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had been established in the Southeast, as in Iraq, and that the
autonomous region possessed its own resources, separately from the

state. The Southeast region is within Turkey's national borders, and
all resources within those borders, including oil revenues, fall within
the country's national revenues. All revenues obtained are part of the
budget shared out among all cities within Turkey's borders and that
extend to all members of the country. In the same way that revenue
from oranges grown in Antalya also finds its way to the Southeast,
that also applies to oil from the Southeast. That is the result of the

indivisible national integrity of the country. This interesting demand

It was not a surprise that in the
wake of undemocratic elections Karayılan asked
held under the shadow of guns, The PKK declared autonomy in Cizre.
conflicts began and some
mayors declared "autonomy" or
"self-government". From the
beginning, the goal was to con-
quer the fort from within.
Gültan Kışanak: "We want
our share in Diyarbakır's
oil revenues."

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