The Kurds will not be allowed to have an independent country because Turkey wouldn't stand for it; they have their own Kurdish population.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
All along, American policy has been, 'We don't establish a Kurdistan.'
If Turkey wants to join Europe, it will have to become a European country, and that might take a long time.
That is one of the reasons why we advocate for good relations between the two countries. Turkey understands the needs of the region.
As the United States shapes and carries out its policies toward Muslim countries, it should do so with Turkey at its side.
Long-term, we must figure out a way that the Kurdish territory within Iraq operates with a certain amount of autonomy so that they feel comfortable and safe going back.
If one has problems with immigrant communities in Europe, that should not be used against Turkey.
Turkey can be a bridge to regimes and actions the United States can't reach. Turkey can talk to people the United States can't talk to.
Whenever a Kurd wants to measure the depth of some foreign leader's commitment to Kurdish autonomy, he listens for one particular word. That word is 'federal.' Anyone who will say he favors Kurdish federalism can be counted a friend of the Kurds.
The Kurdish people have the right of self-determination like every other nation in the world.
Turkey has never been colonized, so it remained as an independent nation after the fall of the Ottoman Empire.