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Turkish Ministry of Justice meeting jailed
Kurdish PKK leader everyday
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August 26, 2010
ANKARA, —
Regarding the debates whether the Turkish government
is meeting the imprisoned Kurdish Leader Ocalan
regularly which was started by the statement from
Kurdistan Democratic Confederation (KCK), the
Turkish Minister of Justice Sadullah Ergin stated
that the ministry officials are meeting Ocalan
everyday. “Since the day he was captured, the
security forces as well as intelligence service met
Ocalan from time to time when it was needed.” added
the minister of Justice.
Minister of Interior Beşir Atalay responding the
question whether the head of the Turkish National
Intelligence Service (MIT) meet Ocalan said “The
question should be asked to MIT. It is not an organ
related to me.” He also denied any direct contact
with the AKP government and the imprisoned Kurdish
leader.
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Sadullah Ergin, Turkish Minister of Justice |
Responding the questions
of the Turkish news channel NTV regarding the dialog
with Ocalan, Minister of Justice Sadullah Ergin
said: “These meeting did not started just today. It
was a necessity. Neither the government nor the AKP
party would attempt such a thing; however security
forces may visit him when it is needed.” The
minister also denied the allegations that ministry
consultants went to visit Ocalan.
He further stated that “These meeting should not be
defined as a “bargain” or “negotiation”. These
suggestions are unacceptable and our legitimate
interlocutors are in the parliament.”
Ankara lists Ocalan's separatist Kurdistan Workers'
Party (PKK) as a 'terrorist' group and rejects
dialogue with the rebels in efforts to end their
bloody 26-year insurgency in the Kurdish-majority
southeast [Turkey Kurdistan].
The PKK said Monday a truce it declared from August
13 to September 20 was the result of "dialogue
between our leader (Ocalan) and competent
authorities acting in the name of the Turkish state
with the knowledge of the government."
Talks with the PKK are
possible, says CHP leader
Speaking at various meetings in different Kurdish
cities on the forthcoming referendum on the
Constitution, CHP (Republican People's Party )
President Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu stated that
conversation with PKK (Kurdistan Workers Party) is
possible.
Kılıçdaroğlu demanded the renaming of Muğlalı
Barracks in Van, during the referendum meeting. The
General Mustafa Kışlalı Barracks was the subject of
a poem by Ahmed Arif, “33 bullets”. Kılıçdaroğlu
spoke as follows; “I ask the Prime Minister not to
name "33 bullets" the barracks in a place where 33
villagers were executed. The society has
sensitivity. We ask you to change the name.”
CHP leader also made a self-criticism, saying “We
CHP members are guilty, not you” to 500 people
listening to him.
As for the government talking with the PKK,
Kılıçdaroğlu said: “talks can be organized after low
level talks about the end of the war, which have
already been done. This is not the first time the
government is having talks. The government did the
same also in previous periods."
Kılıçdaroğlu also stated his agreement with
President Abdullah Gül’s statement “The duty of a
government is to crash terrorism”.
Since 1984 the PKK [Partiya Karkeren Kurdistan] 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.
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, the party also demanded an
end to ethnic discrimination in Turkish laws and
constitution against Kurds, ranting them full
political freedoms.
A large Turkey's Kurdish community estimate to 25
million openly sympathise with the Kurdish PKK
rebels.
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 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.
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