Could the Ilisu Dam Reignite Old Disputes?

In late May, Turkey’s Ilisu Dam in the country’s southeast started generating power for the first time. But this dam on the Tigris River is at the heart of a dispute between Turkey and neighbouring Iraq. Baghdad demands that no projects in Turkey impact the natural flow of the river, a position Ankara firmly rejects. So, what’s behind this old rivalry? And is a lasting solution over who gets to decide the flow of the river possible? Guests: Mehmet Ogutcu Former Turkish Diplomat Mehmet Celik Managing Editor at Daily Sabah