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The Kurd's probably feel completely isolated and alone. They might have a lot of anger and jealousy towards other countries with their own nation, state and laws. They have no identity which must be very depressing.

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he language is part of the Iranic branch of Indo-European languages and is related to European languages -> nearly 3/5ths of the Kurd's are Sunni Muslims, there are also Shiite and Sufi Muslims as well as indigenous Kurdish faiths.

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They have never been a recognised nation. Break-up of the Ottoman empire did nothing to help creation of a state. The treaty of Sevres in 1921 allowed for an independent Kurdish state, guaranteeing self determination. The area was strategically important as the gateway between Europe, Central Asia and Middle East and the British and French had colonial ambitions here. The area contained important resources (oil & natural gas)

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The Kurd's are one of the indigenous people of the Mesopotamian plains and the highlands in what are now south-eastern Turkey, north-eastern Syria, northern Iraq, north-western Iran and south-western Armenia.

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They make up the fourth-largest ethnic group in the Middle East, but they have never obtained a permanent nation state. They are the largest ethnic group without a country. They are estimated to number about 28 to 30 million in this heartland, with another 2–3 million living as a diaspora, away from this region.

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Kurdistan is located in a mountainous region straddling the borders of Turkey, Iraq, Syria, Iran and Armenia.