A meeting of the Democratic Society Congress (DTK) called for the establishment of “democratic autonomous regions” for the solution of the Kurdish problem. The DTK had convened to discuss operations in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır and asked for “self-governance” in a statement on Dec. 27.
The group called for dialogue and negotiations and therefore sought the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan, the jailed leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). The DTK also embraced “legitimate insurgency” and called on the people of Turkey to give support them.
People’s assemblies in the southeastern towns of Silopi, Cizre and Nusaybin as well as in the province of Şırnak have declared “self-governance” following clashes between PKK and the security forces........http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/hdp-asks-for-autonomy-as-pm-cancels-meeting-on-constitution-dialogue.aspx?pageID=238&nID=93079&NewsCatID=338
27/12/15
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Kurdish groups meeting in southeastern Turkey called for self-rule on Sunday amid heavy fighting in the region as the army pushed ahead with a security operation in which it says more than 200 Kurdish militants have been killed...
ReplyDeleteThe Democratic People's Congress (DTK), made up of Kurdish non-governmental organizations, made the call after a two-day meeting in Diyarbakir.
"The rightful resistance mounted by our people against the policies that degrade the Kurdish problem, is essentially a demand and struggle for local self-governance and local democracy," said the final resolution of the meeting, titled "declaration of political resolution regarding self-rule".
The declaration called for the formation of autonomous regions including several neighboring provinces of Diyarbakir to take account of cultural, economic and geographic affinities.
The call could escalate tensions between Kurds and the Turkish government as the government adamantly opposes a separate Kurdish state.....reuters.com
Turkey prosecutor investigates pro-Kurdish opposition head over 'self-rule' comments: Dogan...
ReplyDeleteA Turkish prosecutor has opened an investigation into the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) head Selahattin Demirtas over alleged comments about Kurdish self-rule, Dogan news agency reported on Monday.
On Sunday, a congress of Kurdish groups, including the HDP, made a call for self-rule after a two-day meeting in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir.
"The rightful resistance mounted by our people against the policies that degrade the Kurdish problem, is essentially a demand and struggle for local self-governance and local democracy," the groups said in their final resolution.
(This version of the story fixes second paragraph to show that Sunday meeting was of Kurdish groups, not Turkish)
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ReplyDeleteTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who is a strong advocate of a switch to presidential system in his country, has said implementation of a presidential system while keeping the unitary structure of the state is possible, reportedly showing Hitler’s Germany as an example.
Speaking at a press conference following his return to the country after cutting short his trip due to death of pro-government journalist Hasan Karakaya, Erdoğan was asked whether a presidential system can be adopted while keeping the country’s unitary structure. “When we look [at other countries], we see that it is possible. You would see this when you look at Hitler’s Germany and other countries,” he was quoted as saying by T24 news portal.
Speaking at a press conference following his return to the country after cutting short his trip due to death of pro-government journalist Hasan Karakaya, Erdoğan was asked whether a presidential system can be adopted while keeping the country’s unitary structure. “When we look [at other countries], we see that it is possible. You would see this when you look at Hitler’s Germany and other countries,” he said......todayszaman.com