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The Grand Turk
Erdogan warns of ‘ethnic war’ risk over Iraqi Kurdish independence
2017-09-28
[DAWN] Ottoman Turkish President Sultan Recep Tayyip Erdogan the First
... Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi but they voted him back in so they deserve him...
on Tuesday warned the Iraqi Kurdistan region against pushing for independence after holding a non-binding referendum, saying it risked sparking an "ethnic war" in the region.

In his latest barrage of warnings to Iraqi Kurdish leader Massud Barzani, Erdogan even warned that his region risked going short on food and clothing if Ottoman Turkish sanctions were applied.

"If Barzani and the Kurdish Regional Government do not go back on this mistake as soon as possible, they will go down in history with the shame of having dragged the region into an ethnic and sectarian war," Erdogan said in a televised speech.

Iraq’s Kurds on Monday voted in a historic independence referendum despite fierce opposition from Baghdad and neighbours Iran and The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire....
Results were expected within 24 hours, with an overwhelming "yes" vote not in doubt.
Posted by:Fred

#2  Turkey has been at war with the Kurds for some time now. Erdrogan should use this as an opportunity to convince Turkish Kurds to move south before they demographically take over Turkey. Kurdistan might make a nice buffer betweewn the Turks and the nuts to the south.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2017-09-28 12:47  

#1  So when will the Kurds start marching on Ankara?

How do the Greeks feel about Kurds?

I just have this picture of so much of the world devolving into tribes and swords and shields becoming high tech again.
Posted by: AlanC   2017-09-28 08:04  

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