Unrest in the Middle East and mutual economic interests are drawing together two unlikely partners; rising powerhouse Turkey and an entity whose name Turkish leaders hardly ever mention Kurdistan, the semi-autonomous region of northern Iraq.
Ankara has developed solid political and trade ties with Iraq's Kurds, as its foreign policy of "zero problems with the neighbors" unravels due to the uprising in Syria, tensions with Baghdad and rivalry with Iran.
Iraqi Kurdish
leaders also recognize that in an unstable region and with sectarian
conflict posing to upset the fragile political balance in Baghdad,
their landlocked, oil producing territory needs an ally among its
neighbors.
Turkey, with one of the fastest growing economies in the world, could be their best bet.
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