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> “Our helicopters will be assigned as a mobile fleet in the provinces of the region, primarily in Diyarbakır, Van, Şırnak, and Hakkari,” Police Chief Mehmet Ak
by markvdb 6y ago
> “Our helicopters will be assigned as a mobile fleet in the provinces of the region, primarily in Diyarbakır, Van, Şırnak, and Hakkari,” Police Chief Mehmet Aktaş explained. All these provinces are in the southeast of the country, where Turkish security forces operations targeting Kurdish militants are most intense.
Alternatively, the Turkish government could start allowing all of its citizens to grow, or even supporting them in their growth. Even if they speak Kurdish, are lesbian, or -god forbid- non-religious.
- whatever1 6y agoIt's easy to allow ethnic minorities to grow and let them mind their own business until the moment they decide that they are different enough to secede. Countries, historically, don't like that.
- gumby 6y agoOr they could change how the country thinks of itself. Secession is not the only possibility and there are many examples of both.
- mxmilkiib 6y agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_Administration_of_North_and_East_Syria https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_Administration_of... https://youtu.be/ovfw6BJ3OLM https://youtu.be/ovfw6BJ3OLM