Turkey, Kurds and The Treaty of Sevres 1920. A history
The Peace Treaty of Sevres 1920. In this treaty signed by the Ottoman Government 10 August 1920, the Kurds were granted autonomy. Section 3 articles 62-64
SECTION III.
KURDISTAN
ARTICLE 62
A Commission sitting at Constantinople and composed of three members appointed by the British, French and Italian Governments respectively shall draft within six months from the coming into force of the present Treaty a scheme of local autonomy for the predominantly Kurdish areas lying east of the Euphrates, south of the southern boundary of Armenia as it may be hereafter determined, and north of the frontier of Turkey with Syria and Mesopotamia, as defined in Article 27, II (2) and (3).
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There is actually a treaty for the existence of a Kurdistan. I had no idea.
But it won't be enforced, at least, not for the time being, it was written when the UK dismantled the Ottoman Empire. I think one of those Hudson Institute videos say we signed the treaty actually.
