Nationalism and secularism

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How does Kurdish independence conflict with Turkish goals?

How not, really? Their outrageous claims of territory, are one thing, but they even expect our support in the realisation of their dreams of independence.
As Gökbilge H. Nihal Atsız says,

Azınlıklar o ülkede, ancak, asıl sahiplerin milli haklarına baygı göstermek şartıyla adalet içinde yaşamak hakkına maliktirler ve hiçbir suretle, kendi özel ve milli şartlarını, çıkarlarını ileri süremezler. Hele memleketin asıl sahiplerinin hak ve çıkarları aleyhinde hiçbir dilekte bulunamazlar. Bu takdirde vatana ihanet etmiş olurlar.

Translation:

Minorities possess the right to live in a country on the condition of respecting the right of sovereignity of the majority, and may not produce their own national interests and push them in opposition to the national interests of the majority. In the case they do, they would be considered nothing more than traitors.

I think the words of Atsız are quite clear on this subject. Kurds have long been trying to push their own national interests in a country where they form a minority, all the while travelling the country at will, buying property, installing businesses, taking advantage of the benefits of living in this country, they also act against the country by means of terrorism. This is in direct conflict with our own national goals, not to mention it threatens the lives of Turks. If they do not wish to live under our rule, they can go and live in Northern Iraq, which has won it's autonomy by taking advantage of the US occupation. Unless we are invaded and subjugated by another country, the Kurds shall not receive autonomy, let alone independence.

Turan is basically Central Asia. Central Asia does not contain Kurdistan, and neither does Anatolia.

This is true if you take in consideration for which the name was originally used. However, I'm talking of a political concept, which was founded by illustrious people like Yusuf Akçura, Ziya Gökalp and others. Through their views, I view the lands of Turan as any piece of land on which Turks and other Turanic peoples have a major presence. So, Anatolia is very much a piece of Turan, just like the Altai mountain range.

Supporting them may put you at odds with someone else, but not supporting them makes you a hypocrite.

Hypocrite? Certainly not. No nation is responsible for the national goals of another nation.
I can freely choose which nation I wish to support and which nation I don't. Kurds certainly do not support our national goals. In fact, they try to undermine them, because as long as a strong Turkish national consciousness exists, they will never reach their dreams of a *greater Kurdistan*, another "greater X" type of ideal, which saw it's end with the death of the Greek Megali Idea.