Visit of the Turkish Foreign Affairs minister to Baghdad and Erbil: Hakan Fidan puts Iraq under pressure

Jean Marcou, a Professor at Sciences-Po Grenoble-UGA and an associate researcher at CFRI, explains the reasons behind the Turkish FM Hakan Fidan's trip to Iraq and the demands expressed by Istanbul, as Recep Tayyip Erdoğan seeks to open a new diplomatic and economic era—two fronts on which Turkey encounters difficulties.

25th August 2023