Türkiye’s intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin held a series of high-level meetings in Baghdad this week, securing public backing from Iraq’s political and security leadership for Ankara’s “terror-free Türkiye” campaign aimed at eliminating the PKK presence along the two countries’ border. Kalin met Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, President Abdul Latif Rashid and Deputy Prime Minister–Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein on 8–9 July, followed by talks with Defense Minister Thabit Abbasi, National Intelligence Service head Hamid al-Shatri, parliamentary speaker Mahmoud al-Mashhadani and other figures. Iraqi officials pledged “full support” for joint operations and future steps to seal the frontier and dismantle PKK hideouts in northern Iraq. Discussions also covered wider regional security, including the Iran–Israel cease-fire, and cooperation to stabilise Turkmen-inhabited areas ahead of Iraq’s November 2025 elections. Kalin’s visit underscores Ankara’s drive to mobilise neighbouring capitals behind its domestic counter-terrorism agenda while deepening bilateral security ties with Baghdad.