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Kurdish leader Murat Karayilan: You cannot
take a single step without PKK
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December 2, 2009
QANDIL Mountain, Turkey-Iraqi Kurdistan
border, — Kurdish PKK leader Murat Karayilan stated
that “Characterising the solution offered by the
Minister of Internal Affairs as a framework for
solutions means either a failure to see the problem
or to make fun of it. The issue cannot be resolved
through ordinary and ridiculous solutions such as
“optional modules, Kurdology Branches, or the right
to TV broadcasting for Kurdish people”, which have
been stated by the minister. Explaining that some
steps do not imply openness, Karayilan also
explained that “It is necessary to correctly
understand AKP’s tactic, which can be quite
misleading for many people. This why it is
beneficial to grasp the essence of such approaches.”
Karayilan explained that, in essence, what they are
trying to do is annihilate the Kurdish Liberation
Movement, the purpose is the same, but the methods
have been transformed.
In relation to AKP’s three red lines Karayilan said
that “One, The Kurds will not have a status such as
a federation or autonomy. Two: Education will not be
conducted in mother tongue. |
Murat Karayilan is the acting commander of the
Turkey Kurdistan Workers' Party (Partiya Karkeren
Kurdistan - PKK) and chairman of the executive
council of the Kurdish Democratic Confederation (Koma
Civaken Kurdistan - KCK). |
Three: The operations
will not cease, the freedom of Leader Abdula Ocanaln
(Apo) will not develop. These three items are their
red lines. AKP representatives mentioned
constitutive changes. Of course it is necessary. The
constitution should change. This issue cannot be
resolved without the changes in the constitution.
However, they say that the fist three items should
be exempts from the changes in the constitution.
However,www.ekurd.netif
these three items remain as they are, where will you
put the Kurdish nation? Just as their mentality
cannot endure the notion of Kurdish existence, they
want to change the constitution while omitting these
three items. This means that there is a deception
here. It implies a policy aimed at deceiving, and
dividing the Kurds. We have to be able to see this.
I believe that our whole nation will see it and not
believe it. This is a game.”
Drawing attention to all these dangers, Murat
Karayilan drew attention to the fact that if this
situation continues as it is a new process of war
can be experienced. Karayilan told the state
authorities that “...not even a single leaf would
move in Kurdistan without PKK. They cannot do
anything. I would like to openly tell the Prime
Minister and all the other state authorities that
you cannot take a single step without PKK. PKK also
has a management, a leadership. When we say this,
they ask whether everything is contingent on Imrali.
No, it would be wrong to evaluate the issue in this
sense. The movement itself has a management, a way
of institutionalisation, a system. All the
components of this movement have at least 50
councils, which is the expression of its management.
However, leader Apo is the head of all of them. If
the issue is to be resolved, it takes proper
negotiation and discussion with those concerned in
order to find a common denominator. There are no
other methods of resolution. The rest would be
deception. "
People of Makhmour Are
Honourable
Murat Karayilan, the chair of executive council of
KCK, drew attention to the games of AKP government
over maxmur camp. He stated that with the insistence
of Turkey, the tripartite co-ordination took the
annihilation of Maxmur into their agenda. According
to Karayilan it is not in fact a tripartite
co-ordination but quadruple. With the appointment of
Ibrahim Muhammed Ali, the local government has also
participated in the co-ordination.
Karayilan summarised the Turkish government’s plan
to annihilate Maxhur and other immigrant camps
through this group: “They want to destroy the camps
by offering money to some, kidnapping some, and
through the methods of special intelligence and by
carrying out a psychological war. AKP says that if I
destroy Maxmur, it will be a great blow to PKK and
almost half of it will be annihilated. They are
going to use this as an argument in the annihilation
of the liberation movement. This is the purpose...”
Stating that he does not think that they will
succeed in these efforts,www.ekurd.netKarayilan
emphasised that the people of Maxmur are the
patriots who have proven their devotion to the cause
of freedom. He explained that “There are honourable
people there, who never bowed to gang mentality, the
village guard system or to oppression. These
honourable people cannot be deceived with any amount
of money”.
Karayilan added that, under the conditions of
continuing war, there is no way back for the people
of Maxmur. “How did these people get out, and why
should they go back? There was state oppression and
war. Has the war ceased? No. Is there a possibility
of war? Yes, there is. There are village guards and
oppression. How can these people go? Anyhow, the
mistake of AKP authorities is that they want to do
something without preparing the terrain at first.”
Karayilan explained that AKP’s tactic of bringing
deserters in order to deceive the public will not
work either. He added that “AKP is thinking whether
it can create the illusion of annihilation of PKK by
taking these out one way or another. This will be an
endeavour to deceive the public. On the other hand,
these individuals cannot appear before the public.
It is because, our people are consistent about their
freedom and under no condition would they accept
betrayal”
Since 1984 the Turkey Kurdistan Workers' Party or PKK took up arms for self-rule in the
mainly Kurdish southeast of Turkey
(Turkey-Kurdistan) which has claimed around 45,000
lives of Turkish soldiers and Kurdish PKK
guerrillas. A large Turkey's Kurdish community
openly sympathise with the Kurdish PKK rebels.
Turkey refuses to recognize its Kurdish population
as a distinct minority.
"The Kurdish question cannot be resolved without
recognizing the will of the Kurdish people and
holding dialogue with its interlocutors," the group
said.
The PKK has long called on Ankara to halt military
operations and agree to negotiations for a solution,
which it says should include official recognition of
the country's Kurds in the constitution.
The PKK demanded Turkey's recognition of the Kurds'
identity in its constitution and of their language
as a native language along with Turkish in the
country's Kurdish areas,www.ekurd.net
the party also demanded
an end to ethnic discrimination in Turkish laws and
constitution against Kurds, ranting them full
political freedoms.
The government categorically rejects dialogue with a
group it labels a terrorist organization and says it
will not let up on the military campaign against the
rebels. The PKK is considered a 'terrorist'
organization by Ankara, U.S., the PKK continues to
be on the blacklist list in EU despite court ruling
which
overturned a decision
to place the Kurdish rebel group PKK and its
political wing on the European Union's terror list.
Turkey refuses to recognize its Kurdish population
as a distinct minority. It has allowed some cultural
rights such as limited broadcasts in the Kurdish
language and private Kurdish language courses with
the prodding of the European Union, but Kurdish
politicians say the measures fall short of their
expectations.
The European Union, which Turkey wants to join, has
praised Erdogan's efforts to end the conflict. His
so-called democratic initiative aims to expand
cultural and political liberties to address decades
of grievances from Kurds who say they have faced
state-sanctioned discrimination and violence.
It has gone from seeking full independence for the
Kurdish region to calling for regional autonomy and
better cultural rights for Kurds.
Ankara has recently announced measures aimed at
improving Kurdish rights in the hope of undermining
support for the party.
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