To the Public Opinion

No to New State of Emergencies

The Turkish General Staff’s proclamation of Siirt, Shirnak and Hakkari as ‘temporary security zones’ and beginning to ban the civilian flights and control the entrances to the region by land is a new phase of the process that it has begun with April 27 statement. It is the first step of turning back to ‘extraordinary situation’ at which democratic rights and liberties will be neglected, arbitrary applications prevail and the administration pass to security forces.

The pretext General Staff sets forth for the proclamation of ‘temporary security zones’, ‘to protect civil people from the dangers of military operations’, doesn’t reflect the truth.

On the contrary civilians will be harmed by this situation.

Actual state of emergencies experiences prove it clearly.

The prohibition of entrances and departures to the territories included by ‘temporary security zones’ aims to conceal the illegal applications and violation of rights executed by security forces.

Proclamation of ‘temporary security zones’ coincides with the extraordinary military concentration on the border for an intervention into Southern Kurdistan. It is a part of the operation against South and a threat against Kurdistan Government.

Democratic and free elections cannot be done in a region where entrances and departures are forbidden or under the control of civil or military authorities.      

For that reason it was targeted to prevent people’s will in the elections   by the proclamation of ‘temporary security zones’ which was declared to continue until September 7 2007.

The next step will be cancelling the elections by setting forth the war and extraordinary conditions. It will drag the country into a situation which will make the people miss the conditions of September 12.

For that reason we call out Turkish progressive, democratic, leftist and peaceful powers who support change and democracy;

to object to the ‘temporary security zones’ which was proclaimed by  General Staff;

to be sensitive to the possible oppression and violation of rights

to resist to a military operation directed towards Southern Kurdistan which will just increase the tension.

Kurdish patriotic and democratic movement must stand hand in hand against this new attack of the state which was directed towards our people, raise democratic struggle, protect the inhabitants living in ‘temporary security zones’.

PKK must give an end to the military operations that proves clearer every day to be working against Kurds’ interests and must leave each action and statement that may cause problem for Southern Kurdistan political leadership.

We call out USA, EU, international human rights organizations and humanitarian institutions;

to resist to the military operation that Turkish State plans to do against South,

to be sensitive to the possible violations in the ‘temporary security zones’

to use their effects on the Turkish State for a peaceful solution of the Kurdish problem.

Friday, 8 June 2007

Socialist Party of Kurdistan