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Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/05/international/europe/05TURK.html
Turkey May Join U.S. Effort Against Iraq
(New York Times)- Recep Tayyip Erdogan, leader of the governing Justice and Development Party, suggested Tuesday that Turkey could forfeit influence over events in Iraq if it stayed out of an American-led war. The Turkish Parliament will meet Thursday on the American request to use Turkish military bases for a possible invasion of northern Iraq. American ambassador Robert Pearson met Tuesday with Ugur Ziyal, Turkey's under secretary in the foreign ministry, to press for a decision this week on the use of Turkish bases for an attack.