Iraq–Turkey border
| Iraq-Turkey border الحدود العراقية التركية (Arabic) Irak–Türkiye sınırı (Turkish) سنووری عێراق و تورکیا (Kurdish) | |
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Map of the Iraq–Turkey border | |
| Characteristics | |
| Entities | Iraq Turkey |
| Length | 331 km (206 mi) |
| History | |
| Established | 1926 (Treaty of Ankara (1926)) To establish the border between Iraq and Turkey |
| Current shape | Active Border between Iraq and Turkey |
| Treaties | Treaty of Ankara (1926) |
| Notes | The border region is mountainous and predominantly populated by Kurds on both sides. Tensions related to Kurdish insurgency persist. |
The Iraq–Turkey border is 331 km (206 mi) in length and runs from the tripoint with Syria in the west to the tripoint with Iran in the east. Should Turkey, which is a candidate for EU membership, accede to the EU, Iraq will be a border neighbor with the European Union.