Kurds in Turkey Kurds in Turkey Kurds in Turkey refers to people born in or residing in Turkey who are of Kurdish origin. The Kurds are the largest ethnic minority in Turkey. According to various estimates, they compose between 15% and 20% of the population of Turkey. There are Kurds living in various provinces of Turkey, but they are primarily concentrated in the east and southeast of the country, within the region viewed by Kurds as Northern Kurdistan. Massacres, such as the Dersim ethnocide and the Zilan massacre, have periodically occurred against the Kurds since the establishment of the Republic of Turkey in
Ethnic groups in Baltimore In September 2014, immigrants from Israel were the forty-eighth largest foreign-born population in Baltimore. In 1920, 19,320 foreign-born White people in Baltimore spoke either the Hebrew language or the Yiddish language. In September 2014, the Hebrew language was the thirty-second most commonly spoken language in Baltimore, after the English language. In 1920, 8 foreign-born White people in Baltimore spoke the Turkish language. In September 2014, immigrants from Turkey were the eighty-seventh largest foreign-born population in Baltimore. Ethnic groups in Baltimore There have been various ethnic groups in Baltimore, Maryland and its surrounding area since it was founded as a British