Hey, interesting information. I didn't know about any Marxist connection, but this
Turkey's military responded in the early 1990s with a harsh state of emergency, under which 3,000 villages were evacuated in a scorched-earth policy, hundreds of thousands were displaced, and abuses included killings and torture.
cannot be much different.
And this certainly is not good
"By killing, shooting, or slaughtering the innocent ones, [the PKK] can't do anything. That's not a solution," says Yalcin. "If they feel themselves to be brave, I suggest the PKK [fight] face to face, not with suicide attacks."
Okay, I have to admit the article is a bit muddy in it's intent - • Next: Ethnic Kurds who say that they are proud to back the PKK.
And again, thanks. - I'll have to research the PKK more. - bill
If other people want to hate Turkey that's their business. I happen to believe however that they should not use false information to justify it and wrongly influence others. It's easy enough to find facts to oppose Turkey -- same for any country.
Turkey's borders were established by Europeans after W.W.I. Had they extended Iraq a little further north perhaps today's problem would not exist.
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk said at the founding of modern Turkey in 1923 that if you live within the borders, you are a Turk and you will speak Turkish.
As an English-only advocate I find absolutely nothing wrong with that. Also, as our Mexican border becomes more and more violent with the violence spilling over into the U.S. I would find absolutely nothing wrong with our troops entering Mexico to stop it if necessary.