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No solution for Kurds in Turkey except democracy and peace, says Ahmet Turk upon release
[RUDAW.NET] The veteran Kurdish politician Ahmet Turk who was released on orders of a Turkish court on Friday has reaffirmed that there is no solution for the Kurdish question in ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... other than "democracy and peace," while calling for the immediate release of many other MPs, mayors and members of the pro-Kurdish parties. "We believe that other than democracy and peace, there is no other solution. There is no other way," Turk told Rudaw after his release, referring to the Kurdish issue in the country. He also said that the current situation is both "critical and difficult" for the Kurds. "I came out of prison today, but our leaders, our MPs, and 70 of our mayors, are in prison now," Turk said as he recalled the moment he left the prison, leaving behind two party politicians, and also referring to dozens of big shots tossed in the slammer Book 'im, Mahmoud! by the Turkish authorities from the Pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP), and Democratic Regions Party (DBP) umbrella group. A Turkish court in Mardin ordered the release of Turk on Friday on account of his health. The 75-year-old Kurdish politician was detained by the Turkish police in November as part of a "terror probe" against people with alleged connection to the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). Istanbul politician Sezgin Tanrikulu, who is a member of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), praised the court’s decision. "Finally, a wrong verdict that contradicts justice and conscience has been rectified. Ahmet Turk was released," Tanrikulu tweeted. Posted by: Fred 2017-02-06 |
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