Nuri Said Pasha’s Visit to Turkey and the Treaty of Friendship and Good Neighbourhood Concluded Between Iraq and Turkey in 1946

This study deals with the visit of Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Said Pasha to Turkey, aiming to improve the Turkey-Iraqi relations that were established by the Treaty of Ankara in 1926 and interrupted during the World War II; and with the Treaty of Friendship and Good Neighborhood signed after his visit in 1946. After touching briefly on the establishment and development of Turkey-Iraqi relations, the reasons why the two countries wanted to redevelop good relations after an interruption period are discussed. The study also covers the activities of Nuri Said Pasha in Turkey, the signing process of the Turco-Iraqi Treaty, treaty text and the developments both in Turkish and Iraqi Parliaments after the treaty was concluded. Lastly, the benefits of the Treaty are discussed in terms of both Turkey and Iraq. The references of this study include mainly the press of the period and minutes of Grand National Assembly of Turkey as well as archive documents, books, theses and articles