TO THE PRESS AND PUBLIC
On 15th of April, 2010, at around 17:30, in between a group of soldiers, whome were part of the operatioanal forces started an operation in the area almost 3 weeks ago now, and our guerrilla forces. The clash occurred in countryside of the Balveren (Gundik Mele), and as a result quite a number of enemy soldiers have been killed, yet the number of dead and wounded enemy soldiers could not be able to clerified. Afterwords of the clash, the operation in the area have been intensified under air-support. The military operation in the area still continouse.
The Press Liasion Center - HPG
15/04/2010
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Abdullah OCALAN
There has been celebrations of my birthday. I know that the issue is not really that day being my birthday but the people see such a day their own birth. It is not a matter of me being born in that city, village or that region. I think the people are really celebrating their own birth and consider it their own and see it as their own renaissance. And I am grateful those who travelled all the way there, those who celebrated and those who contributed to it in some way. But it should not be eviscerated from such a meaning. Middle East has such a culture and I am respectful of this culture however it should not be turned into an eviscerated cult. I do believe I have such a meaning and hence it is important that this meaning is acknowledged. I feel that I tried to fit much into 61 years of my life. The people have identified themselves with this.
I was also thinking of issuing a message for the Assyrians because of the Easter period. I wanted the message to encompass all the Christians in fact. I have been studying and focusing on Christianity for some time now. I am comparing Islam with that of Christianity and Judaism. I feel that there has been much injustices done to Christianity. Assyrians represent the Eastern Christianity, it belongs to the East. The Western Christianity should especially try and understand the Eastern Christianity. There is a need for a Renaissance in the Middle East not only for the sake of the Kurds but the Assyrians and all the people of the Middle East. On this basis I celebrate their festivities.
In my defences I have in detail explained how the local governments should operate. Municipalities should not act as an extension of the state but should operate as municipalities that rest on the society. Local communes should be formed. If such works are realized with the people then the state shall respect it as well. But if you await for the state to give you the money then you shan’t be able to achieve anything. Such an approach must be abandoned. The model constructed in the South is state based and is a draft nation-state. It can not be successful, will degenerate and decay. But our model shall continue to advance only because it basis itself on the society. There will not even be any need for this as the democratic communes are established. When you achieve successful organizations in all areas then all the other things such as money shall also pour in. The local communes can also organize themselves in terms of a democratic confederation. This is the only way to resolve the social problems. I am not saying that 100% of the problems shall be resolved if you do all this. It maybe that the conditions Turkey is under all problems shall not be resolved but I think around 50% of problems can be resolved this way. But in order to achieve even this there must be concerted effort and focused preparations.
Our people in Europe too must be well organized as well. They also need to develop their own organizations. In Europe it is also a KCK style organisation. They should organize themselves with a consideration of the laws there. In any case, everything done there is out in the open. If over here such an organisation succeeds they would influence one another positively. My defences focus on such topics the most.
In relation to the woman question: In fact my life of 61 years was spent in struggling against the fake honor imposed on woman. My exodus from the village was linked with this. I really did focus on this issue. I believe that woman has uncovered her own knowledge of freedom. This is also a summary of 61 years old life. The live burial of the woman in Adiyaman and the things done to little girls are before you all. Women should generate their own organizations as well as developing education for all women including young girls. I had previously mentioned the Free Women’s Academy, this should not be handled ordinarily. There should be intense education from arts to health, culture and even fashion. I had read a news article about a woman-model all the way from Ukraine for a new opening store in Batman. I found it very funny. Fashion indeed was born in Mesopotamia and that includes Batman as well. What is important is to expose this. The education given should even reflect to everyone’s clothing.
I am not rejecting the importance of individualism of woman, it is of importance. But without sociality indiviudalism can not have much meaning. Such an understanding was attempted to be inserted into PKK as well. The simple marriages or unions of those who ran off from us indeed to me the end of woman. I nevertheless wish them all the success and send my greetings.
On the other hand, the left should understand well why and how Mustafa Suphi and his friends were elimianted. If they don’t analyze this well they will not be able to leap forward.
It is good to hear that the all from South Kurdistan have come under a single block. I congratulate them. I think the total number of Kurdish parlamentarians are around 57. It has fallen a bit. I had told them earlier, it looks a bit difficult succeed this way- The Kurds need national unity. They need to work for national unity from now on. Talabani and Barzani should also strive for this. I congratulate them as well in relation to the elections and wish them well.
In relation to the discussions on the constitution I must say that as yet there is still no room for the Kurds. This is not a constitutional amendment package that shall recognize the Kurds. Not only the Kurds, for the other democratic areas as well there is no opening at all, there is nothing new. On the one hand there is the White Turkish fascism represented by the CHP and MHP and on the other hand power and Islam line lead by the AKP. I can not proclaim that the AKP’s line is less dangerous then the White Turkish fascism. Neither of them are democratic but hegemonic. The first one is Ankara based while the latter is formed at the Kayseri-Konya tracks and supported by the Saudi capital. Both have a historical past.
The first one is White Turkish oligarchy and fascism. They are the continuation of the Union and Progess’ mentality. After the establishment of the Republic they besieged M. Kemal and paralellızed him. During the Liberation War, M. Kemal was able to implement his policies by relying on the Kurds for four years in 1916/17/18/19. If he had not relied on the Kurds when implementing his policies and struggle then there may not have been a liberation struggle. Such a unity found its reflection in the 1921 constitution. This is why when I talk about Union and Progress as well as this White Turkish fascism I am not talking about this 1921 constitution. The 1921 Constitution is democratic, it is the result of a collective approach by the state and the Kurds. Hence I keep on saying that 1921 Constitution should be revised according to the present circumstances. BDP should work hard in revising the 1921 Constitution according to todays circumstances. During that time there were two different stances against the Kurds: First was that of Inönü, leading the English line. This was implemented by the Union and Progress cadres. The other line was that of M.Kemal and Fethi Okyar. At the time they even withdrew Fethi Okyar from the position of Prime Minister only because he was soft with the Kurds. Instead they reinstated Inönü. Two grandchildren of Cibranlı Halit have sent me letter. They are asking me how their grandfather was eliminated. This is exactly how it happened. There is grandchildren of Şeyh Sait as well. Their situation is similar. They were eliminated by the secular white Turkish fascism that I have been talking about. The 1924 Constitution is the constitutional expression of this line of Unionist, oligarchic white Turkish fascism. This 1924 constitution albeit with some small changes has been able to preserve itself to date. CHP and MHP are the two representatives of this.
When it comes to the second line; it is represented by the AKP and is a statized Islam that can be traced back to the Umayyad’s and can also be called Islamic fascism. It is the Islam of the power and is anti-Islam. In neither of the lines there is no room for the Kurds. Both the BDP and the democratic sections must understand this well. In both of the lines there are no democratic openenings. The Kurds and the democratic sections do not have to choose either one of them. BDP and democratic forces must make much effort for the constitution and make their own suggestions. And indeed they are. The election threshold and inner party democracy are very important. The Kurds shall support those who prepare a constitution that shall recognise them and pave the way for democratic policies. Even though if this is AKP, CHP or even MHP. But if they are not recognised and there are no democratic openings in the constitution then they shall not support such a constitution.
I had mentioned in the past weeks. I had divided our histroy of struggle into three periods. First period, then the second period that ended in 1993 and then the third period that continues to date. In fact the third period was up until 2002. I was about to end the period back then but AKP had just come to power. I wanted to give them a chance but instead they wanted to delay us and brought us to date. The AKP aims nothing but elimination. For the past 17 years I am playing my own role. Many things have been left to me. This is not right. Things that I can do here, the role that I can play for peace are restricted to my conditions here. In the period ahead, they shall themselves decide on what they want and how they shall steer the struggle.
May is around the corner, there maybe some critical things then. There should preparations for all options. There are no in between options left for the Kurds anymore. In the period ahead there could be some developments both in terms of elimination and resolution. AKP on the other hand arrested thousands of Kurds and continues to arrest them. I am not even including in this the physical assaults.
The state in the 1920s eliminated the left in personage of Mustafa Suphi and his friends, and with the 1924 constitution eliminated the Kurds and later in the personage of Mehmet Akif and Said-i Nursi eliminated the Islamists.
I believe there is work being done in relation to the party that shall bering together all parties. I had made a proposal of the roof of the roof. There are many parties and circles. There is also EDP. They should all work mutually.
The Kurds can resolve their own internal problems. There should be work done to obtain internal peace. I am not just talking about the Kurds here. There must be work done to ensure internal peace and union of the Kurds in all parts. For example there are the village guards, they have committed many cromes but yet one could bring them together. The Democratic Society Congress could work on such activities.
Give my greetings to all those at Diyarbakır Prison. I received many cards in relation to Newroz. I also celebrate everyone’s Newroz. There were letters from Bismil. People from Bismil and Hasankeyf should stand against the Illusu Dam project. It has nothing to do with water irrigation. It has military aims and is strategic. There was a letter from Nilüfer Sahin at Sincan Prison I really liked what she had written. She interprets my evaluation of Marx. She is right, Marx has done so much good work on labor-value theory and sociology but when it comes to nation-state and industrialism he has failed.
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1. On 11th of April,
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On 9th of April,
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10/04/2010
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On 7th of April,
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08 April 2010
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Abdullah OCALAN
The earthquake in Elazýg is quite distressing. I extend my condolences to the families of the people who lost their lives.
Apparently a new party under the name of “Equality and Democracy Party” has been founded. This must have been the most remarkable development of all for the left. They probably will receive 1-2 percent of the votes. But if they work well and make alliances, they will be able to increase their votes. They should further expand their cooperation. Those on the left should widen their horizons. The old left jargon is known, it is the jargon of real socialism. This jargon has been defeated and should be abandoned. The left must renew itself. They should gather around common grounds. All the leftist and democratic circles should know that we are not separatists and that we are sincere. We are committed to the people's democratic unity. For this reason, we defend a common life within the framework of democratic country, democratic nation, democratic republic and democratic constitution. This is vital for Turkey.
All the leftist and democratic parties can unite under the same roof. BDP should be able to approach these issues seriously. If this alliance is achieved then the ten percent threshold can easily be surpassed. Once this threshold is exceeded, a tremendous force will be come about and will sweep all the anti-democratic laws, implementations and institutions. If everyone, and I mean in a wide framework, got together then this ten percent threshold will be exceeded. The atmosphere is also suitable for this. The AKP does not want to lift the ten percent threshold, because it is also in its own interest not to do so. The threshold clearly reveals the AKP's anti-democratic face, this is a threshold for democracy. This is the demand of the global capital. And since AKP implements their policies they will not be willing to reduce the threshold so easily. There is also the new policy of the so called parliamentarians of Turkey, this is a trap. Such a concept is another side to the policy of elimination. BDP is already opposed to it and has stated her own requests. BDP could transform itself into a peace project.
I greet both Sevim and Mihri Belli. I hope Mihri Belli gets well soon. Their ideals are our ideals and we will always keep them alive. My views on democratic communalism is known. My critique of Marxism should be understood well. I am not against Marxism I am only making some constructive criticism. Marx too nurtured ideas on communalism during his youth. He was influenced by the Paris Commune and had generated ideas about it in his youth. Thousands of young people can be organized around the idea of democratic communalism.
An important difference, something that catches the eye in the Iraqi elections is the Goran movement. It seems a little different in terms of a change in mentality and a change in the feudal and tribal structures. In Iran there are still those who are waiting in the death row after receiving the death sentence for political reasons. I wish them patience and endurance. Amongst the prisoners in Iran, there is also Zeynep Celaliyan. I send special greetings to her. On the Anniversary of the massacre of our people in Syria Qamishlou, I reiterate my condolences. They should strengthen their organization.
On the occasion of the approaching Newroz my call to all our people in Syria, Iran, Iraq and to all our people in Europe is as follows: As I pointed in my court defenses written earlier a National Conference should convene within the five principles and four practical proposals that I have made and declare a National Congress. This congress should establish common policies for all Kurds. Common line of defense should be established and and defense forces should be joined together. The danger of an assault against the Kurdish people is still present. U.S. is about to withdraw from Iraq. The Arab states may suffocate the Kurdish Regional Government. They should also be aware of such a danger. There is the danger for a big final attack, I warn you all. They may attempt massacres ten times worse than that of Halabja. They may intervene to eliminate the regional government there. Both Barzani and Talabani should be aware of the seriousness of the situation. If Kurds do not want to share the fate of the Armenians and the Greeks they must unite. In order to do this they should establish a common national congress and an assembly. Secondly, they should join their defense forces for the dangers ahead. Thirdly, just as the PLO they should form a national joint execution body.
We are for a democratic solution and peace. Our efforts to this end continue but a resolution can still not be formed. Let me say this: I have sent letter to both the PKK and the state letters that contain my proposals for a solution. I am waiting for replies. We shall then evaluate the final situation. The operations undertaken in Europe is a continuation of the Turkey's desire to eliminate. You will find the US behind it all. This is a joint policy by US and England. Behind AKP lies the Anglo-Saxon policies. It is London centered. On the other hand the CHP and MHP policy is the fascism of the White Turkism. It is clear that their point of view when it comes to the Kurdish question is denial and annihilation. On the other hand though the AKP actions amount to the fascism of the Green Turkism. The White Turkism policies of CHP and MHP is based on the Committee of the Union and Progress and it can be traced back to 1906. Behind it one could find the German fascism. Fascism was able to establish itself institutionally in the areas of ideology and power relations. In most of the Unionists, like Enver Pascha such a mentality dominates. Up until the establishment of the Republic this unionist mentality backed by Germany is in total charge. Sweden has now also adopted the law on the Armenian Genocide. Deniz Baykal told the media that this was “an assault on the Republic”. He knows. This shows that CHP carries on the institutionalized fascism of Union and Progress Committee based on ideology and power. This is why Baykal has made that statement. Mustafa Kemal tried to be a little independent after establishment of the Republic. However later the unionists have been supported by the English. The unionist cadres such as Ismet Pascha and Fevzi Cakmak besieged Mustafa Kemal and rendered him ineffective. Hence Mustafa Kemal made it look as if he was close to the English. I even claim that the death of Mustafa Kemal raises suspicion. But the US and England seems to have withdrawn their support for the unionists when we consider the latest developments. They support the policies of the AKP. This is what they mean when they talk about moderate Islam. The reason why I think AKP policies are fascism based on Green Turkism is: Instead of a concrete resolution they only look as if they are resolving it but in fact what they are doing is to implement an elimination. Hence this policy is even more dangerous. This is an English policy and can be traced back to the 1550's. The English interfered in Spain and detached Portugal. The situation of the Bask people is a result of such policies. They destroyed the Austrian and Hungarian Empires through the usage of Prussia. They were also able to dissipate the Ottoman Empire through similar policies. Just like the case of Cyprus, Armenia and Greece with the establishment of a small Cyprus, a small Greece and a small Armenia they secured the devotion of these people. They are trying out something similar with the Kurds. They plan to establish a small Kurdish nation-state and devote all the Kurds there. This way they will keep them all under control and have them serve their own interests. They wish to do something similar in Diyarbakır as well. This is why they wish to eliminate the Freedom Movement that represents the Kurds with independent stance and free will power. AKP tries to achieve very the same thing with the Kurds it has in the party. Indeed, the project called an opening is the implementation of these policies. This is the role given to the AKP by the global capital. The aim of the policies implemented by the global hegemony in the 1930's was to create a bourgeoisie that sides with the CHP. Look at Vehbi Koç; he ended up owning a huge global holding from a small shop in Ankara as a result of such policies. Under normal conditions are such things possible? All of these has been done to align themselves with such global policies. And now what they are trying to do is create a class that is pro-AKP and they call it the green capital. At the same time they are also trying to form a collaborationist Kurdish bourgeoisie. They have nearly achieved this in the South. They wish to do the same in Diyarbakir. Nevertheless it may be wrong to say that all of AKP is the same. There maybe those who are sincere and are for a resolution. It is really difficult to say something definite about Erdoğan. I have doubts about him. I wonder if he really wants to resolve the issue but he does not have the might! I really don't know, he may not have the power. This is a question mark for me. There was Özal of course, he was really sincere. He was a child of Anatolia. He wanted to try something else and not implement these English-US policies. He wanted peace, and that is why they killed him. Ecevit was a little similar and that is why he became paralyzed and was finally eliminated. Andf I was handed over to Turkey by CIA and MOSSAD. One should really understand all this. Thousands of Kurdish politicians have been arrested. AKP is eliminating democratic politics and supporting those who benefit its own mentality. It is because they are scared of democratic politics that they are arresting them. I think the establishment of Academy of Politics is quiet important. It is a must for democratic politics. They are aware of its importance and it is intentional. They are trying to stop the Kurds. There is also a discussion on the changes in law for the children. Altough they make it sound as if these discussions are a step for a resolution it is not the case.
Letters from other prisons have reached me. A friend from Bingöl prison has sent me a letter there he discusses democratic communalism. It was well written, he should keep up the good work. There are also letter from Rize, Siirt and Erzurum prisons. I received a letter from Şadiye Manap, Midyat prison. Please give my greetings to all the friends in the various prisons as well as friends in Izmir Kiriklar prison and our people in Izmir. I would like to especially send my special greetings to woman friends and wish them well in their work. I also send my greetings to those who work and deliver the daily newspaper.
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On 6th of April,
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7 April 2010
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1. The Turkish state army started to carry out a military operation in the area of Bagok. The military operation, which covered the areas of Sarincej, Dagiki (Xirbe Miska), Ucyol (Bederiye), Eskihisar (Marine) and Tibek (Badibe)/Bagok, have had pulled back without any result on 27th of March.
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