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estimated that the Kurds were 8.16% (594,000) of Istanbul instead of the often stated 1.5 million. In 1998, the German Foreign Ministry stated that there were 3 million Kurds in Istanbul. In 1997, American diplomat
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A rebel leader based in Athens explained in exaggerated fashion that 'The Turkish state is having problems in western Turkey with people forced out of their villages. There are four million Kurds in Istanbul
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The city where the largest Kurdish population lives in Istanbul. Now there are neither historical, nor political, nor ethical, nor economic conditions to displace the 3-4 million Kurds who live in Istanbul.
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20. yüzyılın başlarında yaklaşık on bin olarak tahmin edilen İstanbul'un Kürt nüfusu sadece âyandan ve âyanın çocuklarından değil , aynı zamanda birçok emekçiden oluşuyordu.
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is estimated variously from 3 to 4 million. Because Istanbul is widely accepted to house the largest Kurdish population in any city in the world, it is often dubbed as the
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A Democratic Future for the Kurds of Turkey: Proceedings of the Conference on North West Kurdistan (South East Turkey), March 12-13, 1994, Brussels
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For instance, Istanbul hosts approximately three million Kurds and therefore can be said to be the biggest 'Kurdish city'.
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The Kurdish population in early 20th century is estimated at roughly 10 thousand people, who were composed of
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Kurdish Notables and the Ottoman State: Evolving Identities, Competing Loyalties, and Shifting Boundaries
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The first Kurdish cultural and political associations were established in Istanbul. During the reign of
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study, Kurds constituted around 17% of Istanbul's adult total population who were Turkish citizens.
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The Kurdish Nationalist Movement in the 1990s: Its Impact on Turkey and the Middle East
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In the 1990s Kurds evicted from their villages by the Turkish military have settled in
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Handbook of Kurdish Human Rights Watch, Inc: A Non-profit Humanitarian Organization
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regarded a PKK official's claim of 4 million Kurds in Istanbul as "exaggerated."
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The Kurdish Conflict in Turkey: Obstacles and Chances for Peace and Democracy
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Encyclopedia of Diasporas: Immigrant and Refugee Cultures Around the World
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estimated that the Kurds in Istanbul numbered ca. 2 million. In 1996,
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The Kurds of Turkey: National, Religious and Economic Identities
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Kurds in Istanbul have played an important role in establishing
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The Kobane Generation: Kurdish Diaspora Mobilising in France
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Philip G. Kreyenbroek; Stefan Sperl (17 August 2005).
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Index

Kurds in Turkey
Kurds
Istanbul
ayans
Human Rights Watch
Servet Mutlu
John Tirman
KONDA
Gaziosmanpaşa
Gaziosmanpaşa
Esenyurt
Tarlabaşı
Fatih
Abdulhamid II
Association for the Rise of the Kurds

Esenyurt

Newroz
Kurdish theatre
Kurdistan
Med TV
Kurdish Institute of Istanbul
Minorities in Turkey
Kurds in Turkey
Armenians in Istanbul


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