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that rejection is the idea which states that Turkey, regarded as a colo-
nialist state, should definitely be broken up. 59

As the purpose behind its foundations demands, the PKK has there-
fore never sought a democratic solution. The communist ideology is
based not on obtaining land or rights through negotiation under a
democratic framework, but on achieving them directly through armed
struggle. In such a way of thinking, in which the structure of the state
is rejected and everything belonging to the state is considered the

enemy, anarchy is seen as the sole legitimate method, and even the
killing of innocent people in the name of changing the existing order
is seen as perfectly normal. Democracy is therefore a totally unac-
ceptable concept to all communist terror organizations.

The PKK openly states in its Manifesto that it intends to destroy
that Turkish state through a Maoist-inspired war. The organization
knows no methods other than terror, and has explicitly declared war
on democracy and the state, as required under communism. However,
it has gradually begun adopting a different language, as a result of its
imperialist mask. The idea of demolishing the Republic of Turkey with

an army of 50,000 has gradually been amended through a series of
maneuvers and there is now talk of the absolute existence of the
Republic of Turkey.

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