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Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country will \u201csoon\u201d shut its border and airspace to the Iraqi Kurdistan Region in response to a controversial referendum on possible secession of the semi-autonomous region from the rest of the country.<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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\n\t“Flights to northern Iraq have already been suspended, the airspace and borders will also close soon,” Erdogan said in a televised speech in Ankara\u00a0on Thursday.<\/p>\n

\n\t“How will you (the Iraqi Kurds) have imports and exports then? The clock is ticking against them,” he added.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe non-binding Kurdish plebiscite took place on September 25, sparking\u00a0strong objection from the central government in Baghdad. Iraq\u2019s neighbors and the international community also\u00a0voiced concerns over the repercussions of the vote, which was only supported by Israel.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Turkish president said the plebiscite showed the “perfect ingratitude” of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) after years of its close commercial and political relations with Ankara.<\/p>\n

\n\tEarlier on Thursday, Erdogan had told reporters that Turkey would decide jointly with Iran and the central government in Baghdad whether to cut oil exports from the Iraqi Kurdistan.<\/p>\n

\n\t“The northern Iraqi leadership is drunk with the result of the referendum, [but] it’s not aware of what it is doing or what kind of steps it’s taking,” he said.<\/p>\n

\n\tOn Wednesday, Erdogan held meetings with Iranian officials in Tehran.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn a joint press conference with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Erdogan warned that Turkey would take stronger steps in response to the Kurdish referendum.<\/p>\n

\n\tRouhani, for his part, said both Tehran and Ankara believed that \u201cIraq is a unified country and so is Syria, and we will by no means accept a change in geographical borders.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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