This fire will burn you as well
This fire will burn you as well
We publish the translation of the analysis by Özgür Gündem about the recent arrests of media workers. On 20 December 49 journalists and media workers were taken into custody within the context of the so called KCK (Kurdish Communities Union) operation. Thirty five journalists have been remanded in custody.
The raids and arrests that have been committed towards our newspaper, Dicle News Agency, Gün Printing House, Etik News Agency and Democratic Modernity magazine are the summit of the “intellectual and political genocide” policy coordinated by the political government, Fethullah Gülen’s movement followers, the Police, and the Judiciary institutions, which is publicly confessed by Besir Atalay.
The "air vessel" of the Kurdish people and the democratic public is the Kurdish media, and now with this attack, Kurdish people and the democratic public are left breathless and it is aimed to be drowned.
We are working under an undeclared "coup d'état" situation.
The actual massive attack against the freedom of press is the official declaration of the police state that had been gradually planted.
Turkish Republic has become a police state.
All the democratic rights earned through a heavy price by the Kurdish movement as well as social rights movements are under threat now and are being gradually destroyed. The life of Mr. Ocalan, the leader of PKK, is under threat.
Everybody should raise their voice to defend the rights of the people against the attacks of the police state that are against constitution, law and justice.
The military forces that are under the government’s command, are actually carrying out a bloody massacre through air strikes over the hills of Amed. The attack towards the 'free press' aims to hide the war crimes of the Turkish army.
The government has been attacking everything that is Kurdish. The state declared war on the entire Kurdish public that wants to live freely with its own identity and language, including those with and without weapons, those belonging to PKK and not.
Since the early 90`s the many journalists coming from the free press tradition have been killed and now they are imprisoned. You even cannot silence them during the 90s therefore do not expect to silence them now. Many people have come and gone since the 90s.
Yet again and maybe for the last time, we are warning you: despite the “denial and destruction” policy of the Turkish state the Kurdish free media has supported the voluntary togetherness of the Kurdish, Turkish and other citizens of different ethnic origins. Kurdish press has supported the "democratic autonomy of one commonwealth under the roof of a democratic republic."
Such 'living together' policy is the basic program of those who are resisting against stifling chemicals in the mountains, BDP supporters and DTK members.
The Turkish government is not aware that it is actually undermining its own colonialist goal when it is destroying people that support the policy of living together.
Our current silence means that we will be talking about different alternatives when we start talking. The AKP needs to understand that the possibility of ways of peace, living and wanting to live under the same roof is actually being destroyed by the continuous war of 30 years.
AKP government is "rushing" vis-à-vis the American withdrawal from Iraq. Since it could not reach its aim of destroying the PKK, it is now targeting peaceful civilian actors, free Kurdish press and its workers. The government tries to pacify North Kurdistan and take over the South Kurdistan. At the same time, it does not want to let southwestern Kurdish communities work for its freedom following Syria's awakening.
It is clear to see that the interests of the Kurdish people living in all the pieces of Kurdistan are the same with all the people’s interest living there, including Turks, Jews, Armenians, Persians, Arabs, Muslims, and Christians.
Even if you arrest the last worker of Özgür Gündem newspaper, there will be millions of people who will take over the flag. Our newspaper will continue defending the ideals of freedom, democracy and justice.
We are calling all the media and all the actors of the democratic field: Don’t be silent. Since you have been silent, the government, Fethullah Gülen’s movement followers, the police, and the judicial authorities are talking to us with the language of fascists and attacking with their methods.
Do not be an accomplice!
Because, this fire will burn you too!
* Özgür Gündem editor
The raids and arrests that have been committed towards our newspaper, Dicle News Agency, Gün Printing House, Etik News Agency and Democratic Modernity magazine are the summit of the “intellectual and political genocide” policy coordinated by the political government, Fethullah Gülen’s movement followers, the Police, and the Judiciary institutions, which is publicly confessed by Besir Atalay.
The "air vessel" of the Kurdish people and the democratic public is the Kurdish media, and now with this attack, Kurdish people and the democratic public are left breathless and it is aimed to be drowned.
We are working under an undeclared "coup d'état" situation.
The actual massive attack against the freedom of press is the official declaration of the police state that had been gradually planted.
Turkish Republic has become a police state.
All the democratic rights earned through a heavy price by the Kurdish movement as well as social rights movements are under threat now and are being gradually destroyed. The life of Mr. Ocalan, the leader of PKK, is under threat.
Everybody should raise their voice to defend the rights of the people against the attacks of the police state that are against constitution, law and justice.
The military forces that are under the government’s command, are actually carrying out a bloody massacre through air strikes over the hills of Amed. The attack towards the 'free press' aims to hide the war crimes of the Turkish army.
The government has been attacking everything that is Kurdish. The state declared war on the entire Kurdish public that wants to live freely with its own identity and language, including those with and without weapons, those belonging to PKK and not.
Since the early 90`s the many journalists coming from the free press tradition have been killed and now they are imprisoned. You even cannot silence them during the 90s therefore do not expect to silence them now. Many people have come and gone since the 90s.
Yet again and maybe for the last time, we are warning you: despite the “denial and destruction” policy of the Turkish state the Kurdish free media has supported the voluntary togetherness of the Kurdish, Turkish and other citizens of different ethnic origins. Kurdish press has supported the "democratic autonomy of one commonwealth under the roof of a democratic republic."
Such 'living together' policy is the basic program of those who are resisting against stifling chemicals in the mountains, BDP supporters and DTK members.
The Turkish government is not aware that it is actually undermining its own colonialist goal when it is destroying people that support the policy of living together.
Our current silence means that we will be talking about different alternatives when we start talking. The AKP needs to understand that the possibility of ways of peace, living and wanting to live under the same roof is actually being destroyed by the continuous war of 30 years.
AKP government is "rushing" vis-à-vis the American withdrawal from Iraq. Since it could not reach its aim of destroying the PKK, it is now targeting peaceful civilian actors, free Kurdish press and its workers. The government tries to pacify North Kurdistan and take over the South Kurdistan. At the same time, it does not want to let southwestern Kurdish communities work for its freedom following Syria's awakening.
It is clear to see that the interests of the Kurdish people living in all the pieces of Kurdistan are the same with all the people’s interest living there, including Turks, Jews, Armenians, Persians, Arabs, Muslims, and Christians.
Even if you arrest the last worker of Özgür Gündem newspaper, there will be millions of people who will take over the flag. Our newspaper will continue defending the ideals of freedom, democracy and justice.
We are calling all the media and all the actors of the democratic field: Don’t be silent. Since you have been silent, the government, Fethullah Gülen’s movement followers, the police, and the judicial authorities are talking to us with the language of fascists and attacking with their methods.
Do not be an accomplice!
Because, this fire will burn you too!
* Özgür Gündem editor
