Letif Serhilan
“There was never a good war or a bad peace.”
Benjamin Franklin
The peace loving Turks, recently wanted to send a ship loaded with humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza, oppressed Palestinians people. How far is Palestine or Gaza? I imagine you have cross the sea to get there. Such as goodness of their heart the Turkish premier would like to send toys, food etc to oppressed nation in Palestine. How far would you say Batman or Sirnak is to Turkey? The answer is 0 it is the same country. Turkey for the last 80 years since it s foundation claimed and still claiming that there is no Kurds or Kurdistan. Only the greater Turkey stretches from Istanbul to Hakkari right Iraqi border. Now the Kurds happens to be living in those borders. That is why is called Kurdistan. It is does not appear on any political map however. But it does exist with a population of more than 30 million of people.
Now I have another question what is the pollution of Gaza? Few million? Kurds in Turkey are more than 20 million it makes up to Turkey’s 30% of the whole population. Wondering why I try to make these comparisons? There is simple answer. Both Kurds and Palestinians are suffering state oppression one from Israel the other from Turkish state. So why going through all the trouble to bring aid and food all the way to Gaza while you could drop those food to people of Sirnak or Silopi or Batman. It will only take few hours from Ankara or Istanbul to bring aid and food for the Kurds. But Erdogan the premier in Turkey somehow feels that people who are at far away are important to Turkey, Palestinians or any other nation except the Kurds. While very same people the Turkish nation and its leaders have been very active in the last few years demanding peace and Justice for people of Albania, Bulgaria, Mecedonia, South Osetia, South Armenia, South Chine etc. However I’m just wondering if Erdogan is blind? I think he needs one of those glasses that you see the near clearer. After all if they all could see as far as Chine, obviously he can’t see Kurdistan right front of his nose.
In spite of six ceasefire that was declared by Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), in the last 20 years, Turkish state and military demanded war on PKK and the whole Kurdish nation. As a result more than 40 thousands mainly Kurds died at the hands of oppressive Turkish military, police force, including fascist civilian Turks. Turks have notion that; “only the weak and the losers want peace”. So they are thinking that Kurds are weak and afraid that is why they want peace. Two days ago two elected Kurdish MP’s in Silopi were at the peaceful rally demanding Peaceful solution to Kurdish question. The elected Kurdish MPs Hasip Kaplan Lady Sevahir Bayindir were at the front of the march when Turkish police suddenly responded with tear gas and water cannons. As a result of it Sevahir had to be taken to hospital she had her hip bones broken. Last month the very same peace loving Turks punched the Elected Kurdish MP the leader of BDP party Ahmet Turk in the nose. His nose was broken. Here is Turkish answer for you. “You want Peace? I break your nose, I break your legs, hips etc”
So Mr. Erdogen don’t look for Peace at the distant, look under you nose, if you choose not see the Kurdish cry for Peace, then you are welcomed to WAR. You can also go to hell.