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Some 200 Turkish holders of diplomatic passports have been granted asylum in Germany since 2016. (AFP)

200 Turks with Diplomatic Passport Granted Germany Asylum

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 19, 2017 | Middle East

The German Interior Ministry announced that some 200 Turkish nationals, who hold diplomatic passports, have been granted the right to asylum in Germany since last year’s failed coup in Turkey. Some 249 holders of diplomatic passports had applied for asylum in Germany...

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Turkish tanks are seen near the Habur crossing point between Turkey and Iraq during a military drill launched a week before the Kurdish independence vote on September 25. (AFP)

Turkey Sends ‘Field Messages’ to Kurds over Independence Vote

by Saeed Abdel Razek and Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 19, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara, Baghdad and Irbil – In response to the Kurdish independence referendum scheduled for September 25 and the Syrian Kurds’ elections of bodies running local communities on September 22, Turkey sent on Monday field messages to both parties by deploying its...

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Ankara Confirms Agreement with Baghdad on Iraq’s Unity

by Saeed Abdelrazek | Sep 18, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara- Turkish reactions rejecting the referendum on the independence of Kurdistan region of Iraq, which is scheduled for next Monday, have continued. At a time when Ankara continued its warnings, hundreds of Turks and Turkmen demonstrated in Istanbul Sunday,...

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Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi. (Reuters)

Abadi Urges Suspension of Kurdish Independence Vote as Turkey Holds Drills by Iraqi Border

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 18, 2017 | Middle East

Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi formally demanded on Monday the Iraqi Kurdistan Region to suspend its independence referendum set for September 25 as Turkey conducted military drills near the border with Iraq. The Iraqi Supreme Federal Court approved...

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. (AFP)

Erdogan Warns Kurdish President against Going through with Independence Vote

by Saeed Abdelrazek | Sep 17, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned on Friday Kurdish President Masoud Barzani of going ahead with the independence referendum on September 25. He said in a television interview: “Barzani will clearly see how sensitive we are to the vote after the...