Difference Between Kurdish and Turkish

Kurds are one of the ethnic groups of people living in Turkey and many other parts of the world. Turks speak Turkish; Kurds speak two or more languages and are multilingual people. ... Kurds are mostly Sunni Muslims, some minorities are Shia Muslims too; Turks are mainly Muslims but the country is a Secular State.

1. Is Kurdish the same as Turkish?
2. What is the conflict between Turkey and Kurds?
3. What is the race of Kurdish?
4. How much of Turkey is Kurdish?
5. How many Kurds has Turkey killed?
6. Are Turkish Kurds Sunni?
7. How many Kurds did Turkey kill in 2019?
8. What is the goal of the Kurds?
9. Is Kurdish banned in Turkey?
10. Who are Kurds descended from?
11. Did Kurdistan ever exist?
12. Who are Kurdish in Turkey?

Is Kurdish the same as Turkish?

Turkish is a Turkic language, while Kurdish is an Indo-European language. ... However, as Kurdish and Turkish people live together and have the same religion more than ~900 years, there are some words and phrases in common. Generally, borrowed Arabic and Persian words are shared by Kurdish and Turkish languages.

What is the conflict between Turkey and Kurds?

The Kurdish–Turkish conflict is an armed conflict between the Republic of Turkey and various Kurdish insurgent groups who have demanded separation from Turkey to create an independent Kurdistan, or to secure autonomy and greater political and cultural rights for Kurds inside the Republic of Turkey.

What is the race of Kurdish?

The Kurds are one of the indigenous peoples of the Mesopotamian plains and the highlands in what are now south-eastern Turkey, north-eastern Syria, northern Iraq, north-western Iran and south-western Armenia.

How much of Turkey is Kurdish?

According to the World Factbook, Kurdish people make up 18% of Turkey's population (about 14 million, out of 77.8 million people). Kurdish sources put the figure at 10 to 15 million Kurds in Turkey.

How many Kurds has Turkey killed?

According to Turkish government sources, between July 2015 and May 2016, 2,583 Kurdish insurgents were killed in Turkey and 2,366 in Iraq, as well as 483 members of the Turkish security forces.

Are Turkish Kurds Sunni?

The majority of Kurdish Muslims across Turkish, Syrian and Iraqi Kurdistan are Sunni Muslims, while the Kurds who practice Shiite Islam are prevalent mainly in Iran.

How many Kurds did Turkey kill in 2019?

The military operation began on 9 October 2019 when the Turkish Air Force launched airstrikes on border towns. The conflict resulted in the displacement of over 300,000 people and has caused the death of more than 70 civilians in Syria and 20 civilians in Turkey.

What is the goal of the Kurds?

Since the 1970s, Iraqi Kurds have pursued the goal of greater autonomy and even outright independence against the Iraqi nationalist Ba'ath Party regimes, which responded with brutal repression, including the massacre of 182,000 Kurds in the Anfal genocide.

Is Kurdish banned in Turkey?

The words "Kurds", "Kurdistan", and "Kurdish" were officially banned 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.

Who are Kurds descended from?

Kurds are an Iranian people, and the first known Indo-Iranians in the region were the Mitanni, who established a kingdom in northern Syria five centuries after the fall of Gutium. The Mitanni are believed to have spoken an Indo-Aryan language, or perhaps a pre-split Indo-Iranian language.

Did Kurdistan ever exist?

Amid the withdrawal of Iraqi forces from three northern provinces, Kurdistan Region emerged in 1992 as an autonomous entity inside Iraq with its own local government and parliament. A 2010 US report, written before the instability in Syria and Iraq that exists as of 2014, attested that "Kurdistan may exist by 2030".

Who are Kurdish in Turkey?

Kurds in Turkey refers to people born in or residing in Turkey who are of Kurdish origin. The Kurds are the largest ethnic minority in Turkey. According to various estimates, they compose between 15% and 20% of the population of Turkey. ... Many people who spoke, published, or sang in Kurdish were arrested and imprisoned.