TURKEY IS NOT FAR FROM COMMITTING KURDISH GENOCIDE
By Dr Hoshiar Molod (Saudi Arabia)

Kurdish Aspect
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Feb 11 2008
CO

In response to a previous article, some readers have sent me prejudiced
comments indicating disapproval of the article "In response to their
brutality, Kurdistan should boycott Turkish products[1]". One reader
described me as being backward and not realistic in urging a boycott
of Turkish products. Another reader compared my views to those of
German Nazism and French nationalists.

I would like to ask those readers of their views regarding the Turkish
aggressive attacks on the innocent people in Kurdistan. Every civilized
person should support the boycott of Turkish products in view of the
cruelty the Turkish government practices in the region. A boycott
is more powerful and is more effective than demonstrations in the
streets, because it affects Turkey’s economy. Turkey’s policy in the
region and the rest of the world is quite insensitive and ignorant.

Turkey’s double standard is very obvious when the Turkish President
sending friendly messages to Europe and presenting the democratic
side of secular Turkey while restating on fighting the PKK. Turkey
has to apologize for the Armenian genocide instead of committing
another massacre in Iraqi Kurdistan.

The comments by some readers intended to undermine my view on
boycotting Turkish products are some examples of the double standard
that Turkey has always presented. When something is not in Turkey’s
favor, it’s acceptable for the Turkish public and Turkish business
communities to take the boycott approach.

A boycott was carried out by the Turkish streets in response to the
implementation of the human right laws by European countries. In 2000
the Turkish consumer association boycotted Belgian made products[2],
asking Belgian to undermine its civil society and extradite someone
to be executed in Turkey. In 2006 various Turkish supermarkets also
boycotted French products[3], because the French parliament passed
the Armenian genocide bill.

The question is why the Turkish society sometimes excuses the boycott
approach and sometimes speaks negatively about it?

It is the double standard of Turkey’s international policy. When any
other government’s view is not in favor of the Turkish politics in
the region, the Turkish streets are encouraged to protest against
that specific government by boycotting the products of that country.

The Armenian genocide is a crime against humanity and the world is
no longer ignoring that illicit act by the Turkish government. It
is ironic that despite their differences both Hillary Clinton and
Barrack Obama are in agreement on the issue of the Turkish government
recognizing the Armenian genocide[4].

The fact of the matter is that Turkey has never recognized the genocide
of the Armenians and is not very far from committing another massacre
in Kurdistan. The only reason for the Turkish attacks is to undermine
Kurdish existence.

Apart from the Kurdish public, no one else seems to care about the
situation in Kurdistan. Therefore I would like to renew my plea to
the international community to boycott Turkish made products not only
because Kurdistan is being attacked by the Turkish war machine on a
daily basis, but actually because of the appalling record that Turkey
has in the crimes against humanity such as the killing of Kurds and
the genocide of the Armenians.

Finally, you should realize that with any Turkish made product you
buy, you are backing, encouraging and promoting the denial of the
Armenian genocide[5], the Assyrian genocide[6], the Greek genocide[7],
and contributing to the recent killing of innocent Kurdish civilians
by the Turkish government.

End notes:

1- , Tuesday, 15 January 2008, In respond to
their brutality, Kurdistan should Boycott Turkish products.

2 – , Tuesday, 22 August, 2000, Turkish consumers
boycott Belgian goods.

3- The Journal of Turkish weekly, Sunday, 15 October 2006, Turkish
Supermarket Chains Boycott French Goods.

4- , Thursday, 17 January 2008, Hillary
wins White House (In dreams of Turkish officials).

5 – International Herald Tribune, Thursday, 12 October 2006, French
lawmakers approve bill on Armenian genocide.

6- , Sunday, 4 March 2007, EU Conference Calls on Turkey
to Recognize Assyrian Genocide.

7- , Saturday, 10 February 2001, Greek genocide decree
angers Turks.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress