Cultural Groups Without a Nationality (Leaving Cert Geography): Flashcards
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Cultural group without nationality definition
Cultural group without nationality definition
Community with shared culture but no sovereign state recognition
Effects of stateless status
Effects of stateless status
Denied citizenship, education, healthcare & legal protection
World's largest stateless cultural group
World's largest stateless cultural group
Kurdish people
Kurdish population size
Kurdish population size
Approximately 40 million people
Country with largest Kurdish population
Country with largest Kurdish population
Turkey
Countries where Kurds live
Countries where Kurds live
Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Syria, Armenia
Why Kurds dispersed across multiple states
Why Kurds dispersed across multiple states
Collapse of Ottoman Empire partitioned Kurdish communities
Role of language in Kurdish identity
Role of language in Kurdish identity
Fundamental pillar preserving cultural heritage
Where & when Kurdish language suppressed most
Where & when Kurdish language suppressed most
Turkey since 2015
PKK (Kurdish Workers Party) purpose
PKK (Kurdish Workers Party) purpose
Resistance movement using violence for Kurdish rights vs Turkey
Kurdish role against ISIS
Kurdish role against ISIS
Played pivotal role countering ISIS, showed resilience
Year of Kurdish independence referendum
Year of Kurdish independence referendum
2017
2017 Kurdish referendum result %
2017 Kurdish referendum result %
92.7% voted yes for independence
Outcome of 2017 Kurdish referendum
Outcome of 2017 Kurdish referendum
Faced international opposition, declared illegal by Iraq