To Whom It May Concern,
As a result of the activities of PKK that has been banned in
Germany, France, England, Canada and Australia, as being a "terrorist
organization", and is in the first place in the list of
terrorist organizations issued by the U.S.A., thousands of
innocent people lost their lives and billion dollars of material
damage took place. It is known that the majority of the people
killed in the terrorist assaults of PKK are of Kurdish origin.
In accordance with the Resolution 1373 of UN Security Council and
in the frame of the international concept of combating terrorism,
European Union, displaying its decisiveness in combating against
all terrorist groups targeting innocent people, included PKK in
the "list of terrorist organizations".
PKK that still has more than 5 thousand armed terrorists in the
camps of the organizations in Iraq is trying to get rid of the
identity of an organization of organized crime. With the claim
that it quitted armed struggle, PKK (KADEK) that is exploiting
"peace" and "democracy" is continuing its
acts of violence and murders.
As a matter of fact, in the " Terrorism Report 2002"
issued by the German Organization of Preserving the Constitution,
it is emphasized that PKK is continuing its effort to transform
into political party and its armed cadres on the border area of
Turkey still poses a threat, and said that "PKK that is
keeping on racketering under the name of donation in European
countries is
channeling the sympathizer mass by means of Medya TV and the
daily Özgur Politika .
And also, in "Global Terrorism Report 2001" of U.S.A.
Foreign Secretary, it is stressed that PKK is still among the
"most effective terrorist organizations" and it is
said, "Having been in the list of terrorist organizations of
U.S.A., PKK's simply changing its name doesn't change its color
as well. PKK and the other organization in the quality of it will
be in this list until they show that
they will not use terror in future."
While the Spokesman of EU Commission Gunnar Wiegard says, "KADEK
is not included in the list for the time being, but KADEK, which
has declared that it is the continuation of PKK will be included
in the list in a near future", the Danish Prime Minister,
Ramussen, who will take over the EU term presidency in July
attracted the attention on that PKK is a terrorist organization
and it will not be able to get rid of the of a terrorist
organization and that there is no difference between KADEK and
PKK.
We can list some of the examples indicating the terrorist
activities of PKK/KADEK that is trying to deceive the
international public opinion as follows:
* "On 18 December 1999, in Guzik district in Salman province
of Western Azerbaycan in Iran, someone was murdered by PKK due to
the reason of his not paying for the heroin he bought from the
organization." (Aksam daily, 05.01.2000)
* "An organization member, code "Ayse", who was
raped by the camp responsible in PKK camp in Iran and fell
pregnant and fleeing from the organization, bore her baby in
Salmas Hospital, was violently killed together with her a month-old-baby
in Guzik by PKK members". (Turkiye daily, 05.01.2000)
* "The teams subordinate to Athens Security Directorate
seized the PKK members named Mahmut C., Muhammed H., Aziz M.,
Mesut K. and Alefan A., who were racketeering by establishing a
band. It was found out that in Greece, PKK members killed Huseyin
H. because he did not pay tribute to the PKK, stabbed 3 people
and kidnapped another." (Oncu daily, 25.02.2000)
* It was stated in the call for "Urgent Assistance"
issued in Internet by the PKK members that fled from the
organization that of 60 organization cadres that fled from the
organization camps 23 were seized and charged with capital
punishment upon the instruction by the Presidential Council."
Milliyet daily, 19.07.2000)
* In the press release made by GFBV, it was stressed that the
rhetoric did not reflect the reality that PKK 'has put an end to
the armed struggle', and 28 organization members were executed
and many others were waiting for being executed because they
wanted to separate from the organization." (Milliyet daily,
22.07.2000)
* "When PKK members that were carrying out an alien
smuggling activity directed the vessel towards the police boat
which was trying to prevent them, three Italians one of whom was
a police officer died." (Turkiye daily, 29.07.2000)
* "It has been discovered that Ayse Dizim and Serif
Alpsozman, who escaped from PKK and got married, were brutally
killed by PKK militants on 19 May 1999." (Der Spiegel, 30.07.2000)
* "A vehicle carrying the villagers hit the mine that was
placed by PKK terrorists near Ercisli Village in Kanimasi Town of
Iraq; three civilians one of whom is a woman died. Also, four
children on the vehicle were seriously wounded." (Zaman
daily, 31.08.2000)
* Due to being opponents to the PKK Chairmanship Council, the
senior organization members named Orhan Aydin, Betul Cici and
Aziz Belet were executed." (Yeni Safak daily, 08.09.2000)
* "PKK Chairmanship Council had Nazime Akturk, who wanted to
separate from the organization, killed." (Milli daily, 06.10.2000)
* In Germany/Stuttgart, a group of people that criticized
Abdullah Ocalan and opposed the strategy of the organization were
beaten by PKK members." (Milliyet daily, 20.10.2000)
* The Chairman of the German Organization of Preventing
Constitution, Heinz Fromm, told that among the foreign terrorist
organizations which threaten Germany PKK and Islamist
organizations were in the first place." (Ortadogu daily, 04.11.2000)
* "In Holland, PKK members stoned the Parliament building
and cars and attacked the police. In the protest act of PKK
members that turned Malieveld Square into a battlefield 3 Dutch
citizens were seriously wounded." (Turkiye daily, 04.04.2001)
* "Serafettin Unal of Kurdish origin, who is a tailor in
Bonn/Torisdorf, was attacked by PKK members while he was going
home together with his wife and child, due to the reason being an
opponent to PKK." Ihlas News Agency, 10.04.2001)
* "A PKK member named Murat Bayun, who was responsible for
financial affairs and fled from PKK, was killed by PKK members in
the Armenian town Gyumri." (Azerbaycan Express daily, 25.04.2001)
* "PKK opponent Doctor Rodi Demirkapi was taken by force
from his home in Köln and killed by being hung on a tree in a
park." (NTV, 16.05.2001)
* "PKK terrorists that carried out an armed assault at a
concert organized on the occasion of the opening of a club in
Switzerland caused the injury of many people and material damage
in the surroundings." (Ihlas News agency, 04.06.2001)
* "Mustafa Yaygir in London and Mahmut Arda and Sema Yildiz
in Tunceli were killed by PKK members because they criticized the
decisions of the Chairmanship Council." (Turkish News daily,
10.11.2001)
* "PKK members terribly beat Afganis in Lavrion Camp in
Greece." (Shotos daily, 29.03.2002)
* "Mustafa Gunaydin, who escaped taking the money of the
organization, was killed by PKK hitmen in his private car."
(Turkish News daily, 02.05.2002)
* "The Federation of Kurdish Associations that carry out
activities in Sweden has stated that PKK is a terrorist
organization. It was emphasized in the press release mad by the
Association that hundreds of Kurdish intellectuals were murdered
because they criticize Abdullah Ocalan and the assassination of
Cetin Gungor and Enver Ata by PKK murderers would never be
forgotten." (Ihlas News Agency, 15.05.2002)
* "It was said in the press release issued in Internet by
PKK opponents that PKK only changed its name. The same cadres are
carrying out their activities in KADEK. In Greece, due to the
reason that they criticized the Presidential Council, the
organization members named Aydin Sahin, Sevim Adibelli, Sedat
Bayraktar and Levent Buker were killed by PKK members. PKK
(KADEK) cut the bodies of these youngsters in to parts and sold
their organs to organ mafia and provided income for the
organization." (Turkish News daily, 28.05.2002)
These activities carried out by PKK that was included in the
"the list of terrorist organizations" of European Union
on 3 May 2002 are the ones that were only covered in some media
organs...
Pleas tick for the for the details of PKK activities...
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Our European friends will not let terrorist dwell in Europe,
under whatever names they may be. We believe that KADEK that has
declared it is the continuation of PKK will be included in the
list of terrorists in a very short while.
Terrorism will not win!.. Europe will not be the base of
terrorist organizations!.. The terrorists who kill innocent
people will absolutely account for in court. The nations of the
civilized world have to act together against terrorist
organizations.
Kemal Akin
Peace and Democracy Platform
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