ANKARA, Sept. 23-- The Turkish parliament on Saturday approved the extension of a mandate for troop deployment in Iraq and Syria for another year. The motion, submitted by Prime Minister Binali Yildirim's Justice and Development Party (AKP) government, was approved by a large majority in the assembly, the official Anadolu Agency reported. It stated that Turkey places great importance on the protection of Iraq's territorial integrity, national unity and stability. |