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How are the Kurds treated in Turkey?
Kurds have had a long history of discrimination perpetrated against them by the Turkish government. Following the military coup of 1980, the Kurdish language was officially prohibited in public and private life. Many people who spoke, published, or sang in Kurdish were arrested and imprisoned.
What caused the Kurdish Turkish conflict?
The PKK was formed as part of a growing discontent over the suppression of Kurds in Turkey, in an effort to establish linguistic, cultural, and political rights for Turkey’s Kurdish minority. Since the conflict began, more than 40,000 have died, the vast majority of whom were Kurdish civilians.
Who is involved in the Turkish Kurdish conflict?
| Kurdish–Turkish conflict (2015–present) | |
|---|---|
| Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Yaşar Güler (since 10 July 2018) Hulusi Akar (from 18 August 2015 to 10 July 2018) Necdet Özel (until 18 August 2015) | Murat Karayılan Bahoz Erdal Cemil Bayık Hülya Eroğlu † (senior council member) Ayfer Kordu † (senior council member) |
| Units involved |
What is the difference between Kurdish and Turkish?
Turks speak Turkish; Kurds speak two or more languages and are multilingual people. They know and speak the language of the nation they live in like Turkish, Persian, Arabic, and Kurdish. Kurds are mostly Sunni Muslims, some minorities are Shia Muslims too; Turks are mainly Muslims but the country is a Secular State.
What conflicts does Turkey have?
Wars
| Conflict | Turkey and allies | Opponents |
|---|---|---|
| Operation Olive Branch (2018) | Turkey Syrian Opposition | Northern Syria Syria |
| Operation Peace Spring (2019) | Turkey Syrian Opposition | Northern Syria Syria |
| Turkish military operation in Idlib Governorate (2017) (incl. Operation Spring Shield & 2020 Balyun airstrikes) | Turkey | Syria |
What is the problem between Turkish and Kurdish?
The Kurdish–Turkish conflict is an armed conflict between the Republic of Turkey and various Kurdish insurgent groups who have either demanded separation from Turkey to create an independent Kurdistan, or attempted to secure autonomy and greater political and cultural rights for Kurds inside the Republic of Turkey.
Is Kurdish a language?
Kurdish language, a West Iranian language, one of the Indo-Iranian languages, chiefly spoken in Kurdistan. It ranks as the third largest Iranian language, after Persian and Pashto, and has numerous dialects. It is thought to be spoken by some 20–40 million people. There are three main dialect groups.
Is Kurdistan a country?
Presently, Iraqi Kurdistan first gained autonomous status in a 1970 agreement with the Iraqi government, and its status was re-confirmed as the autonomous Kurdistan Region within the federal Iraqi republic in 2005. There is also a Kurdistan Province in Iran, but it is not self-ruled.