Evaluation of Turkey's intervention in Northern Iraq: A quantitative study

This study clarifies Turkey's foreign policy in the north of Iraq within the scope of the fight against the PKK terrorist organization, and the reasons for the intervention operations in the north of Iraq after 2016, supported by a survey. This study explains the strategy adopted by Turkey as a regional actor in northern Iraq. Turkey is affected by the elements of domestic policy and the foreign policy of the state is shaped. Turkish President Recep Tayyip ERDOĞAN's point of view and perception regarding the north of Iraq, together with local factors, affected Iraqi foreign policy decisions. The intervention operations carried out in the north of Iraq started with this decision and Turkey is advancing towards its target that it has successfully set by applying the concept of area dominance.