Every state in the region tries to stamp out Kurdish identity. Turkey is notorious about this. Iran is currently droning Kurds in Iraq. Syria just fucked over the AANES which had a thriving multicultural system with Kurds as a foundational part.
Basically, Kurds do a lot of dying for the region, especially in their valiant fight against ISIS but everyone still treats them like shit.
Turkey is notorious about this. Iran is currently droning Kurds in Iraq. Syria just fucked over the AANES which had a thriving multicultural system with Kurds as a foundational part.
Not sure about Turkey, but what does Iran droning Kurds in Iraq look like? And Syria absorbing the AANES doesn't seem like doing much to Kurdish identity per se?
Ugurcan@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Oof.
I’m really sorry to correct you on a point: Turkiye is not ‘notorious’ about this anymore. Over the past year, Erdogan + TR nationalists struck a huge deal with Öcalan, imprisoned Kurdish separatist founder. PKK and Türkiye are besties now. Even so, TR ultrafascists pushing for his full release & granting official status. So there’s a chance they’re not oprressed as much as Palestinians now.