Orhan Ketene
Northern Iraq or the Musul Region is home of the Iraqi Turkmens for over a millennium. The economic and strategic importance of this land, had made it one of the most sensitive parts of the Middle East in general and of Iraq in particular.Introduction :
Turkmen is the name of the Turks inhabiting the Musul region and the rest of Iraq. Turkmeneli means Turkmen-Land in Turkish. It is the name of areas where Turkmens are concentrated.Musul Region is the Northern part of Iraq that is naturally separated from the rest of Iraq by Himrin and Mechul mountains. It is a multi-ethnic region that includes the homelands of the Turkmens (Turkmeneli), of the Kurds (Kurdistan), of the Jazira Arabs (west of Tigris) of the Assyrians (Plains of Ninewah) as well as Ezdi and Shahbek minorities.
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Turkmens, Turkmeneli and the Musul Region
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Two things that Turkey can do for the betterment of its nation and neighbours.
1. It may introduce Islamic values in the legislature and become the sole representative of all Islamic groups. People of other races in minority who under the formula of Ataturk consider themselves neglected being Non-Turkic especially the Kurds who are compelled to take up arms. If not Kurdish, Persian may be introduced as a reasonable secondary language in Kurdish districts. Turkey in this way Turkey may be able to win over the sympathies rather loyalty of the Kurds. As they have been more loyal to the State in Ottoman days.
2. The Kurds and Turkomans on the border belt of Iraq must need won over by theTurkish government for its own security and for the people of the land. To be kept in mind that the foreign forces who have been in war in Iraq may divide Iraqi land into principalities of capitalists or may appoint a puppet regime before leaving the land. In both the cases the population need made secure. -
70ler’den sonra hem Kürtler hem de Türkmenler Kirkuk’ten Ba’as tarafından gönderildi. Artik onlar geri dönüyorlar. Ama normalde Türkmenler Kürtlerden daha eğitimli ve zegin. Bu nedenile Erbil ya Süleymaniye’de oturduğu zaman Kirkuklu Kürtleri daha çocukler yapiyordu. Artık Erbil’de doğduğu çocuklar ile Kirkuklu Kürtler Kirkuk’e geri dönüyor. Kirkuk’te Iranlı yahut Türkiyeli Kürt yoktur – (bir iki olur ama binlerce olmaz) Kirkuk hoş bir yer değil… Ekseriyet Turkiye’den Iran’dan Irak’a gelen Kürtler Erbil ve Süleymania’da kalır..
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