"Mehmet Y. Yilmaz: Changing Turkish stance towards Northern Iraq; MIT meets with Barzani
Is there a difference in the current Turkish approach to what has emerged in Northern Iraq following the American invasion? As you may remember, the Chief of the Army's General Staff, General Hilmi Ozkok, spoke of Massoud Barzani at a reception at Cankaya Palace in Ankara earlier this year, saying 'The man used to be a tribal leader, and now he is a state president.' With these comments, General Ozkok gave the first signal of a difference in Turkey's stance towards Northern Iraq."
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