AL-Qadisiya Journal For Law and Political Sciences

Iraqi-Turkish Relations in Light of the Security Memorandum of Understanding

https://doi.org/10.63677/jqlap.2026.167790.1526
Volume 17, Issue: 2 part 1
Summer 2026
Pages 1223-1234
AL-Qadisiya Journal For Law and Political Sciences

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Zainab Diaa Mohammed Amin
Ali Hadi Abdullah Al-Qaraghouli

University of Baghdad / Center for Strategic and International Studies

Abstract
Iraqi-Turkish relations occupied an important and influential position in the regional and international arena, which reflected the desire of the two countries to maintain positive relations, through concluding several bilateral agreements at all geopolitical levels (security, military, economic), and the most important of these agreements is the Security Cooperation Agreement The strategic agreement between the two parties, which adopted several items, the most important of which is cooperation in the field of energy and economy, as well as security cooperation between the two countries This geopolitical rapprochement results in differences, in addition to the challenges and changes witnessed in the powerful arena, which affect the various geopolitical relations, through diplomatic exchange, visits, and dialogues between supporte
The study is structured around two main axes:
1. Iraqi-Turkish relations under the Justice and Development Party government.
2. Iraqi-Turkish cooperation in the security and military fields.
The study is based on two methodologies:
The historical method
The analytical method
Subjects
  • Receive Date 11 December 2025
  • Revise Date 03 January 2026
  • Accept Date 04 January 2026

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