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Kurdish Riots Flare in Turkey Over Party Shut Down

by Asbarez Staff
December 14, 2009
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kurd1DIYARBAKIR (Combined Sources)–Kurdish protesters have clashed with police throughout Turkey as members of the Democratic Society Party (DTP), the main Kurdish party, met to discuss their next move after being banned by the country’s constitutional court.

About 10,000 people turned out on Monday as Kurdish MPs arrived in the city of Diyarbakir, where they were to discuss whether to boycott parliament.

But as the gathering turned violent, Kurds threw stones at police who attempted to disperse the crowds with tear gas and water cannon.

It was the fourth consecutive day of riots following the court’s decision to outlaw the political party.

200912141710032580_5“The streets have become a battleground where people are still waiting on a decision from the DTP on whether they will formally resign from parliament,” said Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr, reporting from Diyarbakir. “Apparently no decision has been taken and reports say that the DTP are split on their next move.”

Earlier on Sunday, riots erupted in Istanbul’s busy Beyoglu district as around 200 Kurds protesting the DTP closure clashed with Turkish nationalists and police, leaving at least one person injured from a gunshot during street battles, Turkish and Western media reported.

According to the AFP, the demonstration had ended peacefully, but a group of Kurdish youths, some of them masked, embarked on a march, hurling petrol bombs and stones at shops, apartment buildings and cars.

ALeqM5gBejN6xaGpWdvIyL-wxYb3zAHIOAThey were confronted by a group of Turkish nationalists and local residents, armed with knives and sticks, and several with guns. Gunshots were heard as the two groups attacked each other before riot police arrived, firing tear gas to disperse the crowd.

Also on Sunday, angry protesters took to the streets in Diyarbakir, the largest city of the Kurdish-majority southeast, hurling stones and fireworks at the security forces, the AFP reported.

The police responded with pepper gas and water cannon. Several people were injured. Paramilitary soldiers were called in to help the police in the town of Yuksekova, where protestors set barricades in the streets, officials said. At least 15 people were detained in the two demonstrations.

In Hakkari, the authorities said they captured a demonstrator who had snatched a policeman’s gun in street clashes on Saturday.

The constitutional court banned the DTP on Friday, saying it had links to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which the government has listed as a “terrorist group”.

The party will formally cease to exist when the court ruling is published in the official gazette. The DTP is the 27th political party to be shut down in Turkey since 1968.

Members of the DTP had initially decided to withdraw from parliament on Saturday but stopped short of their resignation because of internal disagreements between party members.

Huseyin Bagci, a political analyst in the Turkish capital, Ankara, told Al Jazeera the Kurds were likely to form another party “very soon” and the DTP’s closure would lead to increased tensions in Turkey.

“I think the fight of PKK is not anymore on the mountains but it will be in the cities, the big cities, in particular in Istanbul, probably Izmir, in Ankara, in Mersin.”

Ahmet Turk, the chairman of the DTP, called on all Turkish parties to reconsider the ban which forces the Kurds out of the political sphere.

“Obstruction of democratic politics will deepen hopelessness. This is a fact. Turkey will not solve the problem by closing this party. My struggle will not end with the closure of the party,” he said.

People in Diyarbakir appeared to have lost faith in the democratic process, according to Al Jazeera’s Khodr. “While the party [DTP] hasn’t taken any decision on what they intend to do, it seems the people here have and most of them are saying that they want their MPs out of parliament and they’re opting for an armed struggle,” she said.

The DTP’s deputy chairwoman, Emine Ayna, said Sunday that lawyers were preparing to appeal the Constitutional Court’s decision to ban the party.

Late on Sunday police had closed the street leading to the main DTP office in Istanbul and a police armored vehicle stood guard.

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Comments 4

  1. Haro Mherian, Ph.D. Mathematics, UCLA says:
    13 years ago

    Is God Mihr sending us a message?

    Reply
  2. Manvel says:
    13 years ago

    The Kurdish struggle will bring Turkey down on its knees.   And that will be our best chance of getting back our Native Armenian Lands.

    Reply
  3. roni says:
    13 years ago

    I think the fight of PKK is not anymore on the mountains but it will be in the cities, the big cities, in particular in Istanbul, probably Izmir, in Ankara, in Mersin.”
    Believe it or not the Turks don’t understand what democracy is they only way for Kurds to get their right  is to fight and take it by force

    Reply
  4. manooshag says:
    13 years ago

    Hye, the Kurds have been the victims of the Second Genocide perpetrated by the Turk and not recognized as such.  Beginning in the 20th century and now continuing still into  the 21st century.
    The First Genocide of the 20th century, the Turkish Genocide of the Armenian people, beginning in the 19th century and, unbeliveably, Turkey still is in pursuit to crush the Armenian nation into today, the 21st century… 1890s-2009!
    Labelling the Kurds as ‘terrorists’ Turks, together with Bush/Cheney, looked upon the Genocide of the Kurds as ‘acceptable’ since they named the Kurds as ‘terrorists’.  Reality:  Kurds are seeking relief from the tyranny of the Turks.  Kurds are Freedom Fighters!

    It shall be noted that in civilized nations when a criminal commits a crime, murder, rape,
    kidnapping, and more the society pursues and finds the criminal – then brought to court and justice is served in this instance

    It shall be noted that when a Genocide (finally recognized as such,  as  millions have been    
     slaughtered, raped, kidnapped and more until recognition) is in progress and  is ended when the despots have gained their goals, conducted terrorizing of a people –  whether for religions, race, and more, but not brought to justice.  Why?
    Genocide is savagery… on the world wide lelvel.
    Genocide is humans killing humans… Genocide of the Jews is the only Genocide when the 
    Nazi German leaders were apprehended…  reparations and justice served.  All other Genocide perpetrators ‘get away with murder’… all other Genocide perpetrators who have committed savagery… mans’ most vile acts against his own kind, mankind…
    Yet, to this day, humanity, the world over,  has not reached that level of ‘humanity’ to end the cycle of Genocides.  Sad. Sad. Sad!
    Manooshag

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