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Why isnt kurdistan on the map at the ottoman empire time?

PostPosted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 1:21 pm
Author: K4L_2007
Why isnt it there? Ive always known that kurds existed in these areas but how come they were never on the map at the time of the ottoman empire? :(

I also wonder who it was who made the decision that this was the area of the kurds http://www.shalomjerusalem.com/kurdistan/kurdistan.gif

Ive read that kurds existed in mesopotamia but when were they in turkey?

Thanks for anyone who can give me the info :)

im doing a schoolwork about the kurds

PostPosted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 6:28 pm
Author: Vladimir
http://vladimirkurdistan.blogspot.com/2 ... roves.html
http://igitur-archive.library.uu.nl/let ... he16th.pdf


Turkey isn't the Osman Empire. Only Western people used the term "Turkey" and "Turk" in the past. The Osman state didn't define themselves as Turks, Turks were feudal backward peasants for them living in rural regions. Actually it was a bad word, untill the rise of Turkish nationalism.

PostPosted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 2:42 pm
Author: K4L_2007
Vladimir wrote:http://vladimirkurdistan.blogspot.com/2 ... roves.html
http://igitur-archive.library.uu.nl/let ... he16th.pdf


Turkey isn't the Osman Empire. Only Western people used the term "Turkey" and "Turk" in the past. The Osman state didn't define themselves as Turks, Turks were feudal backward peasants for them living in rural regions. Actually it was a bad word, untill the rise of Turkish nationalism.


Thankyou for the facts, this helped me a lot :D


But how come the Osman Empire is always associated with turks?

Turks see Osman as one of their ancestor i think

Are there any facts about this :?:

Thanks again

PostPosted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 3:51 pm
Author: Vladimir
Because their ancestors are Ogzhuz Turks. (Of the Osman sultans).

PostPosted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 10:03 pm
Author: K4L_2007
Thankyou Vlad :D