Turkey tries to ban all Kurdish NGOs under the
pretext of supporting the PKK.
February 21, 2008
US AG Vows Cooperation
Against PKK, Date: Friday, February 15,
2008, article was published by ebru.tv
US Attorney General Michael Mukasey vows that the
United States will continue to cooperate with Turkey
against terrorist groups saying that the two
countries are working together on measures to put an
end to terrorism.
(Ebru News/AP) US Attorney General Michael Mukasey
vows that the United States will continue to
cooperate with Turkey against terrorist groups
saying that the two countries are working together
on measures to put an end to terrorism. |
US Attorney General Michael Mukasey vows that the
United States will continue to cooperate with
Turkiye against terrorist groups saying that the two
countries are working together on measures to put an
end to terrorism. |
Mukasey said,
"Cooperation has been active and successful and it
continues." He went on to say,www.ekurd.net
"The target is to
curtail terrorism, organized crime, narcotics
smuggling and cyber crime."
Mukasey avoiding the details of the cooperation
involved said that it was aimed against the Kurdish
Workers' Party known as PKK.
On his way back to the US Mukasey told reporters at
the Esenboga Airport that the US is in close
cooperation with Turkiye on terror issues. He also
said struggling with the terror organization is a
complex problem. He reiterated, "there is no simple
answer to this question."
Mukasey said he also discussed measures against
Al-Qaeda, which has stepped up activities in Turkey
in recent years.
" Our two countries can expand our collaboration on
this and other judicial and law enforcement
matters," Mukasey told reporters after a two-day
official visit to Turkey where he met with Turkish
Interior Minister Besir Atalay and Justice Minister
Mehmet Ali Sahin.
Meanwhile, Turkish
officials briefed Mukasey that the terrorist
organization would attempt disguised activities
under civil society organizations in the US such as
American Kurdish Information network,www.ekurd.net
the Washington Kurdish Institute, and the North
American Kurdish National Congress.
The United States is supplying NATO ally Turkey with
intelligence on PKK movements, which the Turkish
army has used in five air strikes since December 16
on rebel positions in the mountains of Kurdistan in
'northern Iraq'.
Source of this article
http://news.ebru.tv/en/turkiye/3583.html
What is the Kurdish
National Congress of North America? (KNCNA)
The Kurdish National Congress of North America (KNC)
is a non-profit, member-driven organization
representing Kurds from all parts of Kurdistan
living in the United States and Canada. The KNC was
founded in 1988, soon after Iraqi chemical weapons
attacks on Halabja and other Kurdish cities and
villages.
Its objective is to unite Kurds living in North
America to work for common goals, to promote the
idea of a United Free Kurdistan, and to strengthen
the voice of all Kurds living in the USA and Canada.
The KNC is a democratic organization.
Its president and board of directors are elected by
the members and the organization is governed by a
set of by-laws. The KNC encourages open discussion
of issues, free speech, and active participation in
leadership by its members.
More about KNC
What is Washington Kurdish
Institute (WKI)
The Washington Kurdish Institute (WKI) is a 501 (c)
(3) non-profit, research and educational
organization that was established in September 1996.
WKI is committed to the following objectives:
-Public awareness of issues concerning the Kurdish
people
-Protection for the human, cultural, and political
rights of Kurds
-Humanitarian support and development of civil
society
-Resources for Kurdish culture and education
-Advocacy for effective solutions to Kurdish issues
More about WKI
**
Kurds are not recognized as an official minority in
Turkey and are denied rights granted to other
minority groups. Under EU pressure, Turkey recently
granted Kurds limited rights for broadcasts and
education in the Kurdish language, but critics say
the measures do not go far enough.
The use of the term "Kurdistan" is vigorously
rejected due to its alleged political implications
by the Republic of Turkey, which does not recognize
the existence of a "Turkish Kurdistan" Southeast
Turkey.
Others estimate over 40 million Kurds live in
Big Kurdistan (Iraq, Turkey, Syria, Iran, Armenia),
which covers an area as big as France, about half of
all Kurds which estimate to 20 million live in
Turkey.
Turkey is home to over 25 million ethnic Kurds, a
large Turkey's Kurdish community openly sympathise with the Kurdish PKK for a
Kurdish homeland in the country's mainly Kurdish
southeast of Turkey.
Before August 2002, the Turkish government placed
severe restrictions on the use of Kurdish language,
prohibiting the language in education and broadcast
media.
The Kurdish alphabet is still not recognized
in Turkey, and use of the Kurdish letters X, W, Q
which do not exist in the Turkish
alphabet has led to judicial persecution in 2000 and
2003
The Kurdish flag flown officially in Iraqi Kurdistan
but unofficially flown by Kurds in Armenia. The flag
is banned in Iran, Syria, and Turkey where flying it
is a criminal offence"
Southeastern Turkey:
North Kurdistan (
Kurdistan-Turkey)
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