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 the Iraqi Kurdish region” for refusing involvement in the conflict and not allowing their territory to be used as launch pads for attacks on neighbouring countries. “Greater strife that could have harmed our Kurdish brothers and sisters has been prevented,” Erdogan said, adding that, over time, “it will become much clearer just how bloody and insidious a scheme we have thwarted together as Turks, Kurds, Arabs and Iranians”.