Nov. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Iraq will take ``visible measures'' to crack down on Kurdish guerrillas to dissuade Turkey from launching a large-scale military operation against rebel bases in the country's north, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said.

Steps will include cutting off weapons and other supplies to the Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, shutting down its offices and placing members on a ``lock-out list,'' Zebari said today at a press conference with Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan after an international meeting on Iraq's security in Istanbul.

``Soon you'll see a number of these visual measures implemented on the ground,'' Zebari said. ``Through joint cooperation I think that we'll be able to overcome this problem.''

Turkey has threatened to invade northern Iraq to pursue some 3,500 PKK guerrillas based there after about 100 soldiers, rebels and civilians were killed in Turkey in the past month. The U.S. opposes such an attack by Turkey, its only Muslim ally in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, because it could further destabilize Iraq.

Asked if the latest Iraqi proposals had dissuaded Turkey from launching an attack, Babacan said a military response remained ``on the table.'' Turkey was also pursuing diplomatic and economic measures to fight the PKK, he said.

To contact the reporter on this story: Ayla Jean Yackley in Istanbul at ayackley@bloomberg.net.

Last Updated: November 3, 2007 13:29 EDT