Iraklı Kürtlerin Bağımsızlık Referandumu Ve Sonrası
Iraqi Kurds’ Independence Referendum and Afterwards

Summary/Abstract: The independence referendum held by the Iraqi Kurdish Regional Government (KRG), on 25 September 2017, increased the tension in the region and caused many debates. The establishment of an independent Kurdish state is not only an attack on the territorial integrity of Iraq, but also a serious threat against the countries of the region, like Turkey, Iran and Syria in which significant Kurdish population lives. It is clear that the KRG’s move has triggered a new and difficult problem in the Middle East which one of the danger zones in the world for the international peace and security. Despite all these dangers, the administration of Kurdistan in Erbil maintains its assertion that this referendum for independence is based on the right to self-determination which legitimately accepted by the international community and the UN. In this article, the historical background of the right of self-determination of peoples and the UN’s approach to this issue are explained with some examples and referendum for independence initiated by the KRG and its possible consequences are assessed.

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