Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has warned that all military and economic measures are on the table against the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), noting that Masoud Barzani’s decision to go ahead with the vote was "betrayal to Turkey."
''The decision, which was taken without a prior consultation or meeting, is a betrayal to our country in an era where our relations were at their best level in history," Erdoğan said.
Iraqi Kurds would go hungry if Turkey halts the flow of trucks and oil across the border with northern Iraq, Erdoğan argued, Hurriyet reports.
"[They] will be left in the lurch when we start imposing our sanctions. It will be over when we close the oil taps, all [their] revenues will vanish, and they will not be able to find food when our trucks stop going to northern Iraq'', Erdoğan said.