For the first time in its history, Turkey’s main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) in early September sent a delegation to the Kurdistan region of Iraq (KRI). The delegation’s three-day trip to Erbil saw CHP members meet with top Iraqi Kurdish leaders. The trip has been mostly seen as a move by the Turkish party to garner Kurdish votes at home ahead of Turkey’s 2023 presidential and parliamentary elections. The visit may also help Turkey’s mainstream political parties to positively transform their long-held negative perception of the KRI...