By the term ‘ideology’, a brand of sociocultural software for producing what we call ‘reality’ is meant. In this article, the structure of an ideology predominant in Kurdistan, particularly among political elites, has been discussed by using the concepts of ideology critique, in particular, signifier, master-signifier and ‘point de capiton’. But the ideology critique theory has been criticized for being ahistorical and for the lack of recognition of different layers of a given ideology. In this article, the different layers of the ideology of Kurdism have been discussed in relation to historical periods of Kurdistan and the world. It is concluded that the ideology of Kurdism, contrary to the existing image, does not only consist of nationalism but also includes socialism, feminism and environmentalism respectively.