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title: "4 Kurdish State Quotes by 4 authors"
description: "Browse 4 Kurdish State quotes by 4 authors. Discover the best Kurdish State sayings and thoughts."
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> [We must openly call for the establishment of a Kurdish state that separates Iran from Turkey, one which will be friendly towards…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ayelet-shaked/we-must-openly-call-for-the-establishment-of-a-kurdish-state-that/)

[Ayelet Shaked](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ayelet-shaked/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/645/ayelet-shaked-6674_iran_we-must-openly-call-for-the-establishmen_218445.jpg)

> [The Kurds know that they won't achieve their own state by force of arms but through international recognition. And they have certainly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmed-chalabi/the-kurds-know-that-they-won-t-achieve-their-own-state-by-force-of/)

[Ahmed Chalabi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmed-chalabi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb4/ahmed-chalabi-18859_achieve_the-kurds-know-that-they-won-t-achieve-t_297650.jpg)

> [I always tell the Kurds who defend independence: Let's say we declared the independent Kurdish state and Syria, Iran, Iraq and Turkey…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jalal-talabani/i-always-tell-the-kurds-who-defend-independence-let-s-say-we-declared/)

[Jalal Talabani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jalal-talabani/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/00d/jalal-talabani-15352_circumstances_i-always-tell-the-kurds-who-defend-indep_1374694.jpg)

> [The Turkish government will never tolerate the creation of a Kurdish state.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-bergen/the-turkish-government-will-never-tolerate-the-creation-of-a-kurdish/)

[Peter Bergen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-bergen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e5a/peter-bergen-1880_creation_the-turkish-government-will-never-tolera_2257342.png)

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