HomeOffice of the SpokespersonPress Releases...Turkish Citizens Killed in Iraq hide Turkish Citizens Killed in Iraq Press Statement Ned Price, Department Spokesperson February 14, 2021 The United States deplores the death of Turkish citizens in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. We stand with our NATO Ally Turkey and extend our condolences to the families of those lost in the recent fighting. If reports of the death of Turkish civilians at the hands of the PKK, a designated terrorist organization, are confirmed, we condemn this action in the strongest possible terms. Tags Bureau of Counterterrorism Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs Iraq North Atlantic Treaty Organization Office of the Spokesperson Terrorism Turkey