International U.S. Urges Turkish Troops to Stay Away from Iraq Published March 16, 2003 at 9:00 PM PST This story was published more than 21 years ago. Facebook WhatsApp Email Listen • 0:00 Secretary of State Colin Powell urges Turkey to keep its forces out of Iraq during any U.S.-led military action due to concerns of a possible conflict with the Kurds. NPR's Guy Raz reports. Copyright 2003 NPR