Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan is consulting the Iraqi government in an effort to pressure Iraqi and US authorities to crack down on Kurdish rebels.
Mr Babacan is expected to hold talks with Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and other officials.
Ankara has intensified its diplomatic drive to pressure US and Iraqi authorities to stop rebels of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) based in northern Iraq from carrying out deadly attacks inside Turkey.
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday said his government would give diplomacy a few days before deciding what steps to take next.
PKK rebels killed at least 12 soldiers in an ambush in southeast Turkey near the border with Iraq on Sunday.
The PKK, which is considered a terrorist organisation by the EU, Turkey & US, says it has also captured eight soldiers in weekend fighting.
Turkey has built up its forces along the border with Iraq in preparation for an incursion against rebel bases in northern Iraq.
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