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KURDISH GROUP DECLARES DEMOCRATIC AUTONOMY WITHIN TURKEY'S BORDERS
AZG DAILY #131, 16-07-2011
The Democratic Society Congress (DTK) of Turkey, a platform that
brings together Kurdish non-government organizations, met and declared
"democratic autonomy" within Turkey's territorial integrity in
Diyarbakır on Thursday, according to Today's Zaman.
The source reports, pro-Kurdish independent deputy Aysel Tugluk told
reporters in a declaration after a six-hour meeting of the DTK on
Thursday that the Kurdish people declare democratic autonomy while
remaining loyal to the national unity of Turkey under the country's
territorial integrity and based on democratic national principles. She
also referenced international human rights documents that allowed them
to do so.
Tugluk, who is also chairwoman of the DTK, delivered a positive
message regarding the centuries-long friendship of Turkish and Kurdish
people in this land and warned that a continuing deadlock in the
Kurdish issue will keep people in a situation of violence and
conflict. The DTK's declaration came at a time when outlawed Kurdistan
Workers' Party (PKK) members killed 13 soldiers and wounded seven
others in an ambush in Diyarbakır, escalating already high-running
tensions.
Tugluk stated that the solution to the Kurdish problem could only be
solved if Kurds are recognized as a nation based on equal status. The
Kurdish deputy also called on the international community to recognize
the democratic autonomy her congress has declared.
The DTK, which describes itself as a local organization of Kurds in
eastern Turkey comprising intellectuals, representative from civil
society organizations, pro-Kurdish politicians and some members of the
Peace and Democracy Party (BDP), presented the first comprehensive
draft of its "Democratic Autonomous Kurdistan Model" at a conference
in Diyarbakır in December of last year.
Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of the outlawed Kurdistan
Workers' Party (PKK), is known to be the mastermind behind the idea of
democratic autonomy, a term no one can clearly define. The DTK argues
the term refers to strong local government, but the government and
other parties are suspicious that it would lead to the use of a
separate language and flag, which they argue is out of the question.
AZG DAILY #131, 16-07-2011
The Democratic Society Congress (DTK) of Turkey, a platform that
brings together Kurdish non-government organizations, met and declared
"democratic autonomy" within Turkey's territorial integrity in
Diyarbakır on Thursday, according to Today's Zaman.
The source reports, pro-Kurdish independent deputy Aysel Tugluk told
reporters in a declaration after a six-hour meeting of the DTK on
Thursday that the Kurdish people declare democratic autonomy while
remaining loyal to the national unity of Turkey under the country's
territorial integrity and based on democratic national principles. She
also referenced international human rights documents that allowed them
to do so.
Tugluk, who is also chairwoman of the DTK, delivered a positive
message regarding the centuries-long friendship of Turkish and Kurdish
people in this land and warned that a continuing deadlock in the
Kurdish issue will keep people in a situation of violence and
conflict. The DTK's declaration came at a time when outlawed Kurdistan
Workers' Party (PKK) members killed 13 soldiers and wounded seven
others in an ambush in Diyarbakır, escalating already high-running
tensions.
Tugluk stated that the solution to the Kurdish problem could only be
solved if Kurds are recognized as a nation based on equal status. The
Kurdish deputy also called on the international community to recognize
the democratic autonomy her congress has declared.
The DTK, which describes itself as a local organization of Kurds in
eastern Turkey comprising intellectuals, representative from civil
society organizations, pro-Kurdish politicians and some members of the
Peace and Democracy Party (BDP), presented the first comprehensive
draft of its "Democratic Autonomous Kurdistan Model" at a conference
in Diyarbakır in December of last year.
Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of the outlawed Kurdistan
Workers' Party (PKK), is known to be the mastermind behind the idea of
democratic autonomy, a term no one can clearly define. The DTK argues
the term refers to strong local government, but the government and
other parties are suspicious that it would lead to the use of a
separate language and flag, which they argue is out of the question.