Observers revealed, yesterday , Friday, the objectives of the upcoming visit of the Turkish Foreign Minister, Hakan Fidan, to Iraq, scheduled for tomorrow, Sunday (January 26) .
Turkish political analyst Gokoglu said, “There is a need for intelligence coordination between Iraq and Turkey to confront the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, so Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will visit Iraq to coordinate efforts .”
Oglu expected that “Fidan’s visit to Iraq will not be limited to Baghdad, but he may also head to Erbil, because Turkey wants to launch a comprehensive war on the PKK in northern Syria, so he wants to coordinate with Baghdad first and then with Erbil .”
The Turkish political analyst concluded that “the visit may include opening several files in addition to intelligence coordination, including the Syria file and the development path, as well as following up on the implementation of the agreements signed between the two countries during Fidan’s last visit .”
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan is scheduled to visit Iraq next Sunday, in his second visit after assuming the position of Foreign Minister on June 3, 2023, after his first visit in August of the same year .
Fidan was part of the delegation accompanying President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during his visit to Baghdad and then Erbil in April 2024. The visit witnessed the signing of 27 agreements and memoranda of understanding in various fields between Baghdad and Ankara, the most prominent of which was the water agreement .
The Supreme Security Committee between the two countries was also formed and several meetings were held, resulting in the PKK being described as a “common threat” in December 2023. In March 2024, Iraqi National Security Adviser Qasim al-Araji announced the inclusion of the PKK on the list of banned organizations in Iraq .
The Kurdistan Workers’ Party has its stronghold in the Qandil Mountains in northern Iraq, and is active in many cities, regions and valleys .
Turkey has been carrying out military operations against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which opposes the regime in Ankara, for many years, resulting in the killing and wounding of dozens of civilians and the displacement of residents from villages in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq .
