ankara turkey thursday welcome iraqi parliament move reject referendum kurdish independence parliament baghdad authorize prime minister take measure preserve iraq unity response move hold independence referendum iraq semi-autonomous kurdish region sept. 25. kurdish leader massoud barzani vow press ahead vote call natural right barzani referendum decision historic mistake turkey follow policies take iraq territorial integrity basis deputy prime minister bekir bozdag say northern iraq referendum must cancel cost retribution say add move would erode region peace bring security risk turkey region large kurdish population fear yes vote could fuel separatism southeast kurdish militants wag insurgency three decades 40,000 people kill ankara build solid tie barzani administration found strong economic energy link well ankara erbil share suspicions kurdish group iraq central government iran syria also oppose vote fear could fan separatism among kurdish populations western power worry plebiscite would include oil-producing city kirkuk could ignite conflict central government baghdad divert attention war islamic state militants turkey foreign ministry statement thursday say find iraqi kurdish leadership insistent stance regard referendum increasingly emotional statements worry note insistence definitely cost add call act good sense abandon erroneous approach immediately iraqi kurdish referendum 'historic mistake turkey