Should the Kurds be given independence?

The suggested Kurdish state is the former Ottoman province of Mosul, whichwas not settled by Turks, not in significant numbers anyway.

 

Actually it was settled by Turks, infact there are areas of the province where Turkmen's are a majority like parts of Kerkuk, Tel Afar, Tuzhurmatu.

 

 

If a Kurdish state is founded in Northern Iraq it won't be very different from Turkey, this time, Kurds will be a majority and Turks a the minority.

 

In my opinion it doesn't matter if there is a Kurdish state and Turkey, there cannot be a homogeneus Turkish or Kurdish state. For example you can have a Kurdish area next to a Turkish one then another Kurdish then a large Turkish area followed by a smaller Kurdish followed by smaller Turkish followed by larger Kurdish. It's so mixed that whatever you do there will be Kurds in a Turkish state and Turks in a Kurdish state. As I said it's not black and white and comparing it to Ireland as I previously said show's that you don't understand the region because its very different.

 

If Turkey gives full rights to Kurds and a Kurdish state gives full rights to Turks then it wouldn't matter which state you lived in as both would treat you well.

 

This would be an ideal situation but will be tough to actually achieve.

 

Don't you realise, you sound exactly like a Turk speaking about Turkey.

 

Assyrians are complaining about violations made against them by the Kurdish authorities, would you like to see their reports, even Yezidi are. Do they have a point? are they making it up? are they just trying to use the situation? do they just want to present the situation as bad as possible to cause revolt so they can try to get their own state? there are so many scenarios, it depends from which window your looking out from.