Erdogan applauds Iraqi Kurds' neutrality during Iran war

Erdogan applauds Iraqi Kurds' neutrality during Iran war Submitted by MEE staff on Thu, 06/25/2026 - 10:54 Turkish president says 'Turks, Kurds, Arabs and Iranians' have avoided a 'bloody and insidious scheme' Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the Turkish Grand National Assembly in Ankara on 11 February 2025 (AFP) Off Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has commended the Iraqi Kurds for not getting drawn into the US-Israeli war on Iran. Speaking in Ankara on Wednesday, Erdogan praised “our brothers in th