| Total population | |
|---|---|
| No official census statistics 1,000(1993KIP estimate)[1] 40,000(2016KIP estimate)[2] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Athens,[3]Laurium,[4]Lesbos,[5]Nea Smyrni,[6]Patras,[6]Thessaloniki[3] | |
| Languages | |
| Greek,Kurdish | |
| Religion | |
| Islam,Yazidism[7] |
Kurds in Greece (Greek:Οι Κούρδοι στην Ελλάδα,Kurdish:کوردێن یەونانستانـێ,lit. 'Kurdên li Yewnanîstanê') are the people inGreece ofKurdish origin. Kurds have primarily migrated to Greece due to war and persecution.[3] Most asylum seekers in Greece during the 1990s were Kurds from mainlyIraq but also from southeasternTurkey. A total of 43,759 Kurds entered in Greece in the latter part of 1990s, in which 40,932 were from Iraq and 2,827 from Turkey. However, only 9,797 of these sought asylum in Greece.[8]
The social relations betweenGreeks and Kurds are described as 'good' and researcher Papadopoulou argues that the reason for this is the experience offleeing among Greeks themselves.[6] In an interview withKurdistan 24, Greek Minister for MigrationIoannis Mouzalas stated that Greeks and Kurds of Greece have exceptional ties.[9] The Kurds of Greece frequently hold pro-Kurdish protests[4][10] and various Kurdish cultural centers have been opened all around Greece.[3] During the 1990s, Turkey frequently accused Greece of harboring Kurdish rebels ofKurdistan Workers' Party.[11]
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