TEHRAN, September 16 -Iraqi Kurdish legislators of the country’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region have approved a plan to hold a referendum on independence from Baghdad later this month, a contentious move spearheaded by regional President Masoud Barzani that has faced bitter opposition from the central government and several other countries, including neighboring Iran, Turkey and Syria.
TEHRAN, September 16 - The parliament of Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region approved a plan on Friday to hold a referendum on independence on Sept. 25, ignoring opposition from Baghdad and the wider region as well as Western concerns that the vote could spark fresh conflict.
TEHRAN, September 15 - Iranian and Turkish senior military commanders cautioned of dangerous aftermaths of an upcoming referendum on secession of Iraq’s Kurdistan region.
TEHRAN, August 23 - Turkey’s foreign minister said his country expects the administration of Iraq’s northern semi-autonomous Kurdish region to cancel an upcoming referendum on its independence.
TEHRAN, August 23 - Iraqi Kurdistan region suffers deep social, political and economic problems and holding the referendum for independence now can provoke instability in the region.
TEHRAN, August 16 - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has warned that a plan by Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region to hold an independence referendum late next month will lead to "civil war" in the conflict-stricken Arab country.
TEHRAN, August 4, YJC - Police and opposition activists clashed Thursday in Mauritania's capital on the final day of campaigning for a controversial constitutional referendum .
TEHRAN, May 9, YJC - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Turkish citizens living in Germany will not be allowed to vote in a potential Turkish plebiscite on restoring the capital punishment in the Anatolian country, amid tensions between Berlin and Ankara.
TEHRAN, April 25, YJC -Turkey’s highest administrative court has declined to hear an appeal by the main opposition party against the acceptance of unstamped ballots in the recent referendum on expanding President Tayyip Erdogan's powers.
TEHRAN, April 20, YJC - Turkey’s justice minister said the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has no jurisdiction to rule on appeals against the result of the recent referendum in the country that expanded President Tayyip Erdogan’s powers.
TEHRAN, April 18, YJC - Nearly 50 people have been detained by police in Turkey amid rallies against the result of Sunday's constitutional referendum to broaden presidential powers.
TEHRAN, April 18, YJC - US President Donald Trump has called his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to congratulate him on victory in a referendum that boosts his power and plays a key role in the future of the country and the rest of the region.
TEHRAN, April 18, YJC - Turkey’s cabinet has extended a state of emergency in the country for another three months just one day after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wins a referendum extending his executive powers.
TEHRAN, April 17, YJC - Turkey’s main opposition, the Republican People's Party (CHP), has called for the annulment of the results of a referendum on changes to the country’s constitution, which would grant President Recep Tayyip Erdogan extensive executive powers.
TEHRAN, April 17, YJC - 51 percent of Turkish people said ‘yes’ to a change in parliamentary system and expanding president’s authority in a recent referendum on the constitution.
TEHRAN, April 17, YJC - Top European officials have reacted to the recent referendum in Turkey by calling on Ankara to choose its next steps carefully and seek broader consensus in implementing constitutional reforms.
TEHRAN, April 17, YJC - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has declared victory in a constitutional referendum granting him vastly increased executive powers.
TEHRAN, April 16, YJC -Turks began voting in a hotly contested referendum on Sunday that could place sweeping new powers in the hands of President Tayyip Erdogan.
TEHRAN, April 15, YJC - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has censured the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) for reporting that "no" campaigners in Turkey's upcoming referendum on extending presidential powers have faced crackdown by Ankara.