Why an independent Kurdistan makes sense

The KRG has already contributed positively and encouraged the decline of conflict between the Turkish government and the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). [...]the Kurdish political parties in Turkey and Syria have long declared that they do not demand an independent Kurdish state in Syria and Tu...

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Published inOpenDemocracy (London)
Main Authors Shareef, Mohammed, Janroj Yilmaz Keles
Format Magazine Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London OpenDemocracy 20.06.2014
Subjects
Colonies & territories
Divorce
Kurdish people
Politics
Turkey
United States > US
Iraq
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Summary:The KRG has already contributed positively and encouraged the decline of conflict between the Turkish government and the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). [...]the Kurdish political parties in Turkey and Syria have long declared that they do not demand an independent Kurdish state in Syria and Turkey and merely seek a peaceful solution for the Kurdish question within their current national borders. [...]the concern that the independence of the Kurdish region in Iraq will destabilise the region is largely unfounded.
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ISSN:1476-5888