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 of Japan of Justice. In 2006, Japanese/Filipino marriages were the most frequent of all international marriages in Japan. As of March 12, 2011, the Filipino population of Japan was 305,972. Koreans in Japan are the fifth largest ethnic minorities in the country. Most of them arrived in the early 20th century. As of 2012, there are 530,421 Koreans in Japan who are not Japanese citizens. Chinese people in Japan are the one of the largest ethnic minority in Japan. They comprise 0.52% of Japan's population. Chinese people are mostly concentrated in Osaka, Tokyo, and Yokohama areas. The Ainu is an aboriginal ethnic