Are these people Kurds?

[Qonyeyi]

I was particularly thinking about 3 different men. They all are from Turkey. I will show a couple of pictures and you might be able to look at the traits.

Kivircik Ali ( Born in the Turkish city of Tokat) He reminds me of Ahmet Kaya.










Yavuz Bingol. Born in istanbul. His surname Bingol is the Kurdish city of Cewlik/Colix









Kemal Sunal. Born in Istanbul. His parents were from Kurdish city of Meleti

[Anthea]

The only one who I would say for certain is a Kurd is Yavuz Bingol, Kivircik Ali could be a Kurd if his roots were in the south and Kemal Sunal looks more Arab to me but hey what do I know I am ENGLISH

[purearch72]

Haha I love shabon I wish he didn't die.

[Zaza_Colig]

Kivircik Ali is not kurdish maybe a turkish alevi, Yavuz bingol is also Alevi but kurdish from Agri and Kemal Shaban is a kurd from meleti

[Kurdistano]

The only one who I would say for certain is a Kurd is Yavuz Bingol, Kivircik Ali could be a Kurd if his roots were in the south and Kemal Sunal looks more Arab to me but hey what do I know I am ENGLISH

As far as I know, Kemal Sunal has some Balkan origin and he does also look very Balkanic (especially Romanian like).

[Anthea]

The only one who I would say for certain is a Kurd is Yavuz Bingol, Kivircik Ali could be a Kurd if his roots were in the south and Kemal Sunal looks more Arab to me but hey what do I know I am ENGLISH

As far as I know, Kemal Sunal has some Balkan origin and he does also look very Balkanic (especially Romanian like).

Thank you

Not a bad guess for an English person

[Dersimi]

Kivircık Ali and yavuz bıngol are turkish alawi..but ı m not sure whether kemal kurd or not but he s alawi too..

[Cewlik]

Many Turks have in real a other origin and are just assimilated.

[Zaza_Colig]

Kivircık Ali and yavuz bıngol are turkish alawi..but ı m not sure whether kemal kurd or not but he s alawi too..

who said yavuzbingol is turkish ? hes kurd

[Dersimi]

Kivircık Ali and yavuz bıngol are turkish alawi..but ı m not sure whether kemal kurd or not but he s alawi too..

who said yavuzbingol is turkish ? hes kurd

As far as I know he specified that he s a turk. You can access this information just do some research!

[Zaza_Colig]

Kivircık Ali and yavuz bıngol are turkish alawi..but ı m not sure whether kemal kurd or not but he s alawi too..

who said yavuzbingol is turkish ? hes kurd

As far as I know he specified that he s a turk. You can access this information just do some research!

So why does his mother and father speak kurdish ???

[Dersimi]

I don t know whether they speak Kurdish or not and this is not important..He emphasized he is turk.I witnessed with my own eyes when he was speaking. He has a just good voice nothing more.

[Anthea]

I don t know whether they speak Kurdish or not and this is not important..He emphasized he is turk.I witnessed with my own eyes when he was speaking. He has a just good voice nothing more.

I have met several Kurds from Northern Kurdistan who claim that they are TURKISH

There could be reasons for that: We all know the way Kurds have been treated

Many Kurdish people within Turkey were made to feel ashamed to be Kurdish. Kurdish people have problems finding jobs in the tourist and commercial areas of Turkey. Many Kurds living in Istanbul live in the poorest parts of the city and receive a very POOR standard of education. Often Kurdish people living in those areas are looked down on by the Turkish population and experience racism.

It is a TERRIBLE TRUTH but to some Kurds the only way they could escape the poverty trap was to deny their Kurdish roots

Fortunately, as many more Kurdish people learn about their culture and history they are becoming PROUD KURDS