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Why did Turkey forbid the use of the term 'Kurdistan' or kurdish terms refering to certain places? - Quora
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Hevallo on Twitter: "When the Ottoman Empire collapsed, Turkey emerged. The basis of this new state was 'One Nation'. Everybody had to be a Turk. The Kurds, one of the oldest inhabitants
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Thread by @morphonios: "Modern Turkey was formed in 1923 - after WWI. Previously, Asia Minor was part of the Ottoman Empire. The Kurds enjoyed their own autonomy. A […]"
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Literal Divide and Conquer - How national borders are purposefully drawn to separate ethnic groups : r/ShrugLifeSyndicate
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