Iraqi Kurds have launched wide boycotts of Turkish-made products in retaliation for Ankara's military offensive in Syrian Kurdistan or Rojava, where the Turkish army and the Syrian rebel militias it supports are being accused by human rights groups of ethnic cleansing and war crimes.
Many Kurds feel they have been abandoned by much of the world, including the United States, NATO and Russia, after they played a major role in defeating the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq. They say it is time to unite and use every available tool, including boycotts and demonstrations, to resist totalitarian aggressors.