Developments in Northern Iraq and Turkish-Iraqi relations 1990-2005

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Kh. Hussen, Hussen

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This study is a historical analysis of Turkish-Iraqi relations from the Gulf War of 1990 up to the Iraqi elections of 2005 and the end of Transitional Administration Law (TAL) and prior to the permanent constitution. This study attempted to explain how Turkish-Iraqi relations entered into a new phase with the Gulf War of 1990. In this year, Iraq invaded Kuwait. Following this invasion, Iraq was attacked by coalition forces and at the end of this war, Iraq was nearly divided when a safe haven was created for the Kurds in northern Iraq. In this regard, this thesis paid attention to three factors that had significant impact on the foreign policy of Turkey towards Iraq: a de facto Kurdish state in northern part of this country and apprehension about the possibility of an independent Kurdish state, the existance of PKK in northern Iraq as a result of a power vacuum there and concerns about the future fate of Turkomans in Iraq and attempts to protect their rights. This study has demonstrated how Kurdish question has influenced Turkey̕s policy towards Iraq and restricted its options.

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General Social Sciences.

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http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/2/12606803/index.pdf
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/15582

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H. Kh. Hussen, “Developments in Northern Iraq and Turkish-Iraqi relations 1990-2005,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2005.