‘Both sides do not trust each other’ commented Der Spiegel
‘Both sides do not trust each other’ commented Der Spiegel
BERLIN – The war in Kurdistan which has come to a head with the clash in Çukurca on 7 August and the Turkish army’s intensive air attack in Federal Region of Kurdistan since then is monitored closely by the European press as well. Attributing the reason of clashes to the disappointment in peace subject, German magazine Der Spiegel commented “The two sides do not trust each other”.
While Europe's leading media organizations such as Reuters, French news agency AFP, German news agency DPA write about the air strike by the Turkish army, the comments made in news magazines and journals question why the war has once more grown violent. The most interesting comment came from Der Spiegel, one of the prestigious magazines in Germany with high circulation. The news-comment with the title “The attack of the disappointed” said the followings;
‘BOTH SIDES DO NOT TRUST EACH OTHER’
“The clashes since July have costed the lives of about 40 soldiers. Our experiences gained from many years denote that the air strike will not prevent new conflicts. In fact, it seems that conflicts will even scale up. PKK executive Murat Karayýlan, who was misinformed and reported to have been arrested in Iran, expressed that they were currently using only five percent of their capacity and would turn Turkey to hell if the army continued its attacks.
The war has come to a head with the clashes and air attacks carried out despite the PKK's ceasefire declaration. While negotiations were expected with the BDP (Peace and Democracy Party) which represents Kurds at the parliament after the elections on June 12, both sides have experienced disappointment. Hundreds of Kurds were arrested before the elections in an effort to weaken the BDP.
While Kurdish parliamentarians decided to boycott the parliament when six detained and arrested deputies of the party weren’t released after the elections, a disappointment was lived when the negotiations with Ocalan yielded no result. Both sides are dominated by non-confidence. While the PKK has proved with the recent attacks that it could start conflicts when it wanted to, Erdoðan is of the opinion that there is no need to have a talk with the BDP and PKK while he is trying to win conservative-religious Kurds over through small cultural rights and economic supports.”
While Europe's leading media organizations such as Reuters, French news agency AFP, German news agency DPA write about the air strike by the Turkish army, the comments made in news magazines and journals question why the war has once more grown violent. The most interesting comment came from Der Spiegel, one of the prestigious magazines in Germany with high circulation. The news-comment with the title “The attack of the disappointed” said the followings;
‘BOTH SIDES DO NOT TRUST EACH OTHER’
“The clashes since July have costed the lives of about 40 soldiers. Our experiences gained from many years denote that the air strike will not prevent new conflicts. In fact, it seems that conflicts will even scale up. PKK executive Murat Karayýlan, who was misinformed and reported to have been arrested in Iran, expressed that they were currently using only five percent of their capacity and would turn Turkey to hell if the army continued its attacks.
The war has come to a head with the clashes and air attacks carried out despite the PKK's ceasefire declaration. While negotiations were expected with the BDP (Peace and Democracy Party) which represents Kurds at the parliament after the elections on June 12, both sides have experienced disappointment. Hundreds of Kurds were arrested before the elections in an effort to weaken the BDP.
While Kurdish parliamentarians decided to boycott the parliament when six detained and arrested deputies of the party weren’t released after the elections, a disappointment was lived when the negotiations with Ocalan yielded no result. Both sides are dominated by non-confidence. While the PKK has proved with the recent attacks that it could start conflicts when it wanted to, Erdoðan is of the opinion that there is no need to have a talk with the BDP and PKK while he is trying to win conservative-religious Kurds over through small cultural rights and economic supports.”
