Živeći pretežno na siromašnom jugoistoku Turske, oni se bore za veću autonomiju i veća prava još od 1984, kad je zabranjena Kurdistasnka radnička partija (PKK) pokrenula oružanu pobunu protiv vlade.
Living predominantly in Turkey's impoverished southeast, they have been fighting for greater autonomy and more rights since 1984, when the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) launched an armed insurgency against the government.