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[-] CaptainBasculin@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 week ago

Ethnic cleansing is killing off the majority of a population solely because of their ethnicity. Turkey has sent various ambassadors to get as many civilians possible to not get involved in the revolts and helped them relocate; then used the army to surpress the revolt movement. How does this constitute as ethic cleansing?

"Kurdistan" refers to an imaginary territory claim inside Turkey, it is obvious why the term is banned. It promotes a seperation idea in a country built with the idea of national unity.

"Kurdish" and "Kurd" were never banned, however referring to PKK as these terms are. Terrorist groups do not represent the entire view of the Kurds as a whole; it would be the equivelant of calling al quada as Arabs.

Restriction of speaking Kurdish was never applied to private life. It's restricted in public displays and official documentation; in a similar manner to every country enforcing their home language. However 80s coup were significantly different times; as even mosque prayer calls were forced to be said in Turkish at that time. It's possible at that time this was enforced more harshly, and that's fair. No one looks back at those times with fond memories.

this post was submitted on 17 Dec 2024
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