During World War I, several Kurdish rebellions took place within the Ottoman Empire. The rebellions were preceded by the emergence of early Kurdish nationalism and Kurdish revolts in Bitlis in 1907 an
Ahmed Izzet Pasha, c. 1913
Seyyid Abdulkadir
Nuri Dersimi
Kurdish nationalism
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Kurdish nationalism is a nationalist political movement which asserts that Kurds are a nation and espouses the creation of an independent Kurdistan from Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey.
Kurdish-inhabited areas according to the CIA (1992)
Pro-Kurdish HDP supporters celebrating election results in Istanbul, 8 June 2015
Pro-independence rally in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan, 22 September 2017
"Jin Jiyan Azadi" protest sign