkey's practical diplomatic needs, including its desire for strategic autonomy, national security interests and energy supplies, and willingness to challenge US external dominance over Kurdish region of Iraq affairs. Given the region's current complex international political relations and power dynamics, Turkey will face significant uncertainty in the future.

KEYWORDS

Turkey, Kurdish region of iraq, Neo-ottomanism

CITE THIS PAPER

Yichen Liu, Recent Trends in Turkish Policy Toward Kurdish Region of Iraq and Its Interpretation. Journal of Sociology and Ethnology (2022) Vol. 4: 24-29. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/jsoce.2022.040704.

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