Turkey is NO friend of Kurds. Barzani has become wealthy by selling oil through Turkey’s pipeline.
But dependency results.
Erdogan the Islamist is Evil. He would have Kurds always be surfs.
Yes. But this bit of leverage Erdogan has is what was news to my ignorance. When I did notice Barzani acting deferential to Erdogan on some issue, I did not understand why. Now I do.
Barzani’s corruption could one day lead to “civil war” among the Kurds (across Iraq & Syria) I fear, or, those in his own group not benefiting from it enough (in their view) will have a “political coup”, denounce Barzani and remove him, promising reforms, which too many Kurds will believe, until that group gets as bad as Barzani.