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Erdogan and Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Zaidi had a bilateral meeting in New York
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Erdogan and Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Zaidi had a bilateral meeting in New York

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  • Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had a bilateral meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Zaidi in New York within the scope of the 81st General Assembly of the United Nations.
  • He declared that they agreed on deepening security cooperation, establishing state authority in Sinjar, removing banned foreign armed elements, and gradually handing over the Bashiqa-Zilkan settlement of Turkish forces to the Iraqi Federal Government.
  • They also stated that they agreed on expanding bilateral trade and investment, implementing signed agreements and accelerating joint strategic projects such as the Development Road Project.

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Why It Matters

Türkiye and Iraq have historically signed various agreements on security, water and trade. In recent years, discussions about the security situation in the Sinjar region and some of the Turkish settlements in Iraq have been on the agenda.

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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan continues his bilateral contacts in New York, where he is present for the 81st General Assembly of the United Nations (UN). In this context, President Erdoğan received Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi.

In the statement made by the Directorate of Communications regarding the meeting, the following statements were made:

“The President of the Republic of Turkey, Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and the Prime Minister of the Republic of Iraq, Mr. Ali Zeydi, who met in New York on September 23, 2026, declared their common will on the following issues.

During the meetings in which the Turkish and Iraqi authorities discussed all aspects of the strategic relations between the two countries, the parties agreed to deepen cooperation in the field of security; In this context, they agreed to fully establish state authority in Sinjar and put an end to the presence of banned foreign armed elements. Within the framework of the progress made by Iraq in these security practices; In line with the agreed mechanism and timeline, Turkish forces will gradually hand over the Bashiqa-Zilkan campus to the Iraqi Federal Government.

"The parties also agreed on expanding the bilateral trade and investment volume, immediately putting the signed agreements into practice and accelerating joint strategic projects, especially the Development Road Project."

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • Turkish forces will gradually hand over the Bashiqa-Zilkan campus to the Iraqi Federal Government.

    Very likely · Within months

  • The presence of banned foreign armed elements in Sinjar will end.

    Likely · Within months

Open Questions

  • When exactly will Turkish forces complete the Bashiqa-Zilkan settlement?
  • Are there details about who exactly the banned foreign armed elements are and how they will be removed?
  • Within the scope of the Development Road Project, which

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This article was originally published by Cumhuriyet.

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