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Kurds in Italy

Italy is a place of transit and asylum. Abdullah Öcalan stayed in Rome in 1998 and 1999.

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At a glance

01Bername

This programme brings together Kurds living in Italy, city by city. Its charter form is a Diaspora Chapter, fitted to local law and to the risks members face.

Forming Diaspora Chapter: not yet chartered.

02Bajar

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No city page exists yet. Tell us where Kurds meet in this country.

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Subdivisions of Italy

Each first-level subdivision has a local page. It gathers official services, learning, safety and civic life.

The list follows UN sources first: OCHA COD-AB, then UN SALB, then ISO 3166-2. It takes no position on any status or boundary.

Subdivisions in the profile

03How statistics see the community

No official statistic counts Kurds here.

Counts of Kurds differ by what they measure: birthplace, citizenship, language or self-identification. Each figure names its measure, year and source, and none are summed.

Institute estimate (range), 2016Every figure keeps its measure, year, source and label. Unknown is shown as unknown.
  1. Almanya850,000 to 950,000
  2. Fransa230,000 to 250,000
  3. Holenda100,000 to 120,000
  4. Sweden85,000 to 100,000
  5. Swîsre85,000 to 95,000
  6. Awistirya80,000 to 95,000
  7. United Kingdom70,000 to 90,000
  8. Belgium70,000 to 85,000
  9. Greece40,000 to 50,000
  10. Denmark25,000 to 30,000
  11. Italy25,000 to 30,000
  12. Norway25,000 to 30,000
  13. Finland15,000 to 18,000

Çavkanî Institut kurde de Paris, The Kurdish diaspora (Dec 2016 table of ranges) Secondary source

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CountryFigure
Almanya850,000 to 950,000
Fransa230,000 to 250,000
Holenda100,000 to 120,000
Sweden85,000 to 100,000
Swîsre85,000 to 95,000
Awistirya80,000 to 95,000
United Kingdom70,000 to 90,000
Belgium70,000 to 85,000
Greece40,000 to 50,000
Denmark25,000 to 30,000
Italy25,000 to 30,000
Norway25,000 to 30,000
Finland15,000 to 18,000

The Italy profile

04Qad

  • Academy

    Every field of knowledge, courses in all Kurdish varieties, and communities of practice.

  • Heritage

    History from the Zagros to today, memory, faiths, arts, literature and food.

  • Language

    Kurmanji, Sorani, Zazaki, Southern Kurdish and Gorani, in every script.

  • Lêkolîn

    Kurdish studies: the observatory, reading lists and new research.

  • Opportunities

    Livelihoods, skills, jobs, mentoring and diaspora-to-region bridges.

  • Civic

    Civic education, rights literacy, statelessness help and dialogue.

  • Pêşxistin

    Social programmes, livelihoods and disaster preparedness for Kurdish communities.

  • Nûçe û bûyer

    Kurdish and regional news with every outlet labelled, and the calendar of Kurdish days.

05Learn in the Academy

Courses and disciplines of the Academy on the subject of this page.

Kurs

Dîsîplîn

A completion record shows what was studied and assessed. It is not a certificate or a qualification.

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