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232 Admission by a female terrorist:
Ocalan raped women

ence. The non-
sense that the
Turkish and
Kurdish women
are under oppres-
sion and captivity
to the point of tak-
ing the risk to flee
to the mountains
and join an armed
terrorist organiza-

tion in order to
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gain their freedom
is particularly stressed. On the other hand, the article gives the message
that the PKK is supposedly a great opportunity for salvation and free-
dom for these women. To complete the mise en scène, the “innocent”
looking images of 8-10 women, who play their roles successfully, stand-
ing together, bursting with happiness and joy, laughing and joking
around are scattered between the lines.
Of course many foreigners who have read this article do not know
that all the women in Turkey, whether they are of Kurdish, Turkish, Laz,
Circassian, or any other ethnicity, enjoy the same rights and freedoms as
men. They are oblivious to the fact that women in Turkey can live freely,
receive education, work, join a profession, travel, have fun ‘til their
heart’s content, that they can wear whatever they want, freely marry or
divorce, or easily go into politics.
Therefore, as such social engineering attempts of the media are
aimed at the majority who have insufficient information on the subject,
it is not difficult to create the desired public perception. However, the

same media strictly refrains from mentioning the other side of the
medallion.