Iraqi, Turkish FMs discuss water, PKK in Baghdad

Fidan arrived in Baghdad on Sunday, where he held talks with Hussein amid worsening water shortages across Iraq, owing to upstream dams built by Turkey along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers and Iraq’s drought-prone environment. They also discussed the latest developments regarding the PKK.

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Iraq seeking increased upstream water releases amid Turkish FM visit: Official

Turhan al-Mufti, advisor to the Iraqi prime minister for water affairs, expressed his hope that bilateral talks between Iraq and Turkey will see the latter agree to release one billion cubic meters of water into Iraqi waterways to alleviate drought.

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Turkish FM to visit Baghdad Sunday: Source 

Fidan's last visit to the Iraqi capital was in January, where he met with top officials to discuss bilateral relations and current regional developments.

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Turkey to host Gaza peace conference with Muslim states

Representatives from Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE have been invited to the Monday summit, according to the Turkish foreign ministry.

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New constitution central to current legislative agenda: Turkish parliament speaker 

Observers say Erdogan’s renewed push for a new constitution in recent months could be driven by his personal interests

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Imrali delegation says agreed with Erdogan on next steps for PKK peace talks

Thursday's meeting marks the mediating delegation's third with Erdogan

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Turkish parliamentary commission to deliver next step of Ankara-PKK peace process

“The commission will submit to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey a framework that defines the steps to be taken after the organization's [PKK] self-dissolution,” said Numan Kurtulmus, Turkey’s parliament speaker and head of the commission.

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Ousted pro-Kurdish mayor urges removal of Turkey’s trustee practice

Speaking at the Council of Europe on Wednesday, Zeydan lamented that the European Court for Human Rights’ (ECHR) decisions, “which are binding for all member states, are persistently not implemented” in Turkey, adding that “responsible supranational institutions are also normalizing and turning a blind eye to this situation.” 

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HRW urges Merz to consider Turkey’s ‘deepening slide’ on democracy, rights

“Merz would do well to voice concerns that locking up and removing elected opposition politicians raises the prospect of Turkey abandoning its history of democracy and becoming a far less stable partner,” HRW said, stressing that he “should not overlook Turkey’s deepening slide on democracy and rights. 

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