2023-06-04 17:32:08
Baghdad / Obelisk Al-Hadath: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appointed Hakan Fidan, the former intelligence director, as Minister of Foreign Affairs, and he has extensive and special relations with Iraqi politicians, especially the Kurds and Sunnis.
According to independent Iraqi politician Saad al-Mutalabi, in a statement monitored by the Obelisk, “The Iraqi file with the Turks has been managed by Turkish intelligence for a long time, and it is in constant contact with the Sunni political leaders in order to preserve Turkish interests in Iraq.”
When he was director of intelligence, Fidan met Iraqi Sunni and Kurdish personalities, and appeared as the owner of the private and secret agenda in Iraq.
It is expected, according to the new step, more Turkish influence on directing events in Iraq because it has deep relations, some of them secret, with Sunni and Kurdish personalities.
Kurdish sources, including politician Ghaleb Muhammad, say that Fidan will work to achieve many Kurdish aspirations in the economy and politics, especially in Iraqi Kurdistan.
Turkey has a great influence on the events in Iraq due to the cultural, historical, economic and political relations between the two countries. The two countries share a common border that extends for thousands of kilometers.
Fidan’s handling of the Turkish Foreign Ministry file will have an impact on the fight against terrorism and the fight against ISIS and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which Turkey sees as a source of threat emanating from Iraq.
Economically, Türkiye is a major trading partner for Iraq. There is a large flow of trade and investments between the two countries, as Iraq is an important market for Turkish products.
Türkiye, in particular, has intimate relations with Sunni figures in Iraq. And personalities from the Turkmen and Kurdish minorities.
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