This Policy Outlook explores the renewed era of collaboration between Türkiye and Iraq, focusing on President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s latest visit to Iraq. It delves into critical areas like counterterrorism, economic development, transboundary waters, among other significant topics.
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Written by: Burak Elmalı
Burak Elmalı
Burak Elmali is a Researcher at TRT World Research Centre in Istanbul. He holds an MA degree in Political Science and International Relations from Boğaziçi University. His research areas include the geopolitics of interconnectivity, the concept of great power competition between the U.S. and China and its manifestation in the Gulf. His works were published in various media outlets and he appears in TV as a guest interviewee.
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