Why Isn't Kurdistan A Country? | Kurdish History

The Kurds are one of the world’s largest ethnic groups without a nation-state. Instead they are spread across four Middle Eastern countries, being a significant minority in each one. This has left them vulnerable to the centralising efforts of each government. Subsequently, Kurds across the region have complained about a lack of ability to express their cultural rights and autonomy. Not to mention, there have been several episodes of harsh repression against them. As a result, Kurdish resistance movements have cropped up throughout the last century; aiming to defend themselves and their cultural identity. The aims of these resistance movements have vacillated from outright independence to gaining greater autonomy. FREE NEWSLETTER: https://mailchi.mp/a69f93be6c66/hikma... Become a Patron for as little as a dollar a month to vote on upcoming and keep the movement going! https://www.patreon.com/user?u=12397811 Massive thank you to our Patreons: Gabriel Fodool Elman Ammar TheBactrianGambler Preston P Adam Mohammad Areeb Awais Omar Farid Ibrahim Ari Joshua Bilal Kjetil Haseeb Nahid Amir Mahmoud Joel CoreBard Burak Alexander Join our social media community: Twitter:   / hikmahistory   Instagram:   / hikmahistory   Facebook:   / hikmahistory   Facebook group:   / hikma.  . #Kurdistan #Kurds #Kurdish Images Used: Shahab abd Bakhtiar Samadi Persia2099 AntonSamuel Nedim Yılmaz James Gordon Kurdishstruggle Levi Clancy Masterworld224 Calak Kurdistan Region Presidency Halil Uysal Herrn Alexander Ivanovic Iyas Reagan Library Kaveh NeoRetro Khoiboun Darwinek Archasia Nodshah Music Used: Doug Maxwell - Arabian Nightfall (Sting): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bRzD... Epidemic Sound If any of the images or songs are yours, please let me know I will amend them. Please don't report me straight away! 0:00 Intro 1:11 WWI Aftermath 4:42 Turkey 7:32 Iraq 12:23 Syria 14:45 Iran