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ŞANLIURFA (DİHA) - Approximately 100.000 people
coming together in the Newroz celebrations in
Şanlıurfa say, "We greet the Leadership of
Democratic Confederalism"; and former deputy of the
abolished Democracy Party (DEP) Leyla Zana,
addressing to Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan before
the gigantic crowd, said, "Do not raise tension if
you love this country. Do not cause the societies to
stand against each other"
Some 100.000 attended the Newroz celebrations
organized by Şanlıurfa Democracy Platform on Halepli
Bahçe Meydanı (boulevard), Şanlıurfa, and the
celebrations started with local bands' concerts
performed after Chairman of the Newroz Arrangement
Committee Yusuf Karataş's speech. To celebrations
DEP former Deputies Leyla Zana, Orhan Doğan, Kurdish
People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan's brother Mehmet
Öcalan and his sister Fatma Öcalan, Democratic
Society Movement (DTH) Coordination Member Feridun
Yazar, Former President of the People's Democracy
Party (HADEP) Murat Bozlak, DEHAP Deputy President
Osman Özçelik and the mayors of Viranşehir and Suruç,
Şanlıurfa attended .
'Öcalan's steps towards peace should be
considered'
DEHAP Şanlıurfa Chairman Ahmet Dağtek said, Kurdish
People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan had been taking for
peace have been left with no answer.
"May those who does not see your struggle for
freedom come and see it", said DEHAP Deputy
President Osman Özçelik.
Great interest to Zana and Öcalan
The participants of Newroz in Şanlıurfa, who opened
the banners "Şanlıurfa greets the Leadership of
Democratic Confederalism", "Dialog with Öcalan for
peace", chanted slogans "Live long Leader Apo",
"Greetings, greetings thousands of greetings to
Imralı" and "Happy Newroz"; carried a great number
of KONGRA-GEL flags, green-red-yellow colours and a
map showing Kurdish cities. The great number of
participants, that of women who wanted to shake
hands with Leyla Zana and Fatma Öcalan, bring forth
crush.
Zana: Do not augment tension
After greeting the people with Kurdish words, Zana
continued her speech in Turkish and addressed to
Chancellor Erdogan saying: "Erdogan says there is no
Kurdish Question if not thought. Here, I am
addressing to him; is there Kurd question or not. Do
not raise tension if you love this country and do
not cause the societies to come up against each
other. Consider the peace and the democratic
functioning of this country as essential. We do not
have any problems with any one"
"We are not going to permit a violence
environment"
The ruling administration has to notice that they
are in power, and should not undervalue the people's
volition, stating Zana said: "The Turkish Premier
says there is no torture; whereas our women were
tortured in the mid street. We will never allow our
honour to be transgressed and also the violence
environment. Some powers may want a war, but my
people will not consent to this. We will allow one
to have us abused"
Zana's speech won raves and great enthusiasm of the
attendees chanting "Live long Leader Apo". The
public's great interest to Zana became the cause of
the second throng when Zana wanted to pass to the
protocol. The celebration continued with singer
Ferhat Tunç's concert.
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