By Shirzad Abdulraham
Azzaman, July 18, 2009
In a move that will certainly fuel tensions in an already restive region, Iraqi Kurds have threatened to annex large swathes of land which have traditionally been part of the Sunni-Arab dominated city of Mosul.
The two main Kurdish factions – Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) – have vowed to add at least 16 administrative divisions currently linked to the Province of Nineveh to Kurdish-held areas.
The Province of Nineveh, of which Mosul is the capital, has historically been a mosaic of religions, sects and ethnic groups.The Kurdish autonomous region officially includes three provinces – Arbil, Dahouk and Sulaimaniya. But it seems there is no end to KDP and PUK’s insatiable desire to expand their dominions.But since the 2003-U.S. invasion, the province’s territorial borders have been something like 'moving sands.’The Kurds, taking advantage of the chaos that followed the downfall of former leader Saddam Hussein, deployed their militias, known as peshmerga even in the provincial capital Mosul.
Apparently the Kurds are adamant to add large portions of Nineveh to their areas, including the oil-rich area of Ain Zala.An anti-Kurdish front is emerging in Mosul with political parties and tribes coming together to halt Kurdish expansion at the province’s expense.With the Shiite-dominated government in Baghdad warming up to Iraqi Arab Sunnis, there are fears of government troops taking sides in the standoff.Most of the towns and districts the Kurds want to annex are inhabited by Iraqi ethnic and religious minorities like Shebeks, Yazidis and Christians.
Many of them now fear of being used as scapegoats for Kurdish covetous intentions.
Christians are under immense pressure in Mosul, a city which used to have one of the largest Christian groups in the country.
Christians living in the string of villages to the east and north of Mosul, currently under Kurdish control, fear retaliation by insurgents fighting U.S. troops and Kurdish militias at the same time.
Some of these villages are only a few kilometers (miles) away from Mosul.
lundi 20 juillet 2009
dimanche 19 juillet 2009
Les Ouïgours de France ont manifesté samedi à Paris
18 juillet 2009, midi. Place de la République. Les Ouïgours de France manifestent pour la deuxième fois, à l’appel de l’Association des Ouïgours de France.
Iraq's Turkmen intellectuals searching for their future
For the attention of Turkish and Western journalist reporting from Iraq
Please see Hasan Kanbolat's article below:
HASAN KANBOLAT
h.kanbolat@todayszaman.com
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Iraq’s Turkmen intellectuals searching for their future
The third meeting of the Iraqi Turkmen Press Council was held between April 10 and 12 in İstanbul. The purpose of the meeting, organized under the guidance of Professor Suphi Saatçi, Mehmet Tütüncü and Şükran Kayacı, was to promote the Iraqi Turkmen press.
The Turkish press, intellectuals, bureaucrats and politicians were uninterested in the meeting. Interestingly, even İstanbul deputies and representatives of local party organizations did not pay heed to the meeting. The only notable attendees were Erşat Hürmüzlü, the chief advisor to President Abdullah Gül on the Middle East, and Iraq's consul general in İstanbul. Considering the fact that President Gül met with Turkmen and Arab intellectuals in İstanbul on April 11, one can suggest that the Turkish presidency was the only body that attached importance to the meeting. It is an odd contradiction for Turkish intellectuals and politicians to show close interest in Iraqi Kurds while turning a blind eye to Iraqi Turkmens.
Iraqi Turkmens have always been shadowed by the fact that they are regarded as extensions of the Ottoman Empire and the Turkish Republic. They could not manage to get their voices heard about the pressure they were subjected to and the losses they suffered both during the time of Saddam and the US occupation. Their cries were always muted. They were always a community living in the shadows. However, Iraqi Turkmens are intellectual people. They do not like conflicts. They always seek to find conciliation with other groups. They believe in their hearts in territorial integrity, increased welfare and democratization. They do not want be a minority, but desire to be a community within the majority and contribute their richness to Iraq by preserving their identity. This is well exemplified in their past.
The first Iraqi Turkmen newspaper was published in 1915. However, it is ironic that there is no Turkmen press association in Iraq. They note that for several months, they have experienced difficulty in their attempts to become members of the Iraqi Press Association and that they are not allowed to establish their own trade unions. In Iraq, there are more than 100 TV channels -- about half of which operate via satellite -- but Turkmens have only one TV channel, namely Türkmeneli TV. Another problem they face is that although they have local papers, they do not have a national newspaper through which they could have their voices heard by the general public in Iraq.
Turkish and Western journalists who go to Iraq are, in general, not specialized in the topic of Iraq. They do not know problems or details. They tend to run analyses without knowing the distinction between Sunnis and Shiites or between Kurmanji or Sorani. They tend to cover groups such as Kurds and organizations that make sure their voices are heard by resorting to the use of arms. They tend to see peace-loving peoples like Turkmens as mere folkloric elements. They do not even try to understand the existing war.
About 75 percent of Iraqi people watch satellite TV channels to stay informed, while 6 percent tend to use Internet news sources. The written press does not have any weight in society. In Iraq, rife with attempts at disinformation, it is hard to say that there is a free press. For this reason, a new press law is in the making. If free and democratic press organizations cannot exist in Iraq, we cannot expect democracy to take root and territorial integrity to be secured.
Turkmens represent a cornerstone for democratic order in Iraq. The place of Turkmens within the integrity of Iraq should be given greater emphasis so that future generations can live in peace. It should not be forgotten that various languages are part of the wealth of Iraq. Iraq needs peace and dialogue. Iraq no longer wants to see more bloodshed.
http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/yazarDetay.do?haberno=172356
Meat smuggling is the PKK’s new source of income
According to data released by the Agricultural Association of Turkey, 25 percent of the 1.2 million tons of meat consumed in Turkey annually is smuggled meat. The outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) is believed to control over 70 percent of the meat and animal smuggling business.
According to studies conducted jointly by the Agricultural Association of Turkey and the Turkish Union of Dairy, Meat, and Food Producers (SETBIR), an estimated 400,000 to 500,000 tons of meat consumed in Turkey comes from animals that have been smuggled into the country. The revenue loss Turkey incurs from animal and meat smuggling reaches up to $3 billion annually. But the Ankara Chamber of Commerce (ATO) contends the cost is much higher, stating that the figure is approaching $5 billion. Live animals are smuggled into Turkey from Iraq, Syria and Iran by the PKK.
The supply gap in the meat industry is expected to reach 170,000 tons by 2015 in Turkey, as the population increases but meat production remains relatively constant.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the Ministry of Defense, the Gendarmerie General Command and the Customs Undersecretariat launched a joint effort in 2005 to counter animal and meat smuggling. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has also set up a working group on animal smuggling, but despite all efforts the crime has not been prevented and the rate of smuggling continues to increase.
It is believed that the PKK has full control over animal smuggling across the Iranian and Iraqi borders in eastern and southeastern Turkey. According to data released by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the Agricultural Association of Turkey and the Turkish Veterinary Medical Association, around 450,000 tons of smuggled meat reaches Turkey each year, creating an estimated loss of more than $3 billion.
PKK holds monopoly on animal smuggling
The biggest incentive for smuggling meat into Turkey is the access to cheap meat in Iran, Syria and Iraq, where the price of meat is just $2 per kilogram. The number of animals smuggled from Iran, Syria and in recent years Iraq reaches 20,000 on average each year.
A significant amount of chopped meat is brought into Turkey through Mediterranean ports, especially in Mersin.
The PKK has almost full control over animal smuggling, which is a major source of income for the outlawed organization. The PKK controls around 70 percent of the $3 billion meat smuggling market. Hakkari's Şemdinli, Yüksekova and Başkale districts are the places where most smuggled meat is traded.
Animals from Iran are brought illegally to Turkey from Iğdır. Animals from India, Afghanistan and Pakistan are also smuggled into Turkey from Iğdır.
The importation of live animals and meat is not allowed in Turkey. But in an effort to prevent animal smuggling, the Meat Producers Association (ETBİR) has requested that the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs allow the importation of dairy cattle. ETBİR believes allowing the importation of high-milk-yielding and meat-providing animals will not only increase meat and dairy production in Turkey but also decrease costs over time. Currently, the ministry has no plans to remove the restriction on importing live animals and meat.
Livestock on decline in Turkey
In 1940 there were 44 million hectares of grass and pasture used for raising cattle as livestock. Since 2000, this area has dropped to 12 million hectares, which became the leading factor hindering animal husbandry. There was a sharp decline in livestock in Turkey in 2006. Turkey had 13 million heads of cattle between 1983 and 2005, but this figure dropped to 10.6 million by 2007. In 2008 the number of cattle started to increase, reaching 11.1 million, but while cattle numbers are on the rise, the number of goat and sheep continues to decline. In 2006 there were more than 40 million sheep, around 25.5 million in 2007 and just 23.3 million in 2008.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has been providing subsidies to the animal husbandry sector since 2001 as part of efforts to prevent a rapid decline in the number of livestock animals. Although the ministry has offered $1.5 billion in assistance to the sector in the last five years, the decline in the number of livestock continues.
Turkey has expensive meat
Meat producers sell one kilogram of meat for around TL 8 in Turkey. After slaughterhouses add operations costs and taxes to the price, consumers buy meat for TL 14 per kilo on average. The average price of meat around the world is around $2 or $3 per kilo. Just as the case with gas, Turkey has the most expensive meat in the world.
SETBIR advocates a reduction in the rate of value-added tax on meat to prevent animal smuggling. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs is attempting to raise different breeds of cattle. Conducting studies on Turkish cattle breeds, the ministry is seeking to raise breeds that can easily adapt to Turkey's geography and provide higher yields of milk and meat. The main reason for this is that while in developed countries one cow provides more than 500 kilograms of meat, in Turkey one cow provides only around 300 kilograms.
19.07.2009
News
YUSUF BULUT
http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/news-181358-100-meat-smuggling-is-the-pkks-new-source-of-income.html
According to studies conducted jointly by the Agricultural Association of Turkey and the Turkish Union of Dairy, Meat, and Food Producers (SETBIR), an estimated 400,000 to 500,000 tons of meat consumed in Turkey comes from animals that have been smuggled into the country. The revenue loss Turkey incurs from animal and meat smuggling reaches up to $3 billion annually. But the Ankara Chamber of Commerce (ATO) contends the cost is much higher, stating that the figure is approaching $5 billion. Live animals are smuggled into Turkey from Iraq, Syria and Iran by the PKK.
The supply gap in the meat industry is expected to reach 170,000 tons by 2015 in Turkey, as the population increases but meat production remains relatively constant.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the Ministry of Defense, the Gendarmerie General Command and the Customs Undersecretariat launched a joint effort in 2005 to counter animal and meat smuggling. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has also set up a working group on animal smuggling, but despite all efforts the crime has not been prevented and the rate of smuggling continues to increase.
It is believed that the PKK has full control over animal smuggling across the Iranian and Iraqi borders in eastern and southeastern Turkey. According to data released by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the Agricultural Association of Turkey and the Turkish Veterinary Medical Association, around 450,000 tons of smuggled meat reaches Turkey each year, creating an estimated loss of more than $3 billion.
PKK holds monopoly on animal smuggling
The biggest incentive for smuggling meat into Turkey is the access to cheap meat in Iran, Syria and Iraq, where the price of meat is just $2 per kilogram. The number of animals smuggled from Iran, Syria and in recent years Iraq reaches 20,000 on average each year.
A significant amount of chopped meat is brought into Turkey through Mediterranean ports, especially in Mersin.
The PKK has almost full control over animal smuggling, which is a major source of income for the outlawed organization. The PKK controls around 70 percent of the $3 billion meat smuggling market. Hakkari's Şemdinli, Yüksekova and Başkale districts are the places where most smuggled meat is traded.
Animals from Iran are brought illegally to Turkey from Iğdır. Animals from India, Afghanistan and Pakistan are also smuggled into Turkey from Iğdır.
The importation of live animals and meat is not allowed in Turkey. But in an effort to prevent animal smuggling, the Meat Producers Association (ETBİR) has requested that the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs allow the importation of dairy cattle. ETBİR believes allowing the importation of high-milk-yielding and meat-providing animals will not only increase meat and dairy production in Turkey but also decrease costs over time. Currently, the ministry has no plans to remove the restriction on importing live animals and meat.
Livestock on decline in Turkey
In 1940 there were 44 million hectares of grass and pasture used for raising cattle as livestock. Since 2000, this area has dropped to 12 million hectares, which became the leading factor hindering animal husbandry. There was a sharp decline in livestock in Turkey in 2006. Turkey had 13 million heads of cattle between 1983 and 2005, but this figure dropped to 10.6 million by 2007. In 2008 the number of cattle started to increase, reaching 11.1 million, but while cattle numbers are on the rise, the number of goat and sheep continues to decline. In 2006 there were more than 40 million sheep, around 25.5 million in 2007 and just 23.3 million in 2008.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has been providing subsidies to the animal husbandry sector since 2001 as part of efforts to prevent a rapid decline in the number of livestock animals. Although the ministry has offered $1.5 billion in assistance to the sector in the last five years, the decline in the number of livestock continues.
Turkey has expensive meat
Meat producers sell one kilogram of meat for around TL 8 in Turkey. After slaughterhouses add operations costs and taxes to the price, consumers buy meat for TL 14 per kilo on average. The average price of meat around the world is around $2 or $3 per kilo. Just as the case with gas, Turkey has the most expensive meat in the world.
SETBIR advocates a reduction in the rate of value-added tax on meat to prevent animal smuggling. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs is attempting to raise different breeds of cattle. Conducting studies on Turkish cattle breeds, the ministry is seeking to raise breeds that can easily adapt to Turkey's geography and provide higher yields of milk and meat. The main reason for this is that while in developed countries one cow provides more than 500 kilograms of meat, in Turkey one cow provides only around 300 kilograms.
19.07.2009
News
YUSUF BULUT
http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/news-181358-100-meat-smuggling-is-the-pkks-new-source-of-income.html
vendredi 17 juillet 2009
Saatçi'nin gözünden "Türkmen Boyları"
17 Temmuz 2009, Cuma
Suphi Saatçi'nin ''Irak Türkmen Boyları Oymakları ve Yerleşme Bölgeleri'' isimli çalışması, Kerkük Vakfı tarafından yayımlandı. Alınan bilgiye göre, Kerkük doğumlu yazarın Irak'ta Türkmenlerin yaşadıkları il, ilçe, nahiye ve köyleri ele alan çalışması, Türkmeneli coğrafyasındaki Türkmen boy ve oymaklarını, aşiret ve ailelerini tanıtıyor.
Suphi Saatçi'nin ''Irak Türkmen Boyları Oymakları ve Yerleşme Bölgeleri'' isimli çalışması, Kerkük Vakfı tarafından yayımlandı. Alınan bilgiye göre, Kerkük doğumlu yazarın Irak'ta Türkmenlerin yaşadıkları il, ilçe, nahiye ve köyleri ele alan çalışması, Türkmeneli coğrafyasındaki Türkmen boy ve oymaklarını, aşiret ve ailelerini tanıtıyor.
Türkmen beldelerinin konumu, tarihi ve kültürel yapılarının incelendiği kitapta, ''Musul, Erbil, Altunköprü, Kerkük, Tazehurmatu, Beşir, Tavuk, İmam Zeynelabidin, Tuzhurmatu, Kifri, Karatepe, Hanekin, Mendeli ve daha bir çok Türkmen kenti hakkında bilimsel veriler ışığında bilgiler'' sunuluyor.
Saatçi'nin bizzat gerçekleştirdiği araştırmalar ve incelemelerle şekillenen bir başvuru kaynağı niteliğindeki kitapta, Türkmen coğrafyası ve insanlarına ait fotoğraflara da yer veriliyor.
İlk ve orta öğrenimini Kerkük'te tamamlayan, İstanbul Devlet Güzel Sanatlar Akademisi Yüksek mimarlık bölümünü 1974'de bitiren 2002 yılında Prof. Dr. unvanını alan Saatçi'nin Kerkük folkloru üzerine yayımlanmış birçok çalışması bulunuyor.
(Anadolu Ajansı)
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mercredi 15 juillet 2009
Irak Türkmenleri Şehitler Haftası 1959 – 2009
(14-20 Temmuz 2009)
“Kerkük Katliamı’nın 50. Yıldönümü”
14 Temmuz 2009, Irak Türkmenlerinin Kerkük’te uğradıkları en büyük katliamın 50. yıldönümüdür. Bu tarih, katliamlar zincirinde en önemli halka olduğu için unutulmaz ve bütün şehitler her yıl o gün saygıyla ve minnetle anılır..
“Kerkük Katliamı’nın 50. Yıldönümü”
14 Temmuz 2009, Irak Türkmenlerinin Kerkük’te uğradıkları en büyük katliamın 50. yıldönümüdür. Bu tarih, katliamlar zincirinde en önemli halka olduğu için unutulmaz ve bütün şehitler her yıl o gün saygıyla ve minnetle anılır..
Türkmenler kadar; tarihte hiçbir millet yoktur ki, neredeyse her şehri bir katliamla anılmasın… Tarihte hiçbir millet yoktur ki, yıllar itibariyle bakıldığında, sistematik olarak katledilmesin… Tarihte hiçbir millet yoktur ki, soykırıma ve asimilasyona bu kadar maruz kalmasın..
Osmanlının uzantısı, Türkiye’nin devamı bir coğrafyada yaşayan bu insanların tek suçları, Türk asıllı olmalarıdır. Irak’taki hemen hemen bütün yönetimlerin, Türkiye’ye olan hırslarını ve hınçlarını, Türkmenlerden çıkardıklarını söylemek yalan ve yanlış olmaz.. Buna karşın bu milletin, Türklüklerini korumak için verdiği mücadele çoğu zaman fark edilmemiştir…
Türkmenlerin katline, 1920′de Irak’ın Osmanlıdan kopup İngiliz denetimine geçmesiyle birlikte başlanmıştır.. Bundan sonra da Türkmenler, 89 yıl süreyle, Irak’ta hangi rejim ve kim gelirse gelsin, bu makus talihi yenememişlerdir.
İngiliz mandasındaki idareden krallığa; krallıktan cumhuriyete; cumhuriyetten diktatörlüğe; ezilen ve yok edilmek istenen tek millet, Türkmenler olmuştur. Çok sayıda münferit katliam vardır… Ancak kitlesel katliamları unutmak mümkün değildir. Bu nedenle, Türkmenlerin katliamı ve toplu idamları sırayla; 1920, 1924, 1946, 1959, 1979, 1980, 1991, 1996 yıllarında ve hatta Irak’ın işgalinden sonra da sürmüştür.. Ama Irak Türkleri, bunların içinde 1959 ve 1980′i hiç unutamazlar… Ve bütün şehitlerini de 1959′daki Kerkük katliamının yıldönümünde anarlar..
Irak Türkleri, tarihlerinin en büyük ve en korkunç katliamını, 14 Temmuz 1959′da yaşadılar.
Irak’ta Tümgeneral Abdülkerim Kasım, kraliyeti devirmiş ve cumhuriyet ilan edilmiştir. Irak’ta bu ihtilal, Lozan’da Türkiye’den koparıldıktan sonra zulüm altında yaşayan Irak Türkleri için bir umut olmuştur. Cumhuriyetin ilanının birinci yıldönümünde, bu coşkuyu yaşamak onların da hakkıdır. Ne yazık ki bu sevinç ve ümit çok geçmeden yerini büyük bir hayal kırıklığına bırakır. Irak Türklerine bu yıldönümü şenlikleri zehir olur. Bir kalleş baskının kurbanı olurlar…
Katliam öncesinde, Irak Türklerinin önde gelenleri tutuklanarak, tecrit kamplarına gönderilirler… Bu yetmiyormuş gibi, 14 Temmuz 1959 günü saat 17:00 civarında, gözü dönmüş caniler, şenliğin birinci yıldönümünü kutlamaya hazırlanan Türkmen halkına saldırırlar. İlk şehit Osman Hıdır olur. Daha sonra konan sokağa çıkma yasağı da sadece Türkmenlere uygulanır. Bu vahşet 3 gün 3 gece sürer. Kadın-erkek, genç-ihtiyar demeden yüzlerce kişi boğazlanır, iplerle caddelerde sürüklenerek katledilir… Çok daha fazlası da yaralanır, sakat kalır. Cana kast edenler, mala da göz dikmişlerdir… Bu süreçte, Türkmenlere ait işyerleri ve mağazalar da yağmalanır…
Bağdat’taki rejim ise bütün bu olup bitenleri görmezden geldiği gibi Türkiye’den de ses çıkmaz… Üstelik, Kerkük’te yaşanan insanlık tarihinin en acımasız vahşeti, Türk kamuoyundan da gizlenir… Bu tutum, Irak Türkleri için karşılaştıkları katliamlardan daha acı ve daha hazin olmuştur. 1959 Kerkük katliamı, bugün dahi Türkiye’de esefle hatırlanmaktadır.
Sonraki yıllarda, soykırımın aktörleri değişecek ama Türkmeneli yöresi ve Türkmenler için akıbet değişmeyecektir. 1968′de Baas parti iktidara gelecek ve Türkmenler bu kez Irak’ın işgaline kadar Saddam Hüseyin’in korkusuyla yaşayacaklardır.
Saddam döneminin katliamları da saymakla bitmez… Ancak, 16 Ocak 1980 tarihinde, 4 Türkmen liderin (Türkmen Kardeşlik Ocağı Başkanı Emekli Albay Abdullah Abdurrahman, Doç. Dr. Necdet Koçak ve İşadamı Adil Şerif ile zindana atılan ve bir daha izine rastlanamayan Dr. Rıza Demirci) idamları da asla unutulmaz… Bu bir dönüm veya kırılma noktası olmuştur. Bu katliamda, Türkmen – Türkiye ilişkilerinde tedavisi uzun yıllar alacak bir yara açmıştır. Bu tarihte Türkmenler, ilk kez Türkiye’den umutlarını kesmişler ve bir sahipsizlik duygusuna kapılmışlardır…
İsimlerini saymakla bitmeyen şehitlerimiz vardır… Katliamlara ise tarihi bir perspektiften bakacak olursak şöyle sıralanabilir:
01- Kaçakaç Katliamı, Telafer – 1920
02- Levi Katliamı, Kerkük -1924
03- Gavurbağı Katliamı, Kerkük – 1946
04- Kerkük Katliamı, 14-17 Temmuz 1959
05- Tazehurmatu Katliamı-1, 1979
06- Türkmen Liderlerin Katliamı, 16 Ocak 1980
07- Tazehurmatu Katliamı-2, 25 Mart 1991
08- Altunköprü Katliamı 28 Mart 1991
09- Erbil Katliamı, 31 Ağustos 1996
10- Tuzhurmatu Katliamı, 22 Ağustos 2003
11- Telafer Katliamı-1, 9 Eylül 2004
12- Telafer Katliamı-2, 21 Şubat 2005
13- Musul Katliamı, 24 Eylül 2005
14- Yengice Katliamı, 10 Mart 2006
15- Karatepe Katliamı, 4 Haziran 2006
16- Kerkük Katliamı, 13 Haziran 2006
17- Tavuk Katliamı, 8 Haziran 2007
18- Amirli Katliamı, 7 Temmuz 2007
19- Tazehurmatu Katliamı-3, 20 Haziran 2009
20- Telafer Katliamı-3, 9 Temmuz 2009
ABD ve koalisyon güçlerinin işgali altındaki topraklarda saldırılar hız kesmemiş, üstüne üstlük toplu katliamların yanında münferit cinayetler işlenmeye devam etmiştir. Saldırılar bu kez, ITC mensuplarına ve Türkmen kanaat önderlerine yönelmiştir. Bu dönemde işlenen münferit cinayetlerde; suikastlar ve yargısız infazlar ile trafik kazaları gibi şüpheli ölümler dikkati çekmektedir.
Bunlar arasında; M.Kemal Yayçılı (1 Mayıs 2004), Dr. Ferik Sait Efendi, İhsan Abdullah Efendi, Ahmet Arafat ve Azad Erbilli (23 Nisan 2004), İsmail Tuzlu, Yaşar Cengiz (8 Ocak 2005), Sabah Ketene (22 Nisan 2006) sayılabilir…
Bütün bunlar göstermektedir ki Türkmenler, Irak’ta sürekli baskı ve zulme maruz kalmaktadır. Nihai hedef; Türkmenleri yok etmek, yok edilemeseler bile, Türkiye’den, Türk milletinden ve hatta Türk dünyasından koparmaktır.
1959 Kerkük katliamında, en son 20 Haziran 2009 günü Kerkük Tazehurmatu’da ve 07 Temmuz 2009 günü Telafer’de yapılan bombalı saldırıda ve bütün öteki katliamlarda şehit olan Türkmen kardeşlerimizin ruhları şad olsun. Bizler onları unutmadık, unutturmayacağız.
Irak Türkmen Cephesi
ÖNEMLİ NOT:
1959 Kerkük katliamında, en son 20 Haziran 2009 günü yine Kerkük Tazehurmatu’da ve 9 Temmuz 2009 günü Telafer’de yapılan bombalı saldırıda ve bütün öteki katliamlarda şehit olan Türkmen kardeşlerimizin aziz hatıraları anısına Ankara Kocatepe Cami’in de 17 Temmuz 2009 günü, Cuma namazını Müteakip icra edilecek Mevlid-i Şerif’e Tüm halkımız davetlidir.
Tarih: 17 Temmuz 2009 – Cuma
Saat: Cuma Namazını Müteakip
Yer: Kocatepe Camii / ANKARA
lundi 13 juillet 2009
Massacre of 14th July 1959 against the Turkmens by the Communists and the Kurds
Excerpt from Mofak Salman Kerkuklu's book: Brief History of Iraqi Turkmen:"On 14th July 1959, the Turkmen in the Turkmen city Kerkuk were preparing for the first anniversary of the 1958 revolution and more than 600 Turkmen men, women and children started marching from Al-Jumhuriya street. Passing by the local Officer's Resting House chanting Turkmen songs, they were ambushed by Kurdish militia forces established by the communist and supported by the Iraqi Communist Party.
The massacre was pre-planned. Electricity and telephone lines had both been cut off prior of the march. And the Kurds communist militia groups surrounded Kerkuk City and secured all routes in order to prevent any assistance from Turkmen villagers coming to help and rescue their brothers in Kerkuk from the massacre.
The first bullet was fired at martyr Osman Hidir, the owner of a Turkmen cafe shop, and his body was dragged savagely through the streets of Kerkuk by tying it to a car. According to my father and very close relatives who participated in the march, Kurdish communists were holding ropes in their hands and started tightening the hands and feet of the Turkmens behind cars and pulling them in the streets of Kerkuk City."
Turkmens in Iraq and in the Diaspora commemorate the massacre of 14th July 1959.
This massacre against unarmed and peaceful Turkmens lasted for three days.
The streets of Kerkuk were filled with the blood of innocent Turkmens.
Witnesses say that the Kurds were shouting: "One kilo of Turkmen meat for fifty cents".
Barzani's peshmerga and Iraqi soldiers also attacked the houses belonging to Turkmens and workplaces belonging to Turkmens were plundered by the Kurds.
Référendum/constitution kurde reporté
AFP 13/07/2009
Le référendum sur la constitution kurde, texte qui a provoqué la colère des communautés arabe et turcomane d'Irak en prévoyant d'inclure des régions mixtes du nord au Kurdistan, a été reporté à une date indéterminée, a affirmé aujourd'hui à l'AFP le président du Parlement kurde.
"Le Parlement a décidé de reporter la tenue du référendum sur la constitution régionale à une date qui n'a pas encore été déterminée", a affirmé à l'AFP son président Adnane al-Mufti.Selon lui, la nouvelle date devra être fixée par le président du Kurdistan irakien, Massoud Barzani, en accord avec le Parlement. Mahmoud Othman, un député kurde du parlement irakien, a indiqué que le référendum serait reporté "de plusieurs mois".
"Je pense qu'il sera reporté de deux ou trois mois car les gens ne peuvent pas se rendre aux urnes en juillet puis encore en août" pour le référendum, a-t-il indiqué à l'AFP.Le 6 juillet, la commission électorale irakienne a affirmé qu'elle ne pouvait organiser le référendum sur la constitution kurde le jour même des élections provinciales, législatives et présidentielle prévues le 25 juillet au Kurdistan, arguant que la "crédibilité" du processus serait remise en cause. Elle a proposé un report du référendum en août, ce que le Parlement kurde a rejeté.
Le Parlement kurde a adopté le 24 juin la future constitution du Kurdistan (nord) qui prévoit de rattacher à cette région la province de Kirkouk ainsi que des localités situées dans les gouvernorats de Ninive et de Diyala, provoquant la colère des communautés arabes et turcomanes du pays. Ces derniers ont accusé les Kurdes de vouloir mettre en oeuvre un "projet sécessionniste".
http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/2009/07/13/01011-20090713FILWWW00221-referendumconstitution-kurde-reporte.php
Le référendum sur la constitution kurde, texte qui a provoqué la colère des communautés arabe et turcomane d'Irak en prévoyant d'inclure des régions mixtes du nord au Kurdistan, a été reporté à une date indéterminée, a affirmé aujourd'hui à l'AFP le président du Parlement kurde.
"Le Parlement a décidé de reporter la tenue du référendum sur la constitution régionale à une date qui n'a pas encore été déterminée", a affirmé à l'AFP son président Adnane al-Mufti.Selon lui, la nouvelle date devra être fixée par le président du Kurdistan irakien, Massoud Barzani, en accord avec le Parlement. Mahmoud Othman, un député kurde du parlement irakien, a indiqué que le référendum serait reporté "de plusieurs mois".
"Je pense qu'il sera reporté de deux ou trois mois car les gens ne peuvent pas se rendre aux urnes en juillet puis encore en août" pour le référendum, a-t-il indiqué à l'AFP.Le 6 juillet, la commission électorale irakienne a affirmé qu'elle ne pouvait organiser le référendum sur la constitution kurde le jour même des élections provinciales, législatives et présidentielle prévues le 25 juillet au Kurdistan, arguant que la "crédibilité" du processus serait remise en cause. Elle a proposé un report du référendum en août, ce que le Parlement kurde a rejeté.
Le Parlement kurde a adopté le 24 juin la future constitution du Kurdistan (nord) qui prévoit de rattacher à cette région la province de Kirkouk ainsi que des localités situées dans les gouvernorats de Ninive et de Diyala, provoquant la colère des communautés arabes et turcomanes du pays. Ces derniers ont accusé les Kurdes de vouloir mettre en oeuvre un "projet sécessionniste".
http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/2009/07/13/01011-20090713FILWWW00221-referendumconstitution-kurde-reporte.php
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