Kurdish fears of Turkish political censorship

Kurdish fears of Turkish political censorship - 24 Feb 08

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Inside Turkey, there's widespread support for the military action against the PKK. The only major political party to oppose it is the Democratic Society Party, or DTP, whose constituency is almost entirely Kurdish.
But now Turkey wants to ban the DTP, prompting warnings about the state of democracy in the country, and what might happen if Kurdish political representation is censored. Laurence Lee reports.

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From the beginning ... ( 6 months ago by kurdiwoman)

From the beginning we kurds said that turkeys problem was not PKK. Their problem is the existence of the kurds, they want sydkurdistan too and they whant kill and torture those kurds too and if you ask them why? they tell you because they are terrorists. They are still dreaming a bout a huge turkey. Stop terrorist turks. Stop turkish occupation of kurdistan. They should stop occupation of syd and north kurdistan and go back to Istanbul. We do not live in middle ages. Its 2008 now. God! 2008.

Are you confused or ... ( 6 months ago by kurdiwoman)

Are you confused or pretending to be confused?Have germans come to turkey and said to you that you have no right to say that i am aturk and made you to learn and speek only german?
And if you say no iaam a turk, they say mmm you are terrorist and kill you? We do not whant turks in kurdistan, do you understand!

the turks invented ... ( 6 months ago by varnastan1965)

the turks invented hate, fear, killing, terror, genocide, while all other cevilized nations were buillding culture, peace and love,why? even turks can't answer.
it's clear to the world that turkey is a state of terror commited genocide against the armenians, and commiting terror now against the kurds in turkish kurdistan, well all turkish history is bloody as their red flag.

FUCK TURKGAY ( 6 months ago by nevermind564)

FUCK TURKGAY

biji kurdisdan ( 6 months ago by apo443)

biji kurdisdan

Long live Kurdistan ... ( 5 months ago by soransoran)

Long live Kurdistan -

Array ( 5 months ago by turkey9494)

T
ürklere kurban olun siz.nevermind564 siktir ordan pis norveçli,Türkiyeden 100.000 işçi istediniz dünyanın en zengin 6.ülkesi sizi!!!

You don't ... ( 5 months ago by rockymark1)

You don't understand my arguement therfore, I can't debate with you.Good luck living in Iraq (Oh Sorry!Kurdistan)

rockymark1 you must ... ( 5 months ago by cscbjg)

rockymark1 you must be a turk lover!
The turks are butchers "nothing else"
They murdered Greeks, Kurds , ARMENIANS and many other Christians too.
I say; just carve up that so called country and give it to Greece, Armenia and to the Kurds!

Array ( 5 months ago by cscbjg)

kurdiwoman;
rockymark1 must be a turk lover. Fuck turkey!

freedom for ... ( 5 months ago by rodiyaaa)

freedom for kurdistan
forza pkk
fuck you turkey

fuck pkk fuck kurds ... ( 5 months ago by cebceb06)

fuck pkk fuck kurds fuck talaban
ı fuck apo NE MUTLU TÜRKÜM DİYENE NE MUTLU KÜRT SİKENE

well cebceb ..u r ... ( 5 months ago by shivankurds)

well cebceb ..u r turk so what can we say that is what u r,,u can using ur f word for ever but nothing would change the fact .. that ur the most uncivilized nation

is this a banana on ... ( 4 months ago by CarlosPeyotero)

is this a banana on the flag or
is the Banana Republic of Turkey?

its called a ... ( 4 months ago by gurelscarfaceturkish)

its called a crecent dumbass...

Yo little scarface ... ( 4 months ago by CarlosPeyotero)

Yo little scarface -shit?
go wank in the toilets and don't tell your mum! she know you are a wanker!
Stupid kid! Haivan!

... when Turks are ... ( 4 months ago by CarlosPeyotero)

... when Turks are in Rome they do as the Romanians!
What a stupid thinking is this man! for fuck sake are all on crack? We slap stupid turks all day because every time they open their mouth they talk shit or smell shit!

Array ( 4 months ago by CarlosPeyotero)

Inshalla!!!!!!
One day these coackroaches will die nicely and Kurds will take over!

lil racist ... ( 4 months ago by gurelscarfaceturkish)

lil racist dickmuncher keep dreaming dumbass

you are too young ... ( 4 months ago by CarlosPeyotero)

you are too young to tell you anything boy! go smell your fingers you sting shit you little shit!
If I am racist what are those who killed the Armenians? Little shit!

siktir ordan seni ... ( 4 months ago by CarlosPeyotero)

siktir ordan seni haivan.

those who killed ... ( 4 months ago by gurelscarfaceturkish)

those who killed the armenians are the ones that fought against them when armenians backstabbed us it doesnt mean its a genocide

fuck off , ... ( 4 months ago by turkey9494)

fuck off , k
ürdistanmış, fuck your kurdistan !

The Turks are a ... ( 3 months ago by chavdar1925)

The Turks are a human cancer, a creeping agony in the flesh of the lands which they misgovern, rotting every fibre of life ... I am glad that the Turk is to be called to a final account for his long record of infamy against humanity."
-David Lloyd George, 1914 (British Statesman and Prime Minister)

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