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If you want examples closer to Turkey take Greek War of Independence, or forces fighting for liberation of Bulgaria, or northern Ireland. I have not lived in Tu
by chr1 7y ago
If you want examples closer to Turkey take Greek War of Independence, or forces fighting for liberation of Bulgaria, or northern Ireland. I have not lived in Turkey but my grandparents did, and i know some people who do live in Turkey. Of course i do not support terrorism, but PKK exists largely because unfair laws, untold stories, and
ethnic hatred existing in Turkey. The only way to really win the fight with PKK is not force, but free speech and human rights.
If you could tell your perspective on the issue, of why what i say is baseless and funny, I would be grateful.
- m00dy 7y agoPKK killed a Turkish Diplomat in Northern Iraq last week [0]. You can't really explain this by lack of free speech or human rights. There are many cases like this in Turkey's history where innocent people get assassinated by some cowards. [0]: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iraq-shooting-today-turkey-diplomats-irbil-kurdish-middle-east-a9008441.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iraq-sh...
- chr1 7y agoThat is horrible, but a supporter of PKK would reply that Turkish army have killed and displaced Kurds in Afrin. War is an ugly thing, and everyone involved loses from it. The way free speech and human rights can help, is the same way it helped with conflicts in Europe. The country where speaking in kurdish can get an MP sentenced to 15 years for "separatist speech", https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_of_Kurdish_people_in_Turkey https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_of_Kurdish_people..., where there is a law for "insulting Turkishness" used against people like Taner Akçam, is deeply ill, and that illness is the cause of PKK.