Kurds in Turkey
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The Kurds are the largest ethnic minority in Turkey. According to various estimates, they compose between 15% and 25% of the population of Turkey. There are Kurds living in various provinces of Turkey
Kurdish Anatolian carpet, early 19th century.
Kurdish mother and child, Van, Turkey. 1973
Iraqi Kurds fleeing to Turkey in April 1991, during the Gulf War
Kurds protesting the Siege of Kobanî, 29 September 2014
Kurds
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Kurds, or the Kurdish people, are an Iranic ethnic group from West Asia. They are indigenous to Kurdistan, which is a geographic region spanning southeastern Turkey, northwestern Iran, northern Iraq,
Kurds in Turkey
…The Kurds are the largest ethnic minority in Turkey. According to various estimates, they compose between 15% and 25% of the population of Turkey. There are Kurds…
Kurdish-inhabited areas in the Middle East (1992)
Yazidi new year celebrations in Lalish, 18 April 2017
Eyewitness depiction of Kurdish prince Mir Sheref and his retinue in Jizra in 1602–03 (BNF, Turc 127).
Kurds visiting Lala Mustafa Pasha, in 1581. Nusretname