Iraq’s Turkmen on their own By Nermeen Mufti

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. 

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