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Kurdish terrorists of Turkey !
7.4.2006
by Dr. Rebwar Fatah
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It has become Turkish
logic that every Kurd is a potential terrorist.
Under the Turkish regime, Kurds are now put in an
impossible position. A citizen of Turkey must have
Turkish blood. Therefore a Kurd in Turkey cannot be
called a citizen. However, refusing to become
“Turkish” (when one is Kurdish) instantly makes one
a “separatist”: a term often used to describe
“terrorists”. Hence Turkey no longer bothers to
distinguish between “Kurds” and “terrorists”.
So I must declare that I am a “terrorist” as I am a
staunch believer in the establishment of a Kurdish
state in Northern Kurdistan. And I have no doubt
many of you are also ‘terrorists’ under this Turkish
logic.
And now the Turkish Prime Minster has labelled
Kurdish women and children pawns of terrorists. “Our
security will make the necessary intervention
against those who have become the pawns of
terrorism, even if they are children or women,” said
Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The Turkish definition of ‘terrorist’ expands to all
aspects of Kurdish and Kurdistani life, and has
recently been taken to a new extreme. The Turkish
government have changed the names of three animals
found on its territory to remove references to
Kurdistan or Armenia. The ministry said the old
names were contrary to Turkish unity. Are we to
suppose that a red fox, formerly known as the Vulpes
Vulpes Kurdistanica and now known simply as Vulpes
Vulpes, is a terrorist threat too?
In a word, yes. Some Turkish officials say the names
are being used to argue that Kurds had lived in the
areas where the animals were found. So the Turkish
government have changed these animal’s names because
they are separatists. Turkey believes that many old
names were contrary to Turkish unity, “Unfortunately
there are many other species in Turkey which were
named this way with ill intentions. This ill intent
is so obvious that even species only found in our
country were given names against Turkey’s unity,"
said a statement made by the Turkish Environment
Ministry.
These simple examples show how insecure the Turks
are, and perhaps they have reason to be. After all,
Turkey has been built on the foundations of Kurds,
Armenians and Greeks. And any form of rebellion is
met with instant oppression. A Kurdish youth was
recently crushed to death by an armoured Turkish
vehicle. Turkish Security went on to kill 16 Kurds
and arrest hundreds more. Are we really to believe
that this is based solely on Turkey’s fear all Kurds
are potential terrorists?
In his recent visit the United Nations, Special
Rapporteur observed that, “the definition of
terrorism as contained in article 1 of the
Anti-Terror Act of 1991, which defines terrorism
based on its purpose or aims rather than referring
to specific criminal acts, is formulated vaguely and
in very broad terms.”
The question boils down to this: who is a terrorist?
The Special Rapporteur stated, “It therefore raises
concerns in respect of the principle of legality as
prescribed in article 15 of the International
Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), a
provision that allows for no derogation even during
states of emergency. When applied in conjunction
with other provisions of the Act, this definition of
terrorism may result in prosecution and conviction
in cases where the individual concerned is not
personally linked to any terrorist acts properly
defined, i.e. acts of deadly or otherwise grave
violence against persons, or the taking of hostages,
in the furtherance of aims covered by the
international understanding of ‘terrorism’.”
Turkey argue that they legislated terrorism laws to
combat international terror. The UN Special
Rapporteur does not think so. “The Anti-Terror Act
of 1991 does not meet the requirements of
international conventions in the fight against
terrorism. Not all specific forms of international
terrorism, as defined in these conventions, are
covered by article 1 of the Act, which was drafted
at a different time in response to domestic needs.
Whereas the Special Rapporteur received indications
that the 1991 Act was being reconsidered, he was
unable to obtain specific information about the
review and the relevant timelines.”
So who are the terrorists in Turkey? The Turkish
Prime Minister has the answer. They are Kurdish
women and children. Or foxes.
My thanks to Chris Lacey.
Source: Dr. Rebwar Fatah www.Kurdishmedia.com
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