in Istanbul.

In the 1990s Kurds evicted from their villages by the Turkish military have settled in Esenyurt, Istanbul. In March 1995 Kurdish riots broke out in Istanbul.

Culture

Kurds in Istanbul have played an important role in establishing Kurdish theatre scene in the country. Evicted from their homeland Kurdistan, the Kurds of Esenyurt perceive it as a "lived space". They often watched the Kurdish

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