Terrorism in Turkey

[jimnyc]

Just a brief intro for those not in the know... And this is just from the 70's onward.... And this is just the generics since then, and the tip of the iceberg.

So the question is - when will Islam and Islamic countries stop being the SOURCE of all terrorism?

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Terrorism in Turkey

Terrorism in Turkey is a significant issue for Turkish authorities. While the government labels deaths in Kurdish–Turkish conflict (1978–present) as terrorism related, this is disputed by others. In addition involvement in the Syrian Civil War and radical political elements in the country have also been a source for alleged terrorist incidents. The violence has had a negative impact on the country's tourism sector.

1970s
Terrorism in Turkey in the 1970s stemmed from the student protest movement in the 1960s. Leftist radicals first attempted to challenge the political regime by use of sit-ins, street demonstrations, and the establishment of a new political party, the Turkish Labor Party (TLP). After only receiving 3% of the popular vote in the 1965 election, and 2.7% four years later, leftist radicals began to turn to a more militant approach. Knowledge on the use of explosives and weapons was provided by the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).

Left-wing terrorism began in 1969 when the Proletarian Revolutionaries and Proletarian Socialists formed the Federation of Revolutionary Youth of Turkey (Dev-Genç). Terror activities included bank robberies, bombings and kidnappings (for ransom). In 1971, the military declared martial law to arrest revolutionaries. By 1973, these incidents had stopped.

Two Armenian groups conducted a number of terror attacks aimed at Turkish diplomats, ASALA (Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia) and JCAG (Justice Commandos of the Armenian Genocide). These attacks spawned a period of ten years from 1975 to 1985. Their efforts were mostly based overseas, but some attacks occurred in Turkey such as the May 1977 bombing of the Istanbul airport and railway.

Between 1976 and 1980, more than 5,000 people were killed in hundreds of terrorist incidents.

1980s and 1990s
In the 1980s and 1990s, Jihadist terrorism in Turkey was an isolated phenomenon represented by the Turkish Hezbollah and the Great Eastern Islamic Raiders' Front. Since the 2000s, there has been a rise in attacks from Islamist groups, some with links to Al-Qaeda. One group that has been studied by researchers is the Turkish Hezbollah.

In the 1990s, Islamic terrorist organizations were active in Turkey. Their objective was to bring down the secular democratic regime in Turkey and to establish an Islamic Sharia‐based state (similar to Iran). In July 1993, an arson attack took place where extremists set fire to a hotel where a cultural festival was taking place. Islamic groups attacked and threatened Jewish personalities and the Jewish community in Turkey.

In the course of the Kurdish–Turkish conflict (1978–present) there were an estimated 30,000-35,000 deaths between 1984 and 2000. While the Turkish government position has been to classify the deaths in the conflict as terror related, other dispute this claim and allege human right violations by the Turkish authorities. In 1995, Human Rights Watch reported that it was common practice for Turkish soldiers to kill Kurdish civilians and take pictures of their corpses with the weapons, they carried only for staging the events. Killed civilians were shown to press as Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) "terrorists".

2000s
The Dokumacılar is an Islamic terrorist group composed of about 60 Turkish militants who joined ISIL. The group is responsible for the 2015 Suruç bombing which resulted in 32 deaths.

Other attacks, like the 2017 Istanbul nightclub shooting, were perpetrated by Islamic State. However, initially, the Turkish government avoided labelling ISIL as a terror organization.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrorism_in_Turkey

[jimnyc]

And this latest report shows that Turkey kinda leads the world in jailing journalists. WHY? What are they hiding? Why can't journalists report what is going on? We all know why of course.


Turkey Still Worst Jailer of Journalists in 2018, Watchdog Says

Turkey, China, Egypt responsible for more than half of jailed
At least 68 journalists remain behind bars in Turkey, CPJ says

Turkey remains the world’s worst jailer of journalists, with at least 68 in prison for their work, the Committee to Protect Journalists said in a report.

Although the number is slightly lower than previous years, dozens more have been jailed or released as prosecutors continue to seek arrest warrants and apply new charges, according to the New York-based watchdog group. “For the third consecutive year, every journalist imprisoned in Turkey is facing anti-state charges,” CPJ said in report published on Thursday.

The total number of journalists behind bars around the world this year was 251, compared with a record 262 last year.

Rest - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...um-middle-east

[tailfins]

We live on a planet with 7+ billion people; most of them not free. Getting worked up about it only raises your blood pressure and takes years off of your life. A better approach is to learn how such individuals adapt to the rigors of repression. You might learn something that will make you better equipped to handle adversity. Do you honestly think that a typical person in a repressive nation has any say so in how their country is run?

[Farah]

terror attacks aimed at Turkish diplomats, ASALA (Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia) and JCAG (Justice Commandos of the Armenian Genocide). These attacks spawned a period of ten years from 1975 to 1985.

Asala stories are soo interesting. So asala terrorists starts to murder Turkish diplomats all over the World and then every single Asala members gets assassinated in the middle of European countries and security forces cannot caught any of assassins. One of the assassin kills an asla leader in the train and swims in a river for days not to be caught by security forces.

[NightTrain]

So, Farah, what are you Turks going to do about the terrorism in your country?

I'd start with getting rid of all the muslims you have there... maybe export them to Iran or something. Any talk about doing something like that yet?

[Farah]

So, Farah, what are you Turks going to do about the terrorism in your country?

I'd start with getting rid of all the muslims you have there... maybe export them to Iran or something. Any talk about doing something like that yet?

There is no terrorism in Turkiye and I know you hate it when there is no terrorism in your "ally" countries.

[tailfins]

There is no terrorism in Turkiye and I know you hate it when there is no terrorism in your "ally" countries.

Every country on the planet has terrorism. One noted terrorist organization here in the USA is called Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13). No matter how much a government tries, criminal enterprises find a way to take root and operate. Your notion is silly on its face.

[Drummond]

There is no terrorism in Turkiye and I know you hate it when there is no terrorism in your "ally" countries.

Seriously ?

So, the end-part of Jim's report was in error ?

Is this link also providing an erroneous account ?

https://140journos.com/terror-attack...7-4b5981c974ca

Partial quote:

20 january 2017: istanbul police headquarter and ak party’s headquarter were attacked with flame throwers. dhkp-c claimed the attacks.

17 february 2017: 2 people were killed in an attack with a car bomb in sanliurfa’s viransehir. hpg claimed the attack.

11 april 2017: 3 people were killed, 12 people were injured in an attack in diyarbakir’s provincial police headquarter. attackers digged a tunnel to get in the office. hpg claimed the attack.

April 2017 was the last entry. Nothing listed for 2018 ... so, Farah, do you assure us that terrorism 'ended' in 2017, in Turkey ?

If 'yes' ... do tell us how this feat was accomplished !

... Then again ....

http://www.bpnews.net/50560/american...rism-in-turkey

ZMIR, Turkey (BP) -- American pastor Andrew Brunson has been indicted in Turkey on charges of terrorism. The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) claims the charges amount to an admission "that Turkey considers sharing the Gospel an 'act of terrorism.'"

"The 62-page indictment, wholly lacking merit, provides no evidence regarding criminal action by Pastor Andrew, which comes as no surprise," the ACLJ stated in a March 20 news release. "Pastor Andrew, who has lived in Turkey for 23 years, serving as Pastor of the Izmir Resurrection Church, has maintained his innocence and has reiterated that he has been in Turkey for only one reason, to tell about Jesus Christ. Incredibly, the indictment now admits that Turkey considers sharing the Gospel an 'act of terrorism.'"
A court date of April 16 has been set, the ACLJ reported. If convicted, Brunson, 50, could face 35 years in prison.

The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) reported previously that the case against Brunson was "largely based on a purported 'secret witness' and secret evidence" which Turkish officials "refuse to make public." With the indictment, however, the ACLJ stated, "the case file is now finally open, and by the end of the week, we should have access to all of the alleged evidence."

Various media outlets had reported Brunson was indicted last week and charged with "leadership in a terrorist organization," with prosecutors seeking a possible life sentence. The ACLJ issued an update March 15 implying the indictment may not, in fact, have been submitted in court. However, this week's ACLJ update clarified that the indictment was submitted last week despite alleged statements by a Turkish prosecutor to the contrary.

When reports of the indictment first surfaced, the USCIRF said it "strongly condemns" the charges and asked the Trump administration to "redouble their ongoing efforts to secure Pastor Brunson's release."

"No stone should be left unturned in our efforts on behalf of this unjustly imprisoned American," USCIRF vice chairs Sandra Jolley and Kristina Arriaga said in a March 13 release. "We call again for his immediate release and, if this is not forthcoming, for the administration and Congress to impose targeted sanctions against those involved in this miscarriage of justice."

Shocking stuff ... eh, Farah .. ??

[Sorry, but I really have to ask: Farah, what's it like to be on the receiving-end for a change, h'mm .. ?]

[Farah]

Seriously ?

So, the end-part of Jim's report was in error ?

Is this link also providing an erroneous account ?

https://140journos.com/terror-attack...7-4b5981c974ca

Partial quote:



April 2017 was the last entry. Nothing listed for 2018 ... so, Farah, do you assure us that terrorism 'ended' in 2017, in Turkey ?

If 'yes' ... do tell us how this feat was accomplished !

... Then again ....

http://www.bpnews.net/50560/american...rism-in-turkey



Shocking stuff ... eh, Farah .. ??

[Sorry, but I really have to ask: Farah, what's it like to be on the receiving-end for a change, h'mm .. ?]

I said there "is" no terrorism. So present time. Especially after the recent coup attempt many Western agents within state departments, in police, in soldier, in judgement have been kicked out it a way. Despite still there are many of them in government (so these formations are not new, they are soo old) they lost a huge operational power. Since then there is no terror attacks in Turkiye, terrorists cannot receive internal support and they cant operate. They are trying to held some terror attacks but they are caught in a short time.

As I said before in another topic, no terror organization can survive without being supported by at least one country.

[Gunny]

There is no terrorism in Turkiye and I know you hate it when there is no terrorism in your "ally" countries.

Really? "There is no terrorism in Turkey".

Then WHY are you all murdering all those kurds and in your own words in your own threads calling them terrorists?

You are dumber than I thought. And a terrible liar. You and I both know you're full of shit. You're an entitled, "educated" Turk. I can smell it on you from HERE. "Educated" meaning by Turkish standards, not ours.

I got your name and I got your number, Turk. You don't speak like a run if the mill gutter Turk. That means entitled class. You're completely brainwashed into the government lie so deeply you can't even catch your own obvious contradictions of your own words. You have media access and haven't been shut down which means you're being a good little Turk and spouting the party line or your computer access would be gone. If you were lucky it's all you'd lose.

Problem with all that is you are ignorant, uneducated in a worldly sense, and naive. You DO make a good parrot though. You wouldn't know the truth if it landed on your head, and then, wouldn't admit that's what put the dent in your head if your government told you it didn't.

Need I remind you I lived in Turkey? You can't lie on this message board. Why don't you try acting like a normal human being and getting along? I don't need you to tell me nor anyone here what you Turks think of Americans. Want to REALLY contribute to your society? Buy everyone a bar of soap and some deodorant.

[Farah]

Really? "There is no terrorism in Turkey".

Then WHY are you all murdering all those kurds and in your own words in your own threads calling them terrorists?

They are not kurds, they are terrorists, they are also recognized as terrorists by US and by many other countries. On the other hand, it does not matter even if you would not recognize them as terrorists. So does not matter whether or not you reject that 2x2=4, its still 4 even if you reject to face with that fact.

There are at least 5 million kurds living in Turkiye. The estimated number of current terrorist population in Turkiye borders is 700. So %0.01 of total Kurdish population. There are at least 3 million Syrian migrants in Turkiye and 800.000 of them are Syrian kurds. There are maximum 60.000 US backed and funded terror groups in Syria, so %13 of total Kurdish population living in the region. While about %25 of these 60.000 population is persons under 18 years old forced to fight and I dont know the rate of it but big part of these 60.000 population is also women. And another big part of this population is loca people living in the region and forced to fight for terror groups, another point Turkish military experts says the 60.000 number is impossible and quite exaggerated.

[Abbey Marie]

Really? "There is no terrorism in Turkey".

Then WHY are you all murdering all those kurds and in your own words in your own threads calling them terrorists?

You are dumber than I thought. And a terrible liar. You and I both know you're full of shit. You're an entitled, "educated" Turk. I can smell it on you from HERE. "Educated" meaning by Turkish standards, not ours.

I got your name and I got your number, Turk. You don't speak like a run if the mill gutter Turk. That means entitled class. You're completely brainwashed into the government lie so deeply you can't even catch your own obvious contradictions of your own words. You have media access and haven't been shut down which means you're being a good little Turk and spouting the party line or your computer access would be gone. If you were lucky it's all you'd lose.

Problem with all that is you are ignorant, uneducated in a worldly sense, and naive. You DO make a good parrot though. You wouldn't know the truth if it landed on your head, and then, wouldn't admit that's what put the dent in your head if your government told you it didn't.

Need I remind you I lived in Turkey? You can't lie on this message board. Why don't you try acting like a normal human being and getting along? I don't need you to tell me nor anyone here what you Turks think of Americans. Want to REALLY contribute to your society? Buy everyone a bar of soap and some deodorant.

Here’s the disconnect: Muslims, no matter how vicious and violent, cannot be terrorists. They are doing Allah’s work, dontcha know?