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Turkish PM Erdogan: "No End To Southeast
Operations"
11.4.2006
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Erdogan criticises Diyarbakir Mayor Baydemir for
asking an end to operations in the Southeast
(Turkey-Kurdistan) and delivers heavy criticism to
CHP leader Baykal who accused him on the Kurdish
issue.
BIA, April 11 (Gaziantep) - Prime Minister
Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticized Diyarbakir
Metropolitan Mayor Osman Baydemir and those asking
for an end to the operations in the Southeast,
saying security forces would not lay down their
arms.
Attending the 2nd Ordinary Provincial Congress of
the Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Gaziantep,
Erdogan criticized Baydemir who previously called
for an end to security operations in the Southeast.
Erdogan said, "before anything, do your job as a
mayor. Can an operation stop? We have to do it.
Whether in the cities or the rural areas, the
operations will never end."
Stating that those within parties involved in legal
politics and non-governmental organizations could
not support a terrorist organization or promote its
activities, Erdogan added, "If you are not doing
this, come out and say so openly and put an end to
all of this. Do not drag the Republic of Turkey to
other platforms with a different mentality."
Referring to the appeal on ending operations, the
Prime Minister continued, "So, the operations should
be stopped. Can the operations be stopped? What does
this mean now? Security forces receiving
intelligence on terrorism will conduct operations
whether in the cities or in rural areas. This is
their primary duty. We will do them, we have to do
them. There is no stopping. The operations will
definitely continue. Look at this man. He is a Mayor
but he says lay down the arms. Just look at that
remark! Before anything you do your job as Mayor.
Security force members will carry their arms, what
is that to you. "
Erdogan said, "When I went to Siirt, a group of
municipality assembly members wanted to talk to me.
I accepted. Do you know what their proposal to me
was? (These operations should end). Are you not
members of the municipal assembly? I said make sure
you don't become representatives of those on the
mountains. These people are not sincere. We brought
out the 'return home' law, but did they abide by it?
If they were sincere they would have. Leave alone
conforming with it, they have now started to use
children."
PM criticises main opposition CHP leader Baykal too
Erdogan also referred to recent statements made by
main opposition CHP chairman Deniz Baykal noting
that he had criticized an evaluation the PM made on
the children issue.
"From the year 1974 to 12 September (1980) they were
there [ruling] in the period of anarchy and
terrorism and we could not even go to our schools.
Politics can't be conducted through opportunism.
This is an issue of country, nation and flag. No
politics can be conducted on these issues."
Addressing Baykal's criticism, Erdogan said, "You
look at what's going on internally. The people have
already chosen where to sit you. Actually, I say I
won't put Baykal on my agenda, but he comes up and
hangs on to me with unheard of remarks. In his
speech in Sinop he's apparently said that I would be
sitting at the table with the terrorist
organization. Hey Baykal, know this really well: you
cannot talk to me about the flag, which bears on it
the blood of martyrs and the crescent as symbol of
freedom. I especially address you from our city of
veterans. Not those who have set their hearts on the
CHP."
The Prime Minister then added, "Remember who you
were with in the 1991 elections when you ran under
the roof of the SHP? There were people who are now
leaders of the PKK terror group. When we said this
in Parliament, he scrambled to his feet. Why are you
jumping about? Did these people not direct the
organisation from Europe? Did you not walk those
paths with these people? I am saying this just so
you know."
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