November 18, 2006
Former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami, in Turkey
to attend the UN backed “Alliance of Civilizations”
meeting in Istanbul on Monday, visited the Turkish
city of Konya on Tuesday. There he showed
anti-Kurdish sentiments.
According to the Turkish news agency IHA he told the
press that he did not approve of efforts to
establish a Kurdish government in Iraqi-Kurdistan
and that he thought all factions in Iraq should come
together to establish a common government.
Khatami is regarded as Iran's first reformist
president, since the focus of his campaign was on
the rule of law, democracy and the inclusion of all
citizens of Iran in the political decision-making
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Former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami |
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But although he is seen as a reformist, not much
changed for the Kurdish issue in Iranian Kurdistan.
Except for a higher political participation of Kurds
in Iranian politics and small reforms.
Khatami served from 1997 till 2005 and was succeeded
by extreme president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Now there
are no more reforms in Iranian Kurdistan and Iran.
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Others estimate as many as 40 million Kurds live in
Big Kurdistan (Iraq, Turkey, Syria, Iran, Armenia),
which covers an area as big as France, about half of
all Kurds which estimate to 20 million live in
Turkey.
Iranian Kurdistan (East of Kurdistan) is an
unofficial name for the parts of Iran inhabited by
Kurds and has borders with Iraq and Turkey.
It includes the greater parts of West Azerbaijan
province, Kurdistan Province, Kermanshah Province,
and Ilam Province. Kurds form the majority of the
population of this region with an estimated
population of 4 million. The region is the eastern
part of the greater cultural-geographical area
called Kurdistan.
The Kurdish flag flown officially in Iraqi Kurdistan but
unofficially flown by Kurds in Armenia. The flag is
banned in Iran, Syria, and Turkey where flying it is
a criminal offence"
Iranian Kurdistan - Northwest Iran:
Eastern Kurdistan (
Kurdistan-Iran) wikipedia
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