The head of the Turkish National Intelligence Organization (MIT) has paid a visit to Iraq’s northern city of Kirkuk and inspected the historic Kirkuk Citadel.
– Ibrahim Kalin was welcomed at Kirkuk International Airport on Wednesday by Kirkuk Governor Mohammed Saman Agha, who also serves as head of the Iraqi Turkmen Front (ITC).
– Kalin’s first stop in Kirkuk was the historic Kirkuk Citadel, where he did inspections and visited the cemetery of Turkish martyrs.
– He later visited the ITC headquarters and met with Turkmen officials there.
– The MIT chief also held talks with Agha at the governor’s office.
– On Monday, Kalin held a series of high-level meetings in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.
– He met Iraqi President Nizar Amidi, Parliament Speaker Haibat al-Halbousi, Supreme Judicial Council President Faiq Zaidan, National Security Adviser Basim al-Badri, Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein, National Wisdom Movement leader Ammar al-Hakim, Sovereignty Alliance leader Khamis al-Khanjar, and Taqaddum Party leader Mohammed al-Halbousi.
– The meetings focused on strengthening security and intelligence cooperation between Türkiye and Iraq.
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