HABER MERKEZİ - Evaluating Turkey's purchase of lands in Federated Kurdistan a matter of colonialism, KNK Co-Chair Ahmed Karamus said: "Silence is death. We have to raise our voices against the selling of lands in Kurdistan."

 

Reactions to the selling of lands and cutting of trees in  Avaşîn, Zap and Metina where Turkey launched an operation against on April 23 increase. Kurdistan National Congress (KNK) Co-chair Ahmed Karamus made evaluations to the Mesopotamia Agency (MA) on the subject.

 

PURCHASING LANDS IN AN INVADED COUNTRY IS A NEW METHOD

 

Underlining that the cutting of the trees, Karamus said: "Turkey's only goal here is to occupy the lands of Kurdistan. According to the information we recieved, Turkey is doing this with some other actors from Bashur. The people of Başur knows that too. But the purchasing of lands in Başur is a new method. The people are very angry about this." 

 

THEY WANT TO DEPOPULATE THE REGION 

 

Stating that the selling of the lands in Kurdistan will lead to a disaster, Karamus said that they will never accept that. Underlining that they know very well why Turkey is doing this,  Karamus continued, "We, under no circumstances want a state that plunders lands that is not theirs and cut the trees of a land that is not theirs here. As a matter of fact, they actually want to depopulize the region. As the KNK, we will stand against any attack against any part of Kurdistan." 

 

Stating that a national attitude must be taken regarding the recent developments, Karamus said: "We are making efforts to end this crisis and dangerous situation in Southern Kurdistan. Today, we warn the forces that remain silent against the invasion of Turkey and the Kurdish forces working with Turkey, and call them to correct their mistake. We know that there are local forces that work with Turkey. We tried really hard to stop Kurdish blood from being spilled. We called on all parties to stand against war over and over again. Turkey will benefit from a war among Kurds. We hope that  Kurdish institutions and organizations will come together under the umbrella of the KNK. The Kurds should resolve their internal problems through dialogue and the Kurds should not remain silent. Silence is death. We must raise our voice against the sale of Kurdistan lands. We stand against this with a national stance and attitude. We believe that the Kurdish people will stop this war with a national stance."

 

 

MA / Zeynep Durgut