Turkish
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned that Iraqi Kurds will “not
be able to find food” if Ankara decides to halt the flow of
trucks and oil into the region, adding that all military and economic
sanctions are on the table.
“[They]
will be left in the lurch when we start imposing our sanctions,”
Erdogan said in a speech broadcast live on television on Tuesday, as
quoted by Reuters. “It will be over when we close the oil taps,
all [their] revenues will vanish, and they will not be able to find
food when our trucks stop going to northern Iraq.”
The
Turkish president then warned that Israel’s support would be
insufficient to sustain the Iraqi Kurds’ drive for independence and
would not save them from international isolation. Erdogan added that
Tel Aviv does not exercise sufficient leverage over the world
community.
“Who
will recognize your independence? Israel. The world is not about
Israel. You should know that the waving of Israeli flags there will
not save you,” he said, as quoted by Hurriyet.
"If
the only support for the KRG’s referendum is given by Israel and if
the [outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party] PKK starts celebrating [the
results] even before the polls close then there can be neither
innocence nor legitimacy,” Erdogan said.
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