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Turkmen
alternative words: Turkoman, Turcoman keywords: ethnic group related topics: Ottoman empire , Mosul , Kirkuk related web sites: http://www.al-bab.com/arab/background/turkoman.htm explanation: Iraqi minority, Turkmens had arrived to Iraq since 7th century from the central Asia with successive flows of migration. During Ottoman reign, Turkmens were favored due to a linguistic affinity with Turks. On the contrary, Saddam Hussein persecuted non Arab minorities such as Turkmens and Kurds but after his fall, they have begun to dispute the control of oil rich Kirkuk region. Their total population is about 2 millions and concentrated on a narrow band which runs from Mosul to Diala by passing Kirkuk. | |