Kurds vs Turks

Kurds and Turks are people belonging to two different cultures; they speak different languages, and their population is distributed differently in various parts of the world. People become confused between them because many Kurds live in Turkey.

Kurds

“Kurds,” also referred to as Kurdish people, speak the language Kurdish. Kurds speak two or more languages and are multilingual people. They know and speak the language of the nation they live in like Turkish, Persian, or Arabic and Kurdish. It has been seen that Kurdish people inhabiting in the diasporas community are well versed with three or more languages. Kurdish Jews and Kurdish Christians are fluent in Aramaic too.

The Middle East is the native land of the Kurds. The Iranian population includes the Kurdish people. In general, they belong to the Kurdistan region. This region includes portions of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. Thirty-four million Kurds are believed to live in various regions of the world. The majority of Kurds have been observed to live in countries like Georgia, the Middle East, Russia, Azerbaijan, Israel, United States, Lebanon, and other European countries. In the Middle East, the Kurds are the fourth largest ethnic community. The communities which supersede them are Arabs, Turks, and Persians.

Kurds are mostly Sunni Muslims. Some minority Kurds are Shia Muslim also like Kurds living in the Kermanshah province and in Iran the llam region. Some other examples of Kurds are Shia Muslims and Fayli Kurds in Central and Southeastern Iraq, Alevis Kurds living in Turkey, Sivas, and Tunceli.

Kurdish culture is indigenous or Hurrian. It has Islamic roots and is a mixture of an Iranian ancient culture. Unlike many Muslim cultures, the Kurdish women participate in activities with mixed genders and keep their faces uncovered.

Turks

Turks are Turkish people. They speak Turkish. Turks are also an old ethnic group who live mainly in Turkey. Other areas where Turks live in minorities are: Algeria, Bulgaria, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Cyprus ,Egypt, Georgia, Greece, Iraq, Iran, Lebanon, Kosovo, Libya, Romania, Republic of Macedonia, Syria, and Yemen. These parts are considered the lands of the Ottoman Empire. The Turkish diaspora community also lives in countries like Germany, U.K., France, Austria, Netherlands, Austria, Belgium, Middle East, etc.

Islam is the main religion followed in Turkey, but The Turkish constitution does not recognize any official religion. The Turkish language is a subdivision of the ancient Oghuz language.

Summary

1. Turks or Turkish people are people living in Turkey; they can be people from different cultures, religions, and of different ethnicities. Kurds are one of the ethnic groups of people living in Turkey and many other parts of the world.
2. Turks speak Turkish; Kurds speak two or more languages and are multilingual people. They know and speak the language of the nation they live in like Turkish, Persian, Arabic, and Kurdish.
3. Kurds are mostly Sunni Muslims, some minorities are Shia Muslims too; Turks are mainly Muslims but the country is a Secular State.