[DOC] [TLE] Minorities in Turkey - Wikipedia [PAR] Minorities in Turkey form a substantial part of the country's population, with at 
least an .... Groups of nomadic and semi-nomadic itinerants found mainly in 
central and ..... Ethnic Kurds are the largest minority in Turkey, composing around 
20% of the ... living all over Turkey, but most live to the east and southeast of the 
country,... [DOC] [TLE] Kurds in Turkey - Wikipedia [PAR] Kurds in Turkey are the largest ethnic minority in the country. According to 
various estimates, they compose between 15% and 20% of the population of 
Turkey. Unlike the Turkish people, the Kurds speak an Indo-European language. 
There are Kurds living in all provinces of Turkey, but are primarily ... In Turkey, it 
is illegal to use Kurdish as a language of instruction in both... [DOC] [TLE] Kurds - Wikipedia [PAR] The Kurds (Kurdish:   , Kurd) also the Kurdish people are an ethnic group in 
the Middle East ... It is mainly spoken in those parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey 
which ... The Kurds are the fourth largest ethnic group in West Asia after the 
Arabs, ..... Prior to this, identity in both countries largely relied upon religion i.e. 
Shia... [DOC] [TLE] Who are the Kurds? - BBC News - BBC.com [PAR] Mar 14, 2016 ... Between 20 and 30 million Kurds make up the fourth-largest ethnic ... inhabit a 
mountainous region straddling the borders of Turkey, Iraq, Syria, Iran and 
Armenia. They make up the fourth-largest ethnic group in the Middle East, but 
they ... state and left Kurds with minority status in their respective countries. [DOC] [TLE] The Kurdish Issue | Foreign Policy Journal [PAR] Apr 22, 2011 ... Kurds are the largest stateless minority in the world, with an ... in Turkey and 15-
20% in Iraq, and are the third largest ethnic group in the region ... with around 15 
million speakers, primarily in Turkey, Syria, and the former ... Turkey, Iran, and 
Iraq each agreed not to recognize an independent Kurdish state. [DOC] [TLE] Iraqi Turkmen Member Profile Brochure - Unrepresented Nations ... [PAR] The Iraqi Turkmen are a community of around 3 million, predominantly ... third 
largest ethnic group in Iraq (13% of the population) and, since 29 July 2012 ... the 
'Turkmeneli' region of Iraq, produces nearly 20% of the Iraqi and 2.2% of the 
world's ... (TCCF) in Turkey, Turkmen Brotherhood Center (TBC) in Iraq and Iraqi 
Turks... [DOC] [TLE] Mapping the Global Muslim Population | Pew Research Center - Pew ... [PAR] Oct 7, 2009 ... While Muslims are found on all five inhabited continents, more than 60% of the 
global ... Indeed, more than half of the 20 countries and territories in that region 
have ... These minority Muslim populations are often quite large. India ... that aims 
to increase people's understanding of religion around the world. [DOC] [TLE] From Muhammad to ISIS: Iraq's Full Story - Wait But Why [PAR] Sep 16, 2014 ... Mosul is Iraq's second largest city, only 30 miles west of the campand as .... 
both follow the Five Pillars of Islam, and both view the Quran as the holy .... 
despite being the fourth largest ethnic group in the Middle East (after Arabs, ... in 
four countries, making up roughly 20% of Turkey and Iraq, 15% of Syria,... [DOC] [TLE] kprc | Mehmet Gurses 4/25/16 [PAR] The Kurds, the fourth largest ethnic group in the Middle East, are often referred to 
... World War I which made them ethnic minorities in modern Turkey, Iran, Iraq, 
and Syria. Today, they make up roughly 20% of the total populations in Turkey 
and Iraq ... views and ideals and have confronted each other in both Iraq and 
Syria. [DOC] [TLE] Who are the Kurds? - BBC News [PAR] Mar 14, 2016 ... Between 20 and 30 million Kurds make up the fourth-largest ethnic ... inhabit a 
mountainous region straddling the borders of Turkey, Iraq, ...

Question: At around 20% in each country, this ethnic group is the largest minority in both Turkey & Iraq
Answer: the Kurds