A Letter from democratic Kurdish Organizations to Socialist International:
"In the light of the above, we hope that you will revise the membership of CHP to Socialist International and do the required thing!.."

Socialist International
Maritime House
Old Town
Clapham
London, SW4 0JW
United Kingdom

24.10.2006

Dear Madam
Dear Sir

The difficulties between Turkey and EU gradually increase. In this process, the democratic Kurdish organizations and institutions working for the Kurds established in European countries, who have signed this document, believe that it is our historical mission to give our point of view and ideas to you about the Republic Public Party-CHP that is currently a member of the Socialist International.

The Kemalists established a national and unitary republic out of the debris of the Ottoman Empire. Therefore, sanctity of the state and the relation between state and individual has not seriously changed and remains one of master to servant. In the period of the multiparty system that has been set up in 1950, Kemalist regime has continued its existence due to the lack of democratic expansions based on human rights, pluralism, participation, and power sharing.

In Turkey, the Gladio organization has grown rapidly and become a secret state in control of the military bureaucracy. CHP, which claims to be social-democratic, has been the biggest supporter of the Gladio, and tried to gain power on the basis of that organization instead of using democratic methods.

The country’s entrance process to the EU and the formation of the AKP’s stand-alone government has caused important changes between the relations and alliances among the public institutions in the country. Labour class and Kurdish national opposition continue their struggle as before. Alevi Muslims’ opposition is also added on this.

Despite all its efforts, Turkey’s internal opposition could not force the bureaucratic and unitary Turkish regime to make democratic changes and transformations. However, Turkish officials have had to make some democratic expansions under the pressure of EU initiatives.

The Turkish secret state, which is driven by the military bureaucracy, is a fascist organization. The strongest opposition to remove the existent status quo is stemmed from this organization. It is because of that the EU opposes the active role of the military on Turkish politics. Beside the secret state, Turkish fascist organizations and fascist people are also object to change of the existent status quo in the country. Unfortunately, CHP, which claims to be a social democratic party, also opposes the removal of the existent status quo.

Briefly, the Turkish secret state, CHP, which claims to be a social democratic party, but in fact they are a national socialist party and national socialist people, and also fascist party, fascist people and institutions, by announcing themselves as nationalist have constituted a union that is called “Red Apple”.

The name “Red Apple” is a term that is created by Turkish fascists. In the period of the World War II, Turkish fascists who were influenced by the Hitler Nazism created the idea of establishing a Turkish empire that covers the Caucasian and the Balkans Turkish communities, and they called this idea as “Red Apple”.

This union strongly opposes the change of the antidemocratic articles in the Turkish justice system, the reduction of the current 10% election barrage, the elimination of the barriers on the latitude of thought, minority rights, endowed charities, changes in the political parties law, also change of antidemocratic articles in the Turkish criminal law, and also finding a solution to Kurdish question. In other words, they are opposed to the fulfillment of the Copenhagen criteria. They assert that if Turkey becomes a member of the EU, it will become colony of the West and be partitioned. CHP that is already your member is also supportive of this fascist front.

This is normal for reactionary, racist, fascist people and institutions to think like that, but for a party that is the member of the Socialist International it is unacceptable to think like that and support such ideas. Such a position is contradictory to the main principles of Socialist International, and also besmirches its reputable and great name.

In a country that is on the way to democratization and modernization, this is a grievous and discreditable contradiction for a party that claim itself to be a social democrat to be a member of such a reactionary, racist, fascist, and status quo supporter union.

As you know, Kurds are one of the ancient nations of the Middle-East. The destiny of 40 million Kurds is left in the hand of the states which have occupied Kurdistan. The Kurdish question has become a question that also concerns the modern world. It is impossible to reach peace and stability in the Middle-East without solving this question.

We, as the democratic Kurdish Organizations and Institutions, working for the Kurds and established in European countries, who have signed this document, think that it is our historical mission to inform you about this as it is an unacceptable and discreditable situation. In the light of the above, we hope that you will revise the membership of CHP to Socialist International and do the required thing.

Respectfully                                                                                                            

Undersigning Organizations und Institutions

DEM-KURD;
Union of Associations form Kurdistan – KOMKAR - Germany;
Federation of Associations from Kurdistan – Switzerland;
HEVKAR – Hamburg - Germany;
Kurdish Community – Gießen - Germany;
Kurdish Community – Köln - Germany;
Voice of the Kurds – Duisburg
IVK – Mainz
Centre for Kurdish Arts and Culture – Hoybun, Berlin;
Kurdish Library – Stockholm;
Kurdish Community – Fulda – Germany;
Kurdish House – Lübeck – Germany;
Kurdistan Workers Culture Association - KOÇ-KAK – Netherlands;
International Centre for the Human Rights of the Kurds - IMK – Bonn - Germany;
Kurdish Association, Norway;
Kurdish Institute – Brussels;
HAK-PAR Solidarity Association – Germany;
Kurdish Womens Office KOMJIN – Germany;
Associations of the Youth from Kurdistan - KOMCIWAN – Germany;
KOMKAR – Switzerland;
KOMKAR- Sweden;
Association Union of the Workers from Kurdistan – Den Haag;
KOMKAR – Denmark;
KOMKAR – Great Britain;
KOMKAR – Austria;
Associations of the Youth from Kurdistan – KOMCIWAN – Sweden;
Union of Women from Kurdistan - KOMJIN- Sweden;
KOMKAR - Belgium