This is Turkey

By: Ahmet Abidin

April 28, 2005

Understanding the true nature of Turkish Republic is very important for other countries. Turkey is a country named Turkish Republic. First of all, Turkey is a not democratically established on true nature or roots. It means they show themselves one hand as a democratic systems. They signed a a lot of national or international agreement about human rights or recognition of minorities. They changed alphabet and dressing by law at 1920?s by constitution.

On the other hand, the same constitution says that Turkey is belong the Turks and Turkish is a only language to use. Also, it says that any other language can not be as a official language and will be punished. This kind of samples might be thousands to show how Turks or Turkish totalitarian regime thinks or understand democracy.

We should now that Turkish military is a main ruler in Turkey which is against democracy, against any political opinion or any kind of minorities.

I believe that in spite of all evidence or documents, Europe or America didn't understand real face of Turkey. If Turkey have some relationship with Europe or America just for their long standing regime since 1920?s.

This military regime at least three times they charged civilian democracy since 1920?s. They did not like the civilian democracy got root and power in country and they destroyed the elected government 1960?s, 1970?s and 1980?s. But also, they tried to put total control until now. Unfortunately, there are new research and documents says that most of terrorist activities or organizations also whether supported or created secretly by them. Why?

The reason was that after long time conflict they wanted says that civilian elected government not able to handle situation. At bottom line, they were like monster never liked real democracy or peaceful situation.

It is very clear that Turkey is one of the longest dictatorship in this civilized age. We look the documents Turkey is a maybe second country after Argentine about to disappeared missing people, torture, prison condition etc. Still, one of the biggest refugee or asylum groups from Turkey to Europe. It is not less than Saddam regime, more than 6000 villages forced to empty or destroyed by any kind of bombs or military action since 1920?s. More than 100.000 people lost their life since the same period. Nothing changed yet.

We missed the point if one country constitution says that country based one one race one religion and not recognize the others. How come we expect any positive changes can happened while this constitution is still valid.

So, Europe or America should understand that they deal with one monster out of control.