The Iraqi Turkmen Front, remade. By Hasan Kanbolat

The Iraqi Turkmen Front, remade

13 May 2011, Friday
HASAN KANBOLAT

h.kanbolat@todayszaman.com


Ever since the Ottoman state lostIraq, Iraqi Turkmens have been viewed as an extension of Turkey. For this reason, they have always been subject to great pressure within Iraq.


There have been many attempts to eliminate both their cultural as well as their political identities. Their political leaders and intellectuals have been executed. They have been forced to struggle hard against policies of forced Arabization and Kurdification. These pressures placed on Iraqi Turkmen have paved the way for Turkmens to turn inwards and not be represented adequately in Iraqi politics. In the wake of the 2003 US invasion of Iraq, the exclusion of Turkmens from Iraqi politics has continued. But as democratic initiatives began to take root in Iraq, the Turkmens, as one of the three founding groups in the nation, finally began to claim their rightful place in Iraqi politics.Within this framework, Turkmens successfully brought forward 10 MPs in the March 7, 2010 general elections in Iraq, and for the first time were represented by three government ministers. Hasan Turan, an Iraqi Turkmen, was elected parliamentary head of Kirkuk province.


An increased representation by Turkmens in Iraqi politics has also been reflected in the inner politics among the Turkmens themselves. The most influential Turkmen organization from the perspective of electoral representation inIraqis the Iraq Turkmen Front (ITC). And the inner ranks of the ITC have undergone a transformation. Following a decision made in the first week of May in the Iraqi Turkmen Parliament, the ITC will be reorganized. ITC President Saddettin Ergeç has turned over his duties to MP and ITC Kirkuk City President Erşat Salihi, while it has also been announced that Ergeç is now the honorary president of the ITC. When one looks at the new names within the ITC, one sees they fully represent Turkmen-inhabited regions ofIraq. It is significant that names like Ali Mehdi and Hasan Turan, who both help head up influential Turkmen parties such as the Turkmen Party and the Turkmen Justice Party, are part of the ITC.



In addition to a change in ITC heads, there is also a new governing board of the ITC in place, which will oversee operations until the new congress. With the new seven-person government board and the new system, the governing board and the central decision board will have regular monthly meetings as the “Central Decision Governing Board.” All important political decisions are to emerge from these meetings. Another important decision with regards to the ITC’s inner workings was made with regards to the Turkmen parliament. Although this parliament previously worked within the ranks of the ITC, it has now been separated out from the ITC, and has been made into an autonomous institution encompassing all of the various Turkmen political organizations. It could be then said that the full and complete formation of the new ITC will take place only after the law, still in rough form, concerning political parties inIraqhas been completed and passed.



Taking a brief look at the recent history of the ITC, we see it was formed in 1995 in Arbil to prevent chaos and disorganization in the Turkmen political movements in the region; in other words, its aim was to provide a roof for varying Turkmen political movements. In 1995, the first ITC president, Turhan Ketene, was replaced by Sinan Çelebi, the current industry and trade minister for the Kurdistan Regional Authority. In 1997 the First Turkmen General Assembly took place, and Vedat Arslan, who was also previously a minister for the Kurdish Regional Authority, was elected as ITC president. At the Second General Assembly in 2000, Sanan Ahmet Ağa was elected as ITC president. After the US invasion of Iraq, the Third General Assembly took place in Kirkuk, between Sept. 12-15, and at this Faruk Abdullah Abdurrahman was elected president.



There was also a decision made to transfer the ITC headquarters toKirkukat that point. Influential in this decision was the formation of the Kurdistan Regional Authority, and the acceptance by the ITC of the name “Kurdistan,” as well as the fact that Kirkuk was shown by both the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) as lying within the borders of their regional leadership. But the movement of the ITC general headquarters from Arbil to Kirkuk caused a vacuum within the Turkmen political movement in Northern Iraq. With support extended from various Kurdish groups there were separations that took place from the ITC.



At the fourth and fifth General Assemblies of the ITC, which took place in 2005 and 2008, Ergeç was once again elected as president of the organization. After the 2008 ITC General Assembly a regional election law forIraqwas passed. With the aim of participating in approaching elections, the ITC declared itself a proper political party, and thus stopped being a “roof-providing organization” for other political parties. And so, political parties that were still in the ranks of the ITC were suddenly excluded. This decision can be seen as the real start of a period of transformation for the ITC, which picked up a government ministry position for the first time ever in the wake of the 2010 elections.

Iraq's Provincial Elections: Kurds are positioning their Peshmerga militias in front of the Polling Centres of Tuz Khurmatu

The Peshmerga stand in front of the polling centres in

Tuz Khurmatu.

ITC Media Kerkuk
29th January 2009

Yesterday, two police members, one of whom was an officer, have been killed in front of one of the polling centres in the city of Tuz Khurmatu (75 Km south of Kerkuk).
As usual, the identities of the perpetrators of these assassinations are not known.

Using these attacks as a pretext, the Kurds have brought the Suleymaniya battalion from the fourth squad, known as Peshmerga, to Tuz Khurmatu and they have positioned 15 elements of this battalion to each of the city’s polling centres with an excuse of weakness in security. This, despite the fact that a battalion from the Governorate of Salaheddin had arrived immediately after the attack as has been confirmed by an official source from the Ministry of Interior.

When the Tuz Khurmatu branch of the Iraqi Turkmen Front objected to this procedure the Kurds suggested they would position their Peshmerga 200 meters from the polling centres. ITF refused this proposal and demanded the withdrawal of the Peshmerga outside the boundaries of the city.

The Iraqi Turkmen Front asked the government authorities to intervene immediately and together with other political parties ITF demanded that the security of the polling districts should be under the responsibility of the Ministry of Interior in order to ensure the transparency and impartiality of the elections so as to avoid the vote rigging and forgeries committed by the Kurds during the January 2005 elections.

KURDMEN PLATE PARTIES AND THEIR PLANS TO PREVENT TURKMEN UNITY

KURDMEN PLATE PARTIES AND
THEIR PLANS TO PREVENT TURKMEN UNITY…

By/ Halil DEMİRCİ

Since the day Turkmen took active part in the political arena of Iraq there were elements that were uncomfortable with their political existence and unity. Those primary elements are Democratic Party of Kurdistan and Patriotic Union of Kurdistan. The efforts to stand ahead of, slow down the development of and stop the Turkmen political movement has shown itself from the first recovery days of Iraqi opposition.

The plans to prevent the Turkmen unity have been continuing in the “secure zone” established in the Northern Iraq during the Saddam regime before the invasion and in the whole of Iraq after the invasion. “Divide Conquer” policy imposed upon the Turkmen by the Saddam government was sometimes carried out in cooperation with these two Kurdish parties. The tactics to create suspicion, disorder and disturbance among the Turkmen Brotherhood Society, which was active in Baghdad, once upon a time, was imposed upon Turkmen by various methods in Northern Iraq in 1990’s.

Two Kurdish parties, primarily Democratic Party of Kurdistan, put all their efforts to prevent the functioning of political movements which originates from the heart of the Turkmen community and never contradict with the unity and the integrity of Iraq. Despite all these, Turkmen political movement came a long way.

Democratic Party of Kurdistan, which was uncomfortable with the Turkmen political movement in Northern Iraq in 1990’s, came into terms with Saddam and invited Iraqi army an intelligence units to Irbil. Turkmen and Iraqi National Turkmen Party, which is the leading Turkmen political movement, had a severe blow in this operation.

When Democratic Party of Kurdistan saw that this grand operation did not intimidate Turkmen, it started to use another tactic. They gave financial support to some people, who were not respected within the Turkmen community and who were not Turkmen originally, to establish a plate party. By supporting these parties in various ways they put these parties on the fore and showed them as the representatives of the Turkmen. Therefore, in a short period some so-called parties, which did not have a base, were established. The following parties were: Turkmen Brotherhood Party, Iraqi Turkmen Unity Party, Turkmen People Salvation Party, Kurdistan Democratic Turkmen Party, Kurdistan Turkmen Democratic Movement, Kurdistan Region Turkmen Change Movement and Turkmen Rise Party.

The instructions given to the founders of these parties were to prevent the unity of parties and institutions most of which are under the roof of Iraqi Turkmen Front and still continue the Turkmen political movement. Democratic Party of Kurdistan continued to give various political supports to these rented parties.

Lately, Democratic Party of Kurdistan called upon these rented Kurdmen to take action prior to the City Council Elections and to gain a base in Kirkuk and other Turkmen regions under the direction and information of regional president Masud Barzani. They said they are ready to give any kind of assistance while requesting to prepare for the establishment of a new front against the Iraqi Turkmen Front.

Therefore, all Iraqis should know that these Kurdmen Plate Parties, which lack the Turkmen base, do not represent the Turkmen people in any way. It should be very well known that, the star of these traitors will rise for just some time. " Indeed, morning is their appointed time. Is not the morning near? "(Sura Hud -81)

http://www.turkmen.nl/1A_Others/HD4.08.doc

اجتماع الطالباني مع الجبهة التركمانية العراقية

الطالباني يجتمع مع الجبهة التركمانية العراقية

الطالباني
التركمان اكثر من ظلموا في العراق سياسيا
الجبهة
الايجابية تتطلب تنفيذ الوعود على ارض الواقع

كركوك/ ITC media

استقبل فخامة رئيس الجمهورية جلال الطالباني رئيس الجبهة التركمانية و عضو البرلمان الدكتور سعد الدين آركيج و اعضاء الهيئة التنفيذية للجبهة و اعضاء مجلس المحافظة من قائمة الجبهة، في مقر اقامته في كركوك التي وصل اليها يوم امس

و اكدت الجبهة التركمانية بأن جوا ايجابيا ساد الاجتماع الذي كرر فيه الطالباني قوله بأن التركمان هم اكثر من تعرضوا الى الظلم سياسيا في العراق. و اكد بأنه منفتح مع التركمان الى ابعد الحدود و بأنه اتفق مع مسعود البرزاني قبل مجيئه الى كركوك لحل القضايا العالقة. و اقترح تشكيل لجنة تركمانية كردية لتثبيت التجاوزات المختلفة و المظلوميات، و اضاف بأن منصبه كرئيس للجمهورية يحتم عليه ان يكون حياديا في التعامل مع هذه اللجنة و لكن ان انحاز فسيكون انحيازه للتركمان. و عن الوعود التي لم تتحقق في كركوك، اكد اعتقاده بأنها قد تحققت، ووعد بأن اللغة التركمانية بالحروف الحديثة ستضاف الى جميع قطع الدلالة في كركوك بدءا من يوم الأحد القادم

و كانت الجبهة التركمانية قد قدمت لائحة طلبات الى الطالباني، جاء فيها
الايعاز الى مكتب كركوك بالاسراع في اكمال معاملات المرحلين التركمان بغية ادخال التعديلات الى سجلات الناخبين و اعادة ممتلكات الجبهة التركمانية العراقية التي تم الاستيلاء عليها في نيسان 2005 من قبل الحكومة المحلية في اربيل و التي على اثرها تم اغلاق مكاتب الجبهة في اربيل و تفعيل كون اللغة التركمانية لغة رسمية تنفيذا للفقرة الرابعة من المادة الرابعة من الدستور الحالي في المناطق ذات الوجود و الكثافة التركمانية و العمل على اطلاق سرح السجناء و المعتقلين التركمان دون وجه حق في كركوك و المحافظات الشمالية و عدم التعرض و التجاوز على المواطنين التركمن في المنافذ الشمالية اثناء سفرهم و العمل على تعيين ضباط و مراتب في قوى الأمن الداخلي و عدم الاخلال بالتوازن و الاخلاء الفوري لكافة الممتلكات التابعة للدولة و التي تشغلها احزاب سياسية

ووعد الطالباني بحل قضية ممتلكات الجبهة في اربيل و اكد بأنه يحتاج الى بعض الوقت، و طالب بحل قضية السجناء و المعتقلين التركمان و اخلاء سبيلهم، و اشار الى ان نسبة التركمان في الجيش لا تتجاوز 1% و اكد بأن دولة رئيس الوزراء قد وافق على البدء بدورات خاصة بالضباط التركمان سواء في الجيش او في قوى الأمن الداخلي. و بالنسبة للتجاوزات، اكد بأن هناك خمس لجان كردية تنظر في التجاوزات التي حصلت بعد نيسان 2003، و اكد فخامته بأن عام 2009 سيكون عاما لبناء الثقة. و حضر الاجتماع السادة كوسرت رسول و عبد الرحمن مصطفى، محافظ كركوك و رزكار علي، رئيس مجلس محافظة كركوك
و اكدت الجبهة بأن الجو الايجابي للاجتماع لن يعطي النتيجة المرجوة ما لم تتحقق الوعود على ارض الواقع

ITF President Dr. Ergeç meets with UN Representatives and Political Advisor of US Embassy in Baghdad

د. أركيج يلتقي مع مسؤولي الامم المتحده والمستشار السياسي للسفاره الامريكيه في بغداد

ITC MEDIA - BAGHDAD


اجتمع الدكتور سعد الدين اركيج رئيس الجبهة التركمانية العراقية و عضو مجلس النواب و النائب التركماني من كتلة الائتلاف العراقي الموحد السيد محمد مهدي البياتي في بغداد مع مسؤولين في الأمم المتحدة
و تمت خلال اللقاءات مناقشة سبل تطبيق المادة 23 (24) من قانون انتخاب مجالس المحافظات و الخاصة بكركوك ,و سبل مساعدة لجنة تقصي الحقائق المتشكلة استنادا الى المادة 23 لتطبيق المادة اعلاه بصورة عادلة و شفافة بما يضمن حقوق جميع مكونات كركوك دون تفضيل أي مكون عن آخر لأي سبب كان .و أكد الدكتور أركيج ان معاونة المنظمة للشعب العراقي بخصوص هذه المادة بالشكل المطلوب سيخلق التفاؤل بالاستقرار و مستقبل كركوك و العراق
ومن جهة أخرى التقى الدكتور اركيج مع المستشار السياسي في السفارة الأمريكية و تم خلال اللقاء بحث موضوع الاتفاقية الأمنية بين العراق و امريكا و كيفية تنفيذ المادة 23. ووضع امام المسؤول الأمريكي حقيقة الوضع في كركوك و محاولة طرف واحد من خلال القوة السيطرة على الوضع في كركوك مما يخلق مشاكل و اشكالات ، ووضع امامه ايضا التجاوزات التي حدثت و تحدث في كركوك. و اكد آركيج في لقاء مع المستشار السياسي في السفارة البريطانية بأن المادة 23 تشكل خارطة طريق لحل قضية كركوك في حال تطبيقها كما يجب و رفع التجاوزات التي بدأت في 2003 و ما تزال مستمرة

اجتماع لجنة تقصي الحقائق الخاصة بكركوك

بغداد/ ITC media

اكد الدكتور سعد الدين آركيج، رئيس الجبهة التركمانية و عضو مجلس النواب، بأن اللجنة قد اجتمعت لوضع هيكليتها و ميزانيتها و شؤونها الأمنية. و تم رفع بنود الاجتماع الى هيئة رئاسة مجلس النواب و منها الى مجلس رئاسة الوزراء لتلبية الأمور العاجلة و البدء في العمل. و يذكر ان اللجنة التي تشكلت استنادا الى المادة 23 من قانون انتخاب مجالس المحافظات و تضم في عضويتها نائبين لكل من العرب و التركمان و الأكراد و نائبا عن المسيحيين، و هم النواب الدكتور سعد الدين آركيج و محمد مهدي البياتي (عن التركمان) و الدكتور محمد تميم و عمر الجبوري (عن العرب) و خالد شواني و سرتيب كاكايي (عن الأكراد) و يونادام كنا (عن المسيحيين). و سيعين اعضاء الجنة الخبراء و الموظفين بغية انجاحه مهمة اللجنة

ERGEÇ: "TÜRKMEN EĞİTİMİNE DESTEK VERİLMELİ"

TÜRKMENELİ TV - 2008-2009 eğitim ve öğretim yılında Türkmen yetkililerinden Türkmen eğtimine destek gelmeye devam ediyor. Irak Türkmen Cephesi Başkan Dr.Sadettin Ergeç Türkmen eğitimcilerini kabul etti.

Türkmen eğitiminin bugün karşılaştığı sorunlar ve bu sorunların giderilmesi için yapılabilecek çalışmalar görüşmenin ana gündem maddesini oluşturdu. Irak Türkmen Cephesi Başkanı ve Türkmen Milletvekili Dr.Sadettin Ergeç Irak Türkmen Cephesi eğitim ve Kültür dairesi üyelerini kabul etti.Türkmen Eğitim Meclisi üyelerinin de yer aldığı kabul sırasında Türkmen eğitiminin gidişatı ve karşılaşılan sıkıntıların çözüm yolları üzerinde duruldu.

Kabul sırasında Türkmen eğitim üyelrine konuşan Ergeç, Türkmen okullarının Türkmen halkının geleceğini garantileyen ve Türkmen halkının umut kaynağı oldğunu dile getirerek Türkmen eğitiminin daha da ilerlemesi için her türlü desteğe hazır olduklarını dile getirdi.

Görüşmede Türkmen Öğretmenler Bilirği Başkanı Faruk Fayık Köprülü, Türkmen Eğitim Meclisi üyeleri Abdülresul Zeynel Abidin ve neşvan Ömer ve çok sayıda eğitimci hazır bulundu.Ayrıca Irak Türkmen Cephesi Başkanı Dr.Sadettin Ergeç bugün Eğitim ve Dayanışma Derneğinden bir heyeti kabul etti.kabul sırasında Türkmen okullarınbdaki eğitim seviyesinin yükselmesi ele aldı.

Dr.Ergeç'i makamında ziyaret eden heyet çalışmalarından söz ettiler.eğitim heyeti Türkmen çocuklarının Türkmen okullarında eğitim görmeleri zaruretinden söz ederek Irak Türkmen Cephesi Başkanı Dr.Sadettin Ergeç'te her türlü yardım ve destek sunmaya hazır olduklarını vurguladı.

Fereydun Dedndenoğlu'nun başkanlığındaki heyet anadilde eğitim görmenin gerekliliğini dile getirerek Türkmen eğitiminin kaydettiği başarılara işaret ettiler.

Irak Türkmen Cephesi başkanı ve milletvekili Ergeç,2008-2009 eğitim ve öğretim yılının başlamasından dolayı tüm Türkmen eğitim görevlilerini ve tüm Türkmen öğrencilerine hayırlı olmasını dileyerek çocukların Türkmence okullarında eğitim görmelerini istedi.

Türkmen Milletvekili Dr.Sadettin Ergeç ayrıca bugün Türkmen Esnaflar Birliği'nden bir heyeti kabul etti.kabul sırasında heyet konuşan Dr.Ergeç Türkmen Sivil Toplum Örgütleri içerisinde yer alan Türkmen Esnaflar Bilriği tarafından yapılan ve yapılacak çaluşmaların müşterek bir şekilde yapılması gerektiğini dile getirdi.birlik içerisinde yapılacak çalışmların daha da başarılı olacağını dile getiren Dr. Sadettin Ergeç, imkanların birleştiği zamanın güzel çalışmaların meydana geleceğini söyledi.

yapılan çalışmalar hakkında Irak Türkmen Cephsei Başkanı Sadettin Ergeç'e bilgi veren Türkmen Esnaflar Bilriği heyeti üyeleri çalışmaların dada da ilerlemsi ve başarıların devamı için destek talebinde bulundular.

Kürt'ler tarafından Kızlar bat kasabasında, Türkmen ve Araplara yönelik

Pazar 22/06/2008

Kürt'ler tarafından Kızlar bat ( sadiye ) kasabasında , Türkmen ve Araplara yönelik ve daha önceden hazırlanmış yok etme kampanyası . 2003 yılından sonra ve bir süreden beri Kürt partileri sorumluları özellikle milli Kürdistan partisi tarafından yasal olmayan ve baskılı yolları kullanarak , zengin ve strateji önemi bulunan kızlar bat – (sadiye) kasabasında bulunan insanları terör bahanesiyle kovup ve aynı yöntem ile Türkmen eli bölgelerinde de bu olaylar devam etmektedir , aynı zamanda anayasadaki ( 140 ) maddenin şekil ve konum tarafından süresi bitmiş bulunuyor ise de , bu maddeyi canlandırmak peşindeler .

Bu kasabanın müdürü Ahmet Zargoşi Kürt partisinin talimatıyla çalışıyor çünkü kendisi aynı parti tarafından atanmıştır , eski Arap müdüründen , yalan bir hikaye nedeniyle kurtuldular . Yeni müdür atandığı günden itibaren bir sürü problemler yaratmıştır Arap ve Türkmen'lerin itirazına rağmen – kasaba – ada yapılan terör olaylarınıda sünni Araplar teröristlerin iş birliğinin yaptığını iddia ediyorlar tüm bu olaylar kasabada istikrarsız bir durum yarattı .

Bu nedenle Irak'lı sorumlular ve özellikle Diyala şehrindeki meclis üyelerinin bir an önce bu ihlalleri tesbit edip uygun bir şekilde sorumlulara sunmaları gerekli ve önemlidir.

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(حملة كردية معدة سلفا لتصفية التركمان والعرب في ناحية قزلرباط – السعدية)

منذ مدة وبعد عام 2003 يقوم مسؤولي الاحزاب الكردية خاصة الحزب الوطني الكردستاني بممارسة الضغوطات والاساليب غير القانونية لطرد وتصفية سكان المناطق الغنية والمهمة استراتيجيا ومنها ناحية قزلرباط – السعدية – بحجة الارهاب الرائجة على الساحة السياسية في هذه الايام او اعتبارهم غير موالين لهم تحت يافطة التخريب . واتباع نفس الاسلوب في مناطق توركمن ايلي الاخرى والتمسك بالماد(140) من الدستور المنتهية فعاليتها شكلا وموضوعا لنفس الغرض ايضا
مديرناحية قزلر باط السيد احمد الزركوشي الخاضع لتوجيهات الحزب أعلاه والمعين من قبله بعد طرد مديرها السابق العربي بوشاية كردية ايضا والذي اثار المشاكل من يوم تعينه رغم معارضة التركمان والعرب ويقوم بتنفيذ اجندة حزبه على حساب أهالي الناحية الاخرين. ويدعي بأن الاعمال الارهابية التي تحصل في الناحية والقرى المحيطة بها هي نتيجة تعاون العرب السنة مع الارهابين مما أدى الى خلق حالة من عدم الاستقرار والتأثير السلبي على الناحية الاقتصادية للبلدة ..ان هذه التصريحات تعتبر تمهيدا للقيام بحملة كردية ضد التركمان والعرب في المنطقة
فعلى المسؤولين العراقيين وخاصة نواب محافظة ديالى في مجلس النواب التدخل واثارة الموضوع في المحافل السياسية والاتصال بالمسؤولين لتدارك الموقف والتحقق من هذه الخروقات تمهيدا لعرضها على الجهات المسؤولة .


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