Kurds and Their Neighbors

     As you can see on the map Turkey has a few neighboring countries. These countries include Syria, Russia, Iraq, and Iran. Kurdish people throughout all these countries make up one big region called "Kurdistan". Kurdistan and its people have troubles with the government and so on in each of these countries, not just in Turkey. When reading up on some articles I realized that although the Kurdistan people might all be of one culture, they might not all get along because of the  fact that they are in different states and treated differently. Recently the Kurds in Turkey have been trying to make up with the Kurdish community in Iraq. At one point they called a non talking period between the two the "Period of Silence". Many Kurdish people are happy of the soon to be make up.
     What was causing the fighting between the Kurds in Iraq and the Kurds in Turkey? Take a wild guess... the Kurds in Syria! Iraq had been supporting Iraq instead of Turkey which obviously is the cause of the tension between the three countries.
     Iran is almost like the peace maker. Iran actually had multiple meetings with Turkey and Iraq. Everyone finally realized that there is going to be many differences and many opinions. They also agreed that the best things for everyone, and Kurdistan as an overall region, would be to make peace and attempt to keep it. The Kuds in Turkey are trying to keep their relationships with these other countries close because of their trading. Turkey has been working hard recently to restore their relationships with not just one of their neighbors, but all of their neighbors.

Here`s a map of the Kurds and their neighboring countries. ou can see the region of Kurdistan. This picture was found at www.google.com You can click the picture to go to the actual page.