"What do the 'Free Kurds' Want?
Last month an important development which remained in the shadow of the “fire” in the Middle East took place in Turkish politics. The “Group of Free Kurds” announced at a press conference held at the Ankara Hilton Hotel on July 8, its preparations since 16 months to found a new political party which will place the Kurdish problem at the top of its agenda. A former Minister of Public Works, Serafettin Elci, who was imprisoned for saying in 1979 “There are Kurds in Turkey, and I am a Kurd” is the spokesman for the group which also includes Hasim Hasimi, Mehmet Emin Sever, Ibrahim Aksoy and Mehmet Ali Eren. I did not, unfortunately, attend this press conference, but read the full text of Mr. Elci’s speech. The points that need to be underlined are the following:"
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