Ilnur Cevik

Articles de cet auteur (4)

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  Iraqi Kurds have to accept that PKK is also their problem

  29 February 2008

  Iraqi Kurdish leaders have to take the PKK threat against Turkey seriously and should help Ankara eliminate this. As long as the PKK exists in the Kurdish mountains it remains a common problem for Turkey and the Iraqi Kurds.
  We waited for four days before we commented on the ongoing Turkish cross border ground offensive against the PKK in northern Iraq.
  Turkey has used the element of surprise to launch the land operations against the PKK and has been successful. The PKK and its supporters (...)

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  Do we want to solve issues or create havoc ?

  13 June 2007

  The recent events show that there is a systematic campaign in Turkey by certain circles to create more enmity towards the Iraqi Kurds and strengthen the belief that a cross border operation into northern Iraq is essential.
  So it seems the issue is not just to finish off the PKK which is operating its terrorist bases in the northern Iraqi mountains but the idea is really to hit at the heart of the Iraqi Kurdish administration to dissuade them from self rule…
  For several years Turkey has (...)

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  Will the crowds now vote for CHP-DSP ?

  25 May 2007

  Source : TNA, 21 May 2007
  So the “Republic” rallies which became a show of force for the secularists in Turkey have ended. The rally is Samsun was of course not as impressive as the huge rally in Izmir last week or the crowded affairs in Ankara and Istanbul but once again it showed that there is enthusiasm in every corner of the country for people to turn out and wave their flags declaring Turkey is secular and will remain secular.
  But will this enthusiasm and show of force be translated (...)

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  AK Party makes inroads in southeastern Turkey

  29 March 2007

  Source : TNA, 15/03/2007
  It seems this government is really incapable of displaying its achievements in various fields.
  For years we have been stressing over and over again that while we accuse other countries of supporting and sheltering the terrorist Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) we should be doing something ourselves at home to finish off the group.
  For years Turkey has been struggling through its military and security forces to contain the PKK menace but it has not been doing enough (...)