PKK declares autonomous region in Turkey’s Dersim

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Rudaw

PKK declares autonomous region in Turkey’s Dersim province

The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has announced a democratic autonomous region in Dersim province, and established checkpoints on the main road in the province Tuesday.

The above video released by the PKK purports to show the group’s fighters controlling the road and searching vehicles.

“We as guerrillas, under the right of self-defense for ourselves and our nation, declare democratic autonomy in Dersim,” said a fighter in the video.

In July, violence erupted once again between the PKK and the Turkish military, and both sides have announced different death tolls.

The PKK claimed Tuesday that in Hakkari its fighters killed 32 Turkish security forces and lost five of their own. The Turkish government announced only one Turkish soldier was killed and several others wounded.

Tuesday, the Diyarbakir governor’s office announced a curfew starting from 1 am in response to the violence.

In related news, according to Turkish media Tuesday, people in a demonstration in the mainly Kurdish Dogubeyazit district declared self-management.

"We declare our self-management," said Muhsin Kula, who claimed to be part of the new government. “Our villages and cities have been turned into ruins. The latest Varto case is proof that humanity is dead.”

Varto is a town in eastern Turkey where on or around August 10 a female PKK fighter named Ekin Van was allegedly raped and killed before her naked body was dragged through the streets by Turkish security forces. The incident has outraged Kurds throughout the region.

“We will not recognize state institutions in this region. We hereby declared that we manage ourselves,” Kula said.

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[Anthea]

In 1938 the barbaric Turkish state took great pleasure in destroying the lives of a great many inhabitants of Dersim

Thet sprayed poisonous gas all over the Dersim region and beyond and killed ten thousands of children, men, women & livestock

Turkish military blocked all the Dersim caves where the pregnant & elderly women were hiding, they set fire to the entrances killing all those inside

They threw other live women and children onto bonfires, some pregnant women were stabbed in their wombs

The savage barbaric Turkish soldiers were laughing as they slaughtered the innocent people

I am delighted that Dersim has declared itself to be autonomous

NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL NORTHERN KURDISTAN TO DECLARE AUTONOMY

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I wonder if TIKKO movement is still active in Dersim and how are their relation with PKK now ; in the past they fought each other many times in mountains (and in prisons). That would be interesting to know what they think about that PKK Coup in Dersim.

Comparing with TIKKO, PKK could almost seem like liberal and democrats , even 'bourgeois' !

[Londoner]

I wonder if TIKKO movement is still active in Dersim and how are their relation with PKK now ; in the past they fought each other many times in mountains (and in prisons). That would be interesting to know what they think about that PKK Coup in Dersim.

Comparing with TIKKO, PKK could almost seem like liberal and democrats , even 'bourgeois' !

Who are TIKKOs? Are they so extremist?

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I wonder if TIKKO movement is still active in Dersim and how are their relation with PKK now ; in the past they fought each other many times in mountains (and in prisons). That would be interesting to know what they think about that PKK Coup in Dersim.

Comparing with TIKKO, PKK could almost seem like liberal and democrats , even 'bourgeois' !

Who are TIKKOs? Are they so extremist?

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If you can find their program in English, prepare yourself to return in China 1950…

[Anthea]

I wonder if TIKKO movement is still active in Dersim and how are their relation with PKK now ; in the past they fought each other many times in mountains (and in prisons). That would be interesting to know what they think about that PKK Coup in Dersim.

Comparing with TIKKO, PKK could almost seem like liberal and democrats , even 'bourgeois' !

I remember TIKKO from way way back and had almost forgotten about them until you mentioned them

If my distant memory serves me right TIKKO supported an Independent Kurdistan which is more than could be said for Ocalan