In response, a Kurdish lawmaker brought the flag to the legislature to defend it. The controversy began when Ankara Mayor Mansur Yavas, a member of the opposition Republican People's Party (CHP ...

The move is likely to further enflame tensions after the council last week voted in favour of raising the flag of Kurdistan on municipal buildings in the city, leading to public protests by the ...

The law passed, which was the final step in creating this new, primarily Kurdish province, which is an important symbol for Kurds. This also means that Iraq will now have 19 provinces in total.

But the second-biggest flag doesn’t represent a country at all. It’s of Kurdistan, the mountainous region comprising parts of four countries that’s home to the world’s largest group of ...