[78946] Iraq: Kirkuk joins the Union of Turkish World Municipalities
[78946] Iraq: Kirkuk joins the Union of Turkish World Municipalities
Deputy Chairman of the Justice and Development Party in Turkey, Kürşad Zorlu, announced that the city of Kirkuk will join the Union of Turkish World Municipalities and tighten its ties with cities in Turkey.
Kirkuk joins the Union of Turkish World Municipalities
In a significant move to strengthen regional ties, Deputy Chairman of the Justice and Development Party (AK Parti), Kürşad Zorlu, announced that the city of Kirkuk in Iraq is expected to join the "Union of Turkish World Municipalities" (TDBB). This move has been labeled by sources in Turkey as a "historic period" for the city.
According to the report by TRT Haber, Zorlu emphasized that the move will allow the city to integrate into a broad urban network: "Kirkuk will be in much more intensive communication and interaction with all of our municipalities in the field and with sister cities".
The report in Haber Gündem noted that this is an unprecedented milestone for the city, which follows changes in the district's administration. Officials in Turkey emphasize that joining the organization will allow for closer cooperation at the municipal level between Kirkuk and cities in Turkey and other Turkish states.
Editor's note: The sources that covered the event, TRT Haber and Haber Gündem, are considered media outlets identified with the political and national line of the Turkish administration, which seeks to expand its cultural and political influence in the region through international organizations.