Talabani Returned His Passport

The interesting fact here is that, Talabani returned his passport a short while before his party and Kurdistan Democrat Party (KDP) took initiative to establish a joint government in Northern Iraq in a federal structure. Diplomatic sources stated that Talabani brought his privileged red passport with him while passing through Istanbul to go to Moscow.

He waited in the Ataturk Airport for a while and here he handed his passport, presented to him by late President Turgut Ozal, to Turkish authorities. Talabani informed the Turkish Foreign Ministry in advance that he would return his red passport and thanked Turkey. Talabani went to Moscow with his red passport given by Iraq.
KDP leader Barzani has not used his red passport for a long time as well.