Go back to 2002 and you will find that the Kurds were on the road to being instrumental against Saddam and Iraq. This was until Turkey threatened to disallow “coalition troops” usage of air space and its bases, if the Kurds were armed and part of it. I remember thinking, WTH is GW thinking.
Turkey’s recent crackdown, arrest, torture, murder, etc. of those who attempted to overthrow the dictator Ergodan is intertwined with freedom loving Kurds.