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Kremlin: Putin, Erdogan and Rouhani discuss Kurdish referendum

Kremlin: Putin, Erdogan and Rouhani discuss Kurdish referendum

The situation regarding the Iraqi Kurdistan independence referendum was discussed during telephone conversations between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish and Iranian counterparts - Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Hassan …

Erdogan threatens oil flow from Iraq's Kurdistan

Erdogan threatens oil flow from Iraq's Kurdistan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country is considering all options ranging from military intervention to economic sanctions against Iraq’s Kurdish region. Speaking in Ankara on Tuesday, Erdogan …

Ankara: Khabur border checkpoint continues its work

Ankara: Khabur border checkpoint continues its work

The Khabur border crossing on the Turkish-Iraqi border, which is located in Silopi district of Sharnak province, was not closed, the Turkish Ministry of Customs said. Earlier it was reported in media that the Turkish government closed …

Turkey holds military drill near its border with Iraq

Turkey holds military drill near its border with Iraq

Turkey's military says it has kicked off a drill near its border with Iraq, as the northern Iraqi Kurdish region prepares to hold a referendum on independence on September 25. The military says the exercise started on Monday near …

Qassemi: Kurdistan referendum to exacerbate Iraq’s problems

Qassemi: Kurdistan referendum to exacerbate Iraq’s problems

The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman says a referendum on the independence of the Iraqi Kurdistan region will just create more problems for the Arab country in a time when it needs peace and stability more than ever. Foreign Ministry Spokesman …

Erdogan casts vote in Istanbul

Erdogan casts vote in Istanbul

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan cast his vote on April 16 for the referendum that will decide whether the current parliamentary system should be shifted into an executive presidency, Hurriyet Daily News …

Constitutional referendum kicks off in Turkey

Constitutional referendum kicks off in Turkey

A referendum on constitutional amendments that expand the powers of the president and abolish the post of the prime minister began in Turkey on Sunday morning. The vote has already began in 33 out of the country’s 81 provinces, at …

 Iraqi Kurds intend to hold independence referendum in 2017

Iraqi Kurds intend to hold independence referendum in 2017

The two ruling parties in Iraqi Kurdistan region, the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), have agreed on holding an independence referendum, the Iraqi media reported. The spokesperson for the …

Erdogan: Turkey may hold EU accession referendum

Erdogan: Turkey may hold EU accession referendum

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said Turkey may hold a referendum on whether to carry on with negotiations about joining the European Union, Al Jazeera reports. Speaking at a Turkish-Anglo …

SCO recognizes referendum in Kyrgyzstan as democratic

SCO recognizes referendum in Kyrgyzstan as democratic

SCO Deputy Secretary General Wang Kaiwen said that the organization's observer mission did not receive any complaints during the constitutional referendum in Kyrgyzstan held yesterday. "The referendum has been …

Russia marks 23rd anniversary of Constitution

Russia marks 23rd anniversary of Constitution

Today Russia is celebrating Constitution Day. The Basic Law was adopted on December 12th in 1993 in a national referendum, by decree of the Russian President Boris Yeltsin as of September 19th 1994 this day was declared a public …

Constitutional referendum underway in Kyrgyzstan

Constitutional referendum underway in Kyrgyzstan

Voters in Kyrgyzstan are taking to the polls to cast their ballots in a referendum on whether to make amendments to the constitution of the ex-Soviet Central Asian country. Polls opened at 08:00 local time (0200 GMT) on Sunday and will close …