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Turkey rejects aspiration of Kurds for independence

Wednesday, 05 April 2017 3:10 PM [ Last Update: Wednesday, 05 April 2017 3:10 PM ]

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gestures as he speaks during the Mukhtars (local administrators) meeting at Bestepe People's Culture and Congress Center in Ankara, on April 5, 2017. (AFP)

Rahshan Saglam
Press TV, Istanbul

Turkey has voiced its concerns over raising Kurdish flag over government buildings in the Iraqi city of Kirkuk. Turkish President Rejep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened to break ties with Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region if the flag is not removed.

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