Turkey’s Iraq Challenge

German Marshall Fund of the United States, February 12, 2013, 4 p.

Hasan Kanbolat *

The problems between the Iraqi central government and Turkey are due to several factors: Ankara’s stance against Maliki’s bid for the post of prime minister after Iraq’s elections, Turkey’s protection and hosting of Hashimi, Turkey’s close relations with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), and the conflicting approaches of Turkey and Iraq regarding the situation in Syria.

* Hasan Kanbolat is currently the director of Middle Eastern Strategic Studies (ORSAM) and Center for International Relations and Politics (UPAM). In addition, he is a regular columnist in Today’s Zaman and Türkiye newspapers.

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