DTP CALLS ON GOVERNMENT TO STOP MILITARY OPERATIONS

Turk told reporters after a meeting with Turkey's top business organization TUSIAD for exchange of views on the "Kurdish issue", they would not trust the government measures unless all military operations against PKK were halted.
Turk said they told TUSIAD officials that there would be no economic development without stability or democratization. Turk said they communicated their views about the Kurdish issue and ways to end the atmosphere of conflict.
"Our wish is also peace and a democratic solution. While putting forth this democratic solution, democratic and cultural rights of the 20 million Kurds living in Turkey should not be ignored," said Turk.
Commenting on the Wednesday's press conference of Interior Minister Besir Atalay on the government's so-called "Kurdish move" Turk said they attached importance to the statements of the government.
Turk said the government should make haste and not spread the new measures over time and create a sense off frustration in the public.
When asked what would happen if the government did not make haste Turk said, "It is a delicate issue, provocations and undesirable things may happen. Therefore if we are sincere we should make haste," said Turk.
He said DTP was a mission party which knew Kurds very well and was familiar with their demands adding that it would play a vital role in solution of the "Kurdish problem".  
Turk said Atalay's press confernce was nothing more than a declaration of intention as there was no solid project at hand. Turk said the projects to be carried out by the government for the solution of "Kurdish issue" was what mattered. He said they would state an opinion about the government's measures once they were announced.
Answering a question from reporters as to whether the government should consult the terrorist organization PKK's imprisoned leader Abdullah Ocalan for the solution of the Kurdish issue Turk said "since the public is so curious about the road map that will be laid down by Ocalan, of course it will have a role. The formulas he puts forth are of course important," said Turk.
Democratic Society Party which won majority of the municipalities in the local elections of March in the Eastern and Southeastern cities of Turkey where Turkey's citizens of Kurdish origin are mostly concentrated, refuses to regard PKK as a terrorist organization, despite repeated calls from Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who declared otherwise he would not take them seriously or even meet them.
Lawmakers and mayors from DTP which hold 21 seats in the parliament have faced charges and been prosecuted numerous times due to content of their speeches on the grounds that they were making the propaganda of the terrorist organization PKK.
 There is a pile of criminal files waiting at the parliament about DTP lawmakers which are pending due to lawmaker immunities. DTP Leader Turk himself was prosecuted numerous times, one of which was in April because of a comparison he made between head of the terrorist organization PKK, Abdullah Ocalan, and South Africa's Nelson Mandela.
In fact, there is an ongoing dissolution case against DTP at Turkey's constitutional court filed on the grounds that it became a focal point of activities against the sovereignty of the state and indivisible unity of the country and the nation.
The Supreme Court Chief Prosecutor accused DTP of being loyal to the terrorist organization (PKK) and claimed DTP was founded under directives from the head of terrorist organization Abdullah Ocalan.
Established in 1978, PKK (Kurdistan Workers Party) started its armed struggle in 1984 after a preparatory period of numerous murders and attacks, with the objective of the establishment, through armed struggle, of an independent Kurdish state within Turkey’s borders.
Since 1984, PKK’s terrorist attacks resulted with more than 30.000 Turkish citizens killed, among whom were innocent civilians, children, teachers and other public servants, many deliberately murdered, and large amount of economic loss.
In its history, the terrorist organization also employed suicide-bombing methods, waged mainly by women terrorists in Turkey; and kidnapped foreign tourists in southeastern Anatolia in the early 1990s. In order to damage Turkey’s economy, the organization also set forests in Turkey’s tourist resorts on fire.
Presently, it is estimated that there are a total of 5,000 PKK/KONGRA-GEL terrorists, the majority of whom are in northern Iraq whereby the organization’s headquarters are situated. Anadolu Agency website contains only a portion of the news stories offered to subscribers in the AA News Broadcasting System (HAS), and in summarized form. Please contact us for subscription options.