"Turkish-Kurdish Party on the Way
By Yal�in Dogan
'Since '92 there's been bitterness inside me' says Leyla Zana. Orhan Dogan finishes her thoughts like this: 'Miss Leyla would like, along with Ismail Hakki Karadayi, visit the mothers of those injured during the time of fighting, serve them food, visit them'. She wants to sit at the table with the mothers of those shot in the mountains. She wants to give direction to her life. But why Karadayi? Says Leyla Zana: 'Karadayi is a peace lover. When he was Head General of the Army, I was never bothered by his style. I was not able to form a link with him. But I wish that I could-I don't know if he would want to, but if he acccepted, I would head straight over to talk to him.'
The other night in Istanbul, I spoke for about three hours with Leyla Zana and Orhan Dogan. That day Ertugrul Ozkok wrote an article entitled 'Karadayi and Zana are in the same party.' Ozkok stressed in the article that in order for peace in the society, opposites must transcend their differences.
My conversation with Leyla Zana and Orhan Dogan began on this note. I too keep on repeating to myself how I wish such a meeting could take place, between Zana and Karadayi. But what a fantasy!
It seems that in order to turn dreams in reality, it is necessary to break old assumptions and leave the past behind. "
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