Workshop on the Turkey-Iraq Relations

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A workshop on Turkey-Iraq relations was held in Ankara on 28 December 2016, under the cooperation of ORSAM and Al-Nahrain Research Center operating under auspices of the National Security Undersecretariat of the Iraqi Prime Ministry. Iraqi academicians and specialists coming to Turkey attended the workshop as well as bureaucrats, academicians, specialists and researchers from Turkey. During the workshop, the following issues were primarily addressed:

• Mosul operation and the effects of Mosul's future on bilateral relations,
• Political process in Iraq and Turkey's approach,
• Perception of Turkey in Iraq,
• KRG's effects on the relations between Turkey and Iraqi central government,
• Iraqi future and Turkmens' role,
• PKK presence in Iraq,
• Refugee problem and solutions (Refugees' problems in Turkey and solution proposals to the problems which may be faced in case of their return to Iraq),

• US presence in Iraq within the scope of the NATO and the international coalition against ISIS and the effects of this presence on Turkey-Iraq relations,
• Iran's regional policies and its effects on Turkey-Iraq relations,
• Effects of the Syrian Crisis on Turkey-Iraq relations,
• Fight against Global Terrorism and ISIS,

• Energy issues in Turkey-Iraq relations,
• Border gates,
• Trade volume and investment opportunities between two countries,
• Problems and opportunities in economic and trade relations