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• n  an Iranian language spoken in Turkey and Iran and Iraq and Syria and Russia
• a  of or relating to Kurdistan or the Kurds or their language and culture

• Kurdish

News & Articles

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• Chevron secures Iraqi Kurdish oil deal
  BAGHDAD (AP) — U.S. oil giant Chevron says it has signed a deal with Iraq's Kurdish regional government to expand its oil exploration territory in the northern self-rule region.
  June 18, 2013 - Associated Press via Yahoo! News
• Chevron secures Iraqi Kurdish oil deal - Quincy Herald-Whig | Illinois & Missouri News, Sports
  BAGHDAD (AP) - U.S. oil giant Chevron says it has signed a deal with Iraq's Kurdish regional government to expand its oil exploration territory in the northern self-rule region.
  June 18, 2013 - Quincy Herald-Whig
• Chevron acquires rights to hunt for oil in third Iraqi Kurdish exploration block
  BAGHDAD — U.S. oil giant Chevron says it has signed a deal with Iraq's Kurdish regional government to expand its oil exploration territory in the northern self-rule region.
  June 18, 2013 - Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune

Quotes

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• Robert Gates in The Australian
  We were notified and we urged the Turkish government to limit their operations to precise targeting of the PKK - to limit the scope and duration of their operations - and we urged them to work, directly, with Iraqis, including Kurdish government... Scott Stanzel http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Stanzel&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNES0pooIDSIAcbbcLdo6AvkEyXnEw 940 News http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.940news.com/nouvelles.php%3Fcat%3D24%26id%3D22259&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNGQl0uztkxj69TvTQ8VNbYtoAgBgQ Feb 22, 2006 56409 74566 kurdish Mr Gates, speaking from Singapore where he was attending a conference on Asian security, said: The Turks have a genuine concern with Kurdish terrorism that takes place on Turkish soil. One can understand their frustration and unhappiness over...
• Mahmoud Othman in Washington Post
  You have seen a coalescing of a center in Iraqi politics in which the Sunni leadership, the Kurdish leadership, and elements of the Shiite leadership that are not associated with these special groups have been working together better than at any... Condoleezza Rice http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condoleezza_Rice&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNFjrMH7Xov6azYa3GcJkbJ5MEGCuw Christian Science Monitor http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0421/p01s07-wome.html&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNHWhIC_uz5SVrWudS80_1EWkb_eTg Apr 20, 2008 56411 74567 kurdistan Kurdistan is a safe region and this will have its affect on trade, and companies will fear coming to this region," Othman said.