Turkish Kurdistan (Kurdish: Kurdistana Tirkiyeyê or Bakurê Kurdistanê, or Northern Kurdistan) is an unofficial name for the southeastern part of Turkey, which is inhabited predominantly by ethnic Kurds. The area covers between 190,000 to 230,000 km² (88,780 sq mi), or nearly a third of Turkey. The unofficial term references the region's geographical and historical location with respect to the larger Kurdish region, often named Kurdistan, stretching across parts of Turkey, Syria, Iran and Iraq.
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