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How long have the Kurds been roaming the middle east and wasn't included in the chopping up of the middle east after WW1 and 2? Why not a little space and trim 3 territories? (lemmy.world)
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[โ€“] PugJesus@piefed.social 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

There was actually a Kurdistan planned after WW1. However, the Turkish War of Independence put an end to those plans, as the Turkish Republic reclaimed about a third of the land that the victors had intended to give to Kurdistan, and the plans were just scrapped completely rather than try to sustain a small landlocked polity with hostile neighbors.

[โ€“] Patnou@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Don't mind me asking why was it scrapped? Correct me if I am wrong but was Attaturk the head at the time?