in turkey, the provinces of ağrı, bingöl, bitlis, diyarbakır, hakkari, mardin, muş, siirt, tunceli, van, batman, şırnak and iğdır provinces are kurdish majority population, while urfa province has 47%, and kars province has 20% kurdish population. in iran, the provinces of kermanshah, west azerbaijan, ilam, and kordestan provinces are kurdish majority population.