ISTANBUL President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday hailed the Iraqi government's recent efforts against the terrorist group PKK , including officially declaring it illegal. Erdoğan expressed Ankara's satisfaction with these "positive steps" during a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani in Istanbul, according to Türkiye's Communications Directorate. The leaders' discussions at the Vahdettin Mansion covered bilateral relations, along with regional and global issues. Erdoğan