Minorities in Turkey seekers. By the end 2011, their numbers are expected to surge up to 10,000, making them the largest population and surpass other groups. Ethnic Kurds are the largest minority in Turkey, composing around 20% of the population according to Milliyet, 18% of the total populace or c. 14 million people according to the CIA World Factbook, and as much as 23% according to Kurdologist David McDowall. Unlike the Turks, the Kurds speak an Iranian language. There are Kurds living all over Turkey, but most live to the east and southeast of the country, from where they originate. In the 1930s,
2nd government of Turkey 2nd government of Turkey The 2nd government of Turkey (6 March 1924 – 22 November 1924) was the second government in the history of the Turkey. The prime minister was İsmet İnönü of the Republican People's Party (CHP, than known as "People’s Party"). İnönü was also the prime minister of the first government, but following a radical change in the structure of the government (the abolition of two critical ministries), İnönü formed his second government. In the list below, the cabinet members who served only a part of the cabinet's lifespan are shown in the column "Notes". In 1924, surnames