Turkish Kurdistan

Also known as Northern Kurdistan, North Kurdistan, Turkish part of Kurdistan, Bakur

Turkish part of Kurdistan

Key facts

Unilateral cease fire: 1999–2004
Solution process: 2013–15

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Part of: Kurdistan
Country: Turkey
Capital: Diyarbakır
Shares border with: Iranian Kurdistan
Image: Kurdistan of Turkey (CIA).png

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Commons category: Turkish Kurdistan
topic's main category: Category:Turkish Kurdistan
language used: Kurdish

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Encyclopedic overview

Kurdish-inhabited regions of Turkey according to The World Factbook

Turkish Kurdistan or Northern Kurdistan (Kurdish: Bakurê Kurdistanê) is the southeastern part of Turkey where Kurds form the predominant ethnic group. The Kurdish Institute of Paris estimates that there are 20 million Kurds living in Turkey, the majority of them in the southeast.

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