Iran closed on Sunday its air space to flights to and from the Iraqi Kurdish region upon Baghdad's request.
Turkey started military maneuvers along its border with the Kurdish region a week before the referendum, but it was no more than muscle flexing for show only, Bagci said.
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said Monday that Turkey has been working on political, economic and military measures against the Kurdish region.
But he added that the military maneuvers on the border do not mean that Ankara would get involved in a war.
But Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan took a more hardline stance, implying that Ankara could launch a military operation against the Kurdish government.
"We might unexpectedly land (with troops in northern Iraq) one night," Erdogan said.
However, analysts said Erdogan's remarks are seen by some as aimed more at domestic audiences to give the public an impression that the government is doing its best against the Kurdish move.
"Too much thunder, but no rain," commented Bagci.
KURDISH INDEPENDENCE BID NOT TO BE STRANGLED EASILY
Turkey can do nothing at this point to deter the Iraqi Kurds, Bagci argued, noting that it is Ankara, as the KRG's leading economic partner, which has paved the way for the KRG to feel confident enough to claim independence.
Even if Ankara is to intervene militarily in the Kurdish region, an invitation from Baghdad is needed, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday.
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