Erdogan responding to Ocalan?
Erdogan responding to Ocalan?
Answering questions from journalists on CNN Turk channel, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan once again used a provocative language about the Kurdish issue and the PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan.
Response statements came from Prime Minister Erdogan to Ocalan’s expressions; ''The Prime Minister can only stop the war if he speaks before June 15 and asks me to withdraw the armed forces somewhere to develop as a solution basing on a democratic constitution. If the government doesn’t give green light until June 15 within the scope I have expressed, the only thing to be lived after that time will be a rebellion and could be anything.”
Targeting the BDP and Ocalan, Erdogan said the followings;
“The BDP can’t name a separatist terror organization as it is because it leans its back against the organization and gains favor from it. MHP Leader Bahceli has concocted that Ocalan will be set free. They must wait too long for that. And such a decision shall not be expected as long as the AKP stays in power. The BDP and Leyla Zana as well, are trying to get votes through this kind of expressions… It is done with Ocalan. I cannot betray my country. Such a thing is not in question.
“I do not recognize an official language other than Turkish. We have opened language courses on mother- language. And relating mother-tongue education, we have opened the way for it at universities but it is not possible to practice this at primary and secondary schools. But in the future these languages could be spoken optionally. Kurdish is lectured at many universities and they (referring to Kurdish people) can make propaganda in Kurdish. The superordinate identity on the new constitution is the Citizenship of the Turkish Republic. The flag, one land, one nation disturb them. It can’t be said that Kurds are assimilated under our power. Turkish citizenship shall not disturb anyone.”
Answering questions at another radio program on KRAL FM, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan addressed to ultranationalists, directed severe accusations to BDP and defended capital punishment.
Claiming that the BDP and the PKK are not the representative of Kurds, Erdogan said; “The PKK is not representative of my Kurdish brothers and sisters. ‘Declaring a war against Kurds’ is an execrable expression. Kurds are my brothers and sisters. The BDP is not representative of the Kurds either. It is not clear who represents whom.”
DEFENDED EXECUTION
Erdogan continued as follows; “The sentence of Ocalan is definite; aggravated life imprisonment and AK party will never change it. We received some demands, including from CHP and MHP, for his transfer to a E-Type prison but this is not possible as we would otherwise face demonstrations and protests in that area every day. He is held in Imralý for a reason. He is serving his sentence under international standards. Five prisoners were put in different rooms near him and he has the opportunity to see and talk to them at certain hours every day. We have enabled this necessary implementing. However, there is one thing; the capital punishment was still in effect when the USA turned Ocalan over to Turkey. The powers of the time, the Ecevit-Bahceli-Yýlmaz coalition, gave their signatures and decided for the suspension of his death penalty. If this problem had not been brushed under the carpet that time, it would have already ended by now. If we had taken part in the coalition at the time, we would have inflicted the necessary sentence. Either he would have been executed or we would have resigned stood back.”
Translation: Berna Ozgencil
Response statements came from Prime Minister Erdogan to Ocalan’s expressions; ''The Prime Minister can only stop the war if he speaks before June 15 and asks me to withdraw the armed forces somewhere to develop as a solution basing on a democratic constitution. If the government doesn’t give green light until June 15 within the scope I have expressed, the only thing to be lived after that time will be a rebellion and could be anything.”
Targeting the BDP and Ocalan, Erdogan said the followings;
“The BDP can’t name a separatist terror organization as it is because it leans its back against the organization and gains favor from it. MHP Leader Bahceli has concocted that Ocalan will be set free. They must wait too long for that. And such a decision shall not be expected as long as the AKP stays in power. The BDP and Leyla Zana as well, are trying to get votes through this kind of expressions… It is done with Ocalan. I cannot betray my country. Such a thing is not in question.
“I do not recognize an official language other than Turkish. We have opened language courses on mother- language. And relating mother-tongue education, we have opened the way for it at universities but it is not possible to practice this at primary and secondary schools. But in the future these languages could be spoken optionally. Kurdish is lectured at many universities and they (referring to Kurdish people) can make propaganda in Kurdish. The superordinate identity on the new constitution is the Citizenship of the Turkish Republic. The flag, one land, one nation disturb them. It can’t be said that Kurds are assimilated under our power. Turkish citizenship shall not disturb anyone.”
Answering questions at another radio program on KRAL FM, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan addressed to ultranationalists, directed severe accusations to BDP and defended capital punishment.
Claiming that the BDP and the PKK are not the representative of Kurds, Erdogan said; “The PKK is not representative of my Kurdish brothers and sisters. ‘Declaring a war against Kurds’ is an execrable expression. Kurds are my brothers and sisters. The BDP is not representative of the Kurds either. It is not clear who represents whom.”
DEFENDED EXECUTION
Erdogan continued as follows; “The sentence of Ocalan is definite; aggravated life imprisonment and AK party will never change it. We received some demands, including from CHP and MHP, for his transfer to a E-Type prison but this is not possible as we would otherwise face demonstrations and protests in that area every day. He is held in Imralý for a reason. He is serving his sentence under international standards. Five prisoners were put in different rooms near him and he has the opportunity to see and talk to them at certain hours every day. We have enabled this necessary implementing. However, there is one thing; the capital punishment was still in effect when the USA turned Ocalan over to Turkey. The powers of the time, the Ecevit-Bahceli-Yýlmaz coalition, gave their signatures and decided for the suspension of his death penalty. If this problem had not been brushed under the carpet that time, it would have already ended by now. If we had taken part in the coalition at the time, we would have inflicted the necessary sentence. Either he would have been executed or we would have resigned stood back.”
Translation: Berna Ozgencil
