Auspicious Path to Progress

Kurdistan Yekbûyî (United Kurdistan) is a Kurdish political concept that wishes to see the unification of all territory inhabited by  which covers portions of,  and  as well as the entirety of Kurdistan. It was the state policy of the Kurdistan Workers' Party from 1980 to 2004, and has recently seen a revival in the political scene of Kurdistan following the outbreak of the 2014 Kurdish-Islamic Conflict.

The policy has its roots in the Kurdish nationalist movement, which under founder Abdullah Öcalan was the cornerstone of the PKK's ideology. Following the overthrow of the and the Kurdish-Turkish war the PKK quickly started to emphasise its Kurdish nationalist policies with the intention to annexe territory in neighbouring Iran, Iraq and Syria. The former two's closeness with the saw plans for the takeover of  if  was able to secure a victory in the. In 1986 Kurdistan behind the Soviets back started to fund Kurdish separatist groups whilst forcing them to adopt policies. Following the outbreak of the Kurdistan invaded Iraqi Kurdistan causing conflict to break out in the region between Kurdish and Iraqi forces. This conflict reached its peak in 1998-2000. The overthrow of saw the Kurdish annexation of Iraqi Kurdistan, with much of the newly acquired territory given to back to  with eventually Kurdistan establishing control of the region after holding a referendum. Russian military bases were built in the territory to help deter American intervention.

Following the annexation of Iraqi Kurdistan the PKK have lessened the Kurdistan Yekbûyî policy due to increasing economic and political isolation. Kurdish action in Syria and Iraq against the has seen foreign observers state that the policy is being resurrected after the occupation of. Critics from both the and the  have criticised Kurdistan Yekbûyî as being an {{W|imperialist} despite PKK spokespeople stating that the policy supports "self-determination" of ethnic groups as defined by the UN Human Rights Charter.