Answer 1
Turkey did not try to destroy the Kurdish culture. To preserve the territorial integrity of Turkey everyone that lives within the borders of Turkey are considered to be Turks and everyone is treated equally.
Answer 2
Part of Kemal Ataturk's attempt to create a unified Turkish Republic in 1923 was to prevent further fragmentation of the country. This problem was acute given the fact that Treaty of Versailles (1919) had ripped away 2/3 of the Ottoman Territory and the Treaty of Sèvres (1920) took even more territory away from Turkey and would have established French and British Spheres of Influence. There had also been several wars in the Balkans which cost Ottoman territory in the 1910s. (Ataturk was able to overturn the Treaty of Sèvres in 1923 with the Treaty of Lausanne, which restored some Turkish Territory and prevented the spheres of influence.) In order to establish a united Turkish identity, he felt it necessary to establish common cultural views to promote the unity of Turkey's citizenry. If some "Turks" did not have a Turkish sense of self, they may seek to form an independent country to express their cultural tendency (just as many of the Balkan states had).
The Kurds were the largest group of Turkish citizens who were not ethnic Turks. As a direct result of fearing that the Kurds would attempt to form their own country, the Turks repressed their cultural expression in an attempt to de-Kurd-ify them and Turk-ify them. The fear of Kurdish revolt is not terribly surprising given the Kurdish revolts in Iraq in 1925 and in Iran in 1928. The Turkish government under Erdogan has been the first to recognize that while Turkish Kurds are Turkish citizens, that they can have a Kurdish culture and still be loyal Turkish citizens.
The Kurdish culture in eastern Anatolia.
Yes. A significant minority of Turkish citizens (15-17 million people) speak Kurdish.
There is no such place called kurdistan.The reason is kurdish terorrist in turkey attacked Turkish people in the east that's why Turkish army is killing Kurdish terorrists other reason is Kurdish people want to live in Turkey. There is no such place called kurdistan.The reason is kurdish terorrist in turkey attacked Turkish people in the east that's why Turkish army is killing Kurdish terorrists other reason is Kurdish people want to live in Turkey. There is no such place called kurdistan.The reason is kurdish terorrist in turkey attacked Turkish people in the east that's why Turkish army is killing Kurdish terorrists other reason is Kurdish people want to live in Turkey.
Turkish people are from Turkey Kurdish people are from kurdistan =]
Mardin is a city in Turkey. It does have a lot of Kurdish people, but also people of other groupings. So it is not an exclusively Kurdish city.
The Kurd's(Kurdish)people live in:Iran,Iraq,Syria,and Turkey. . . Draine Syrem
oppression is a very harsh term, yet many people forget the bad-doings of the kurdish people ie the atrocities commited by the pkk (kurdish workers party) firstly, the Turkish government has denied many rights if the kurdish community, which they mainly inhabit the south eastern region of turkey. it is a crime in turkey to speak of the kurdish languageor teachings or any aspect of their culture. The Turkish government has also isolated the kurdish inhabited region of turkey such as diyarbakir and gazientep by not building enough hospitals and schools needed for the vilages, however this would be mademore easier if the kurdish community tried to cooporate in a civilsed manner with the Turkish government.
Kurds speak Kurdish. Kurdish is a collection dialects spoken in Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Syria, and a by small number of Kurds in the South Caucasus
the two launguages in turkey are Turkish and kurdish but their secound language is English
About 75% of the people in Turkey speak Turkish.For more information about the languages of Turkey, click here.
If you mean we are fair skinned yes we are apperantly all the dark skinned people in turkey are either an exeption (tanning for instance) or citizens with kurdish and arabic ancestry
TURKEY, IRAN, and IRAQ all have Kurdish populations of over 6 million people. Syria also has a Kurdish-majority region.