"MOST OF PKK MEMBERS ARE ARMENIANS, WHO HAVE BECOME KURDS," CHAIRMAN OF TURKISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY DECLARED
Noyan Tapan
Aug 20, 2007
KESARIA, AUGUST 20, NOYAN TAPAN. The "Kurdish Workers Party" movement
is not a Kurdish one, as most of his members are Armenians, who have
become Kurds.
This statement was made by Dr. Professor Yusuf Halacoglu, the Chairman
of the Turkish Historical Society, at the conference titled "Avshars
in the Turkish history and culture," the Turkish press reports.
During the press conference Halacoglu mentioned that a number of ethnic
groups live in Turkey, most of whom do not know anything about their
origin: "As a result of out researches, it became clear that Kurds
have "Turkmenian origin", and the Alev Kurds "Armenian. Most of the
members included in the PKK, which wants to split the country, and the
"Turkish Workers’ and Peasants’ Liberation Army" (TIKKO) terroristic
organizations are Armenians, who have become Kurds. And the movements
we know are not Kurdish ones," the Chairman of the Turkish Historical
Society declared.
KESARIA, AUGUST 20, NOYAN TAPAN. The "Kurdish Workers Party" movement
is not a Kurdish one, as most of his members are Armenians, who have
become Kurds.
This statement was made by Dr. Professor Yusuf Halacoglu, the Chairman
of the Turkish Historical Society, at the conference titled "Avshars
in the Turkish history and culture," the Turkish press reports.
During the press conference Halacoglu mentioned that a number of ethnic
groups live in Turkey, most of whom do not know anything about their
origin: "As a result of out researches, it became clear that Kurds
have "Turkmenian origin", and the Alev Kurds "Armenian. Most of the
members included in the PKK, which wants to split the country, and the
"Turkish Workers’ and Peasants’ Liberation Army" (TIKKO) terroristic
organizations are Armenians, who have become Kurds. And the movements
we know are not Kurdish ones," the Chairman of the Turkish Historical
Society declared.