The Iraqi-Turkish Treaty of 1946

Abstract

The reconciliation process began after Turkey announced its official recognition of Iraq in 1927 AD, and from that date the two countries began establishing diplomatic representation between them. The good-neighborly relations between the two countries were embodied by the visit of King Faisal I to Turkey in July 1931, and during the visit, bilateral agreements related to residence, trade, and extradition of criminals were signed. In 1946 AD, Turkey and Iraq entered into a treaty of friendship and good neighborliness with annexes related to regulating the waters of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, as well as regulating mutual cooperation in matters of security, education, and culture. In 1955 AD, the United States sought to establish an alliance in the Middle East to contain the Soviet Union, and Turkey was the country that played a role in forming this alliance, which included Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, and Britain, in addition to the United States[5]. The relationship continued at this pace of good neighborliness until the nineties of the last century. The reconciliation process began after Turkey announced its official recognition of Iraq in 1927 AD, and from that date the two countries began establishing diplomatic representation between them. The good-neighborly relations between the two countries were embodied by the visit of King Faisal I to Turkey in July 1931, and during the visit, bilateral agreements related to residence, trade, and extradition of criminals were signed. In 1946 AD, Turkey and Iraq entered into a treaty of friendship and good neighborliness with annexes related to regulating the waters of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, as well as regulating mutual cooperation in matters of security, education, and culture.