The Turkish government has been threatening
Kurdistan and its authority by using the Turkish Parliament and the hatred
of a number of its illiterate allies towards the Kurds. They have permitted
themselves to interfere in Kurdistan’s internal affairs and to publish
statements concerning the future of areas in southern Kurdistan.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan
announced his new strategy for 2007, which includes working hard to prevent the
establishment of a state of Kurdistan in Iraq, eradicating PKK guerrillas and
hindering the return of Kirkuk onto the map of Kurdistan. Instead of preparing
plans for economical cooperation and trading with Kurdistan Region, Turkish PM
has been plotting to launch war against the Kurds.
Following the Uprising of 1991, and the
establishment of Kurdistan Regional Government, Turkish nationalist politicians
and organizations have been launching anti-Kurdish propaganda every now and
then, which have primarily harmed the Turks themselves.
To face the Turkish threats, the Kurds have to
play their positive role, the way they did in rebuilding Iraq. In order to
awaken and help our Turkish friends in Turkey; we have to be responsible and
behave friendly to clear their vision.
It is important for us to understand the nature
of Turkey. That is, not all of the Turks are those whom we see on the borders of
Kurdistan, who put on their military uniforms and treat our citizens impolitely
and inhumanly. There are also “Good Turks and Bad Turks.” The Good Turks
normally are those who are well educated and friendly and they fully and
unconditionally support the full rights of the Iraqi people, particularly those
of the Kurdish nation.
On the Kurdish side, we have to have a number
of English and Turkish media channels to broadcast programs in the two languages
to let them understand that the Kurdish experiment in Iraq has not, by any
means, created any difficulties for any one. Kurdistan is a rich country and the
Kurds are well educated. The Kurds are a friendly people who want to live in
peace and prosperity and wanting to be free.
It is extremely important for the Kurdistan
Consulate to be opened in Ankara sooner rather than later with the consular
position held by a professional diplomat who can build new bridges between
Turkey and Kurdistan.
Fortunately, many Turkish businessmen and the
rich have been coming to Kurdistan. We have to make better relations with them
and to make them understand Kurdistan better and to win their support in Turkey.
Turkey is an important state. The Turkish
language and culture have mixed with the Kurdish language and culture. This
small number of bad Turkish generals who deny the existence of the Kurdish
people will soon come to an end, but the relations and the goodwill between both
Kurdish and Turkish nations will last forever.
