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ITF to open new offices in Turkey
In an effort to guarantee an electoral victory in January, Iraqi Turkmen are working on a database of Turkmen populations worldwide to boost their numbers in parliament. The Iraqi Turkmen Front is planning to open offices in various Turkish cities in line with this campaign
In an effort to boost support for Turkmen deputies in Iraq’s Jan. 16 general elections, Iraqi Turkmen leaders have decided to join forces to find and mobilize Turkmen populations worldwide.
A summit to unite Iraqi Turkmen and discuss ways to boost their numbers in parliament took place last week in Ankara. Iraqi Turkmen Front, or ITF, Chairman Sadettin Ergeç, Iraqi Turkmen Assembly President Yunus Bayraktar, Iraqi Turkmen Islamic Union Secretary-General Abbas Betyati, Iraqi Turkmen Justice Party Chairman Enver Bayraktar and other Turkmen deputies serving in the Iraqi parliament, along with chairs of Turkmen associations in Turkey, constituted the summit’s 23 participants. Read the rest of this entry »
Turkmens, Turkmeneli and the Musul Region
By Orhan Ketene
Northern Iraq or the Musul Region is home of the Iraqi Turkmens for over a millennium. The economic and strategic importance of this land, had made it one of the most sensitive parts of the Middle East in general and of Iraq in particular. Read the rest of this entry »