The Philippines is not with the Kurds. The Kurds are an ethnic group primarily located in the Middle East, while the Philippines is a country in Southeast Asia. Relations between the two are not significant.
Turkey has the largest population of Kurds, with estimates ranging from 15 to 20 million people. Kurds are the largest ethnic minority in Turkey.
Kurds should have their own country because their identity is under siege in Turkey and Iran and they have been subject to genocides in Iraq. The only people who look out for Kurds are other Kurds, not the national governments of the countries in which they live.
There are estimated to be around five to six million Kurds living in Iraq. They are primarily located in the autonomous Kurdish region in the north of the country.
There is no modern nation in which Kurds make up even a 50% majority. If Kurdistan were created in the area indicated by yellow on the linked map, Kurds would form over 2/3 the population in that country.
Kurds seek their own country because they have a distinct ethnic identity, culture, language, and history. They have faced oppression, discrimination, and marginalization in the countries where they reside, particularly in Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Syria. The desire for autonomy and self-determination stems from a long history of seeking recognition and rights as a distinct people.
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Definition of Embargo: An official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country. As Kurds are not a country, they cannot have an embargo imposed on them.
They want their own country.
There is no modern nation in which Kurds make up even a 50% majority. If Kurdistan were created in the area indicated by yellow on the linked map, Kurds would form over 2/3 the population in that country.
Turkey has the largest population of Kurds, with estimates ranging from 15 to 20 million people. Kurds are the largest ethnic minority in Turkey.
Turkey has the highest population of Kurds, with estimates ranging from 14 to 20 million people. Other significant Kurdish populations are found in Iran, Iraq, and Syria.
Kurds should have their own country because their identity is under siege in Turkey and Iran and they have been subject to genocides in Iraq. The only people who look out for Kurds are other Kurds, not the national governments of the countries in which they live.
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Kurds are the second largest ethnic group in TURKEY(after Turks) and in IRAQ and SYRIA (after Arabs). In Iran, Kurds are the third largest ethnic group behind Persians and Azeris.
The Kurds live in the countries of Iran, Iraq, Syria, Armenia, and Turkey. They are called a stateless nation as they don't have their own country and are scattered.