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Yes, Şongül Oden is of Kurdish descent. She was born in Diyarbakır, Turkey, which has a significant Kurdish population.
Approximately 15-20% of Iraq's population is Kurdish. The Kurdish population is primarily concentrated in the northern region of Iraq, known as Iraqi Kurdistan.
Two countries with large Kurdish populations are Turkey and Iran. Turkey has the largest Kurdish population, estimated to be around 15-20 million. Iran also has a significant Kurdish population, estimated to be around 6-8 million.
Urmia, also known as Urmu or Orumiyeh, is predominantly inhabited by Azeris in Iran. While there is a Kurdish population in the city, it is not considered a Kurdish-majority city.
By mid-1999, the Kurdish Democratic Party controlled approximately half of the Kurdish region in Northern Iraq.