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[boomerang]

EU's regional policy and Kurdish questionTuesday, April 8, 2008

CENGİZ AKTAR
The Republic of Turkey has a credibility problem regarding solutions to the Kurdish question. Accepting Kurds as interlocutors seems difficult for those ruling elites whether they are old-style Kemalists or new-fashion Islamists.

Turkish governments' approach to comparable situations in other countries and mainly their stance on the Cyprus question shows a clear double standard. On Cyprus, policies to introduce an independent state, if not a federal structure are brought up, whereas a strictly centralist and “Unitarian” approach is adopted for the solution of the Kurdish issue. This is a vast contradiction.

Involvement of Cypriot Turks in the island's affairs with Cypriot Greeks on an equal basis was the single issue that has killed all formulas found to date. The solution of the Kurdish issue shares the same faith in Turkey.

Rauf Denktaş, former president of the Turkish Republic of northern Cyprus (TRNC), has a saying, “the only relationship Cypriot Greeks want to engage in with Cypriot Turks is domination.” This attitude is reproduced in the Kurdish issue in Turkey. Cypriot Greeks having sovereignty over Cypriot Turks in Cyprus corresponds to that of Turks against Kurds and all minorities alike in Turkey.

In light of these basic facts what kind of realistic ways can we find out from this bottleneck? Could the European Union accession process and primarily the union's regional policies facilitate a solution?

http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=101157

And the penny drops

[RebelWithoutAPause]

Isnt this article against the Levis 501 insulting-Turkishism Ataturk law thingy?

[zan]

Which part of you head did the penny enter from Boomers????


Now that the penny has dropped!!! Can you tell us what conclusion you have come to.....Maybe that you are being as unreasonable as Turkey???? Or that Turkey is being as unreasonable as you???? Or that the Kurds have never had a signed constitution with Turkey and the situation is completely different??? O , and I do believe that Turkey has not treated the Kurds as it should have but you intend to follow suit???


Any idea which one???

[Nikitas]

The only thing that matters is if there was a deal, pure bazaar mentality. No regard for principles which apparently apply to others like in Kossovo, but lord forbid they should apply to Turkey. The double standard remains.

[boomerang]

Which part of you head did the penny enter from Boomers????


Now that the penny has dropped!!! Can you tell us what conclusion you have come to.....Maybe that you are being as unreasonable as Turkey???? Or that Turkey is being as unreasonable as you???? Or that the Kurds have never had a signed constitution with Turkey and the situation is completely different??? O , and I do believe that Turkey has not treated the Kurds as it should have but you intend to follow suit???


Any idea which one???

Hey Zan are you reading but not comprehending or what?...refer your queries to the owner of the article...he might explain it to you in turkish...

[humanist]

th penny never drops mate, tuks are an exemption to te rules and the west is to blame

[zan]

th penny never drops mate, tuks are an exemption to te rules and the west is to blame

Someone needs to start carving out the slot in your head for the penny to drop in the first place Humanist........We could always turn you upside down I suppose...



Boomers......YOU read what you wrote and what you write and then compare your double standards before you have a go at others......That bloody glass house must have no windows left!!!

[boomerang]

th penny never drops mate, tuks are an exemption to te rules and the west is to blame

Someone needs to start carving out the slot in your head for the penny to drop in the first place Humanist........We could always turn you upside down I suppose...



Boomers......YOU read what you wrote and what you write and then compare your double standards before you have a go at others......That bloody glass house must have no windows left!!!

lost the coke bottles have we zan...If a Cypriot wrote the article, your point would have been correct...but unfortunately this ain't the case now is it? ...but something tells me the stones are thrown from the inside the glass house...

I asked you before...refer all enquiries to the owner of the article...I believe he speaks the same language as you

You never know you luck...he might send it to you in BOLD and LARGE characters...

Why shoot the messenger buddy?...I told you before...you were sold out the time "turkey=fascist state" accepted the yes from the RoC...you didn't believe me and here it is from your own so call side...

Go on email him...


PS...something tells me they preparing you...

[humanist]

Zan I just don't get how you could argue minority rights discrimination or recrimination and yet excuse Turkey's behaviour toward other minority groups.

[xxNilxx]

Interesting how Boomerang seems to know everything about Turkey, Turkish politics, relations with EU and Kurds etc.. but nothing on Turkish Cypriots


I guess his obsession with Turks still hasn't faded away.. as nearly all his topics are about Turkey or Turks