"Former Diyarbakir Deputy Hasim Hasimi speaks up on the Kurdish issue:
‘Kurds must support the AK Party'
Nursun Erel
The New Anatolian/Ankara
Hasim Hasimi -- a member of a highly respected Hashimi tribe, former mayor of Cizre and a former Diyarbakir deputy -- is still one of the leading figures among Kurdish-origin politicians. Former Prime Minister Tansu Ciller once proposed that he become a village guard, but he refused, and after he returned to Cizre he was detained. Nearly a dozen attempts have been made on his life, but he has survived."
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