25 August 2010
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu says talks possible
Speaking at various meetings in different Kurdish cities on the forthcoming referendum on the Constitution, CHP (Republican People's Party ) President Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu stated that conversation with PKK (Kurdistan Workers Party) is possible.
Kılıçdaroğlu demanded the renaming of Muğlalı Barracks in Van, during the referendum meeting. The General Mustafa Kışlalı Barracks was the subject of a poem by Ahmed Arif, “33 bullets”. Kılıçdaroğlu spoke as follows; “I ask the Prime Minister not to name "33 bullets" the barracks in a place where 33 villagers were executed. The society has sensitivity. We ask you to change the name.”
CHP leader also made a self-criticism, saying “We CHP members are guilty, not you” to 500 people listening to him.
As for the government talking with the PKK, Kılıçdaroğlu said: “talks can be organized after low level talks about the end of the war, which have already been done. This is not the first time the government is having talks. The government did the same also in previous periods."
Kılıçdaroğlu also stated his agreement with President Abdullah Gül’s statement “The duty of a government is to crash terrorism”.
Translator: Berna Ozgencil
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