Iraq’s Turkmen on their own By Nermeen Mufti

November 3, 2015 at 2:11 am | Posted in Turkmens | Leave a comment

Turkmen are Iraq’s third largest ethnic group but they remain un­derrepresented in politics and their plight is largely ignored.

Baghdad – Iraq’s Turkmen are the coun­try’s third largest ethnic group after Arabs and Kurds but the community of nearly 3 million people has endured displace­ment, isolation, discrimination and violence throughout its history.

Today, the Turkmen remain un­derrepresented in Iraqi politics and their plight is largely ignored. Please click on the link hereunder:

http://www.thearabweekly.com/?id=2259