30.10.2007

Ladies and Gentlemen

Turkish National Assembly vested the Government with the authority to intervene Southern Kurdistan. After that a military dispatch which targets Southern Kurdistan, the only peaceful and secure region in Iraq, was accelerated.

Spokesmen of Turkish State justify their military preparations with Kurdistan Worker’s Party’s recent attacks. They claim the guerrilas who intrude Turkish borders from Southern Kurdistan, attack Turkish positions and that’s why they have the right to attack Kurdistan Worker’s Party bases.  

Ladies and Gentlemen

The pretexts for a military operation doesn’t reflect the truth. Krdistan Workers Party’s military actions and its existence in mountanious terrains are mere excuses for Turkish government. The hidden agenda of a prospective military operation is to prevent regional Kurdish government to gain power in economical, cultural and social fields, make it difficult to solve  Kirkuk problem in accordance with 140th article of Iraqi constitution. What Turkish generals utter and the preparations made by Turkish government do prove our opinion in no uncertain terms.  

Commander of the Turkish Armed Forces, Yaşar Büyükanıt, long before escalation of guerrilla attacks, made a statement at which he considered a military operation against Southern Kurdistan unavoidable and essential. Afterwards he repeated his opinion several times. 

Commander of the Land Forces, İlker Başbuğ, described Southern Kurdistan Government as a threat for ‘National Security of Turkey’. Yaşar Büyükanıt uttered the same views as well. Turkish officers rejected the negotiations with the Kurdish representatives in the Iraqi delegation.    

Turkish government launched preliminary studies for shutting Habur Gate, the sole pass point between Southern Kurdistan and Turkey, in accordance with the decision made in the last meeting of National Security Council. This means an economical embargo which intends to prevent the transfer of goods and drag the Southern Kurds to straits. 

Ladies and Gentlemen

Even the embargo which targets Southern Kurdistan reveals the hidden agenda of Turkish State. In the event the embargo is carried out, it will effect not only Southern Kurds but the Arab families as well which imigrated from different parts of the country due to conflicts. 

Economical embargo will show its destructive effect on the Turkish side of the border too, and paralyze the economy of the region. Thousands of Kurds who live by transportation and border commerce will be unemployed. Economical embargo will get the living conditions of the population of the region harder and face them with poverty and contagious diseases. Moreover it will trigger mass migration from the region.  

Southern Kurdistan is an island of democracy where stabilization, peace and security are ideals are achieved. Southern Kurdistan is a guarantee for a federal Iraq with its government and parliament. It contributes to the peace process in the region. In this respect the foreign interventions which attack the formation, peace and security in the region will escalate the turmoil and cause many others.  

Ladies and Gentlemen

In order to prevent new tensions and conflicts we ask you to act against the intervention of Turkish government and other countries of region to Southern Kurdistan which will effect whole world, first of all Europe and add to the problems in the region.

Please

Make pressure on your governments in order to prevent the economical embargo and military operation of Turkish government against Southern Kurdistan.

Demand your government to establish good relations with Southern Kurdistan government.

Ask your goverment to be effective on Turkish government for a peaceful solution of Kurdish problem in Northern Kurdistan.

Kurdish people has only one demand: To live free and peacefully in its land. Kurdish people deserves international solidarity. We are sure you will support us.

Yours truly

Foreign Committee Of

Socialist Party of Kurdistan