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We are similarly aware that it was the injustices they suffered
more than communist propaganda that influenced young people's
decisions to join the PKK, and that after heading up into the moun-
tains some of these young people were never able to return because of
pressure. Many young people say that they only subsequently real-
ized that the terror organization is Stalinist, communist and atheist.
We are also fully aware that there are some young Kurds living in the

Southeast and various other parts of the country who harbor a great
anger and resentment against the state and Turkishness because of
the way they or their parents were maltreated by the illegal bodies of
the deep state apparatus. Unlike some people, we have not closed our
eyes or disregarded all this. Our Kurdish brothers must not forget this
very important point – our aim here is to find a solution to all these
problems.

D Differentiating between Kurds

and the PKK

Let us first emphasize one fact that some of the world's super-
powers and even some people in Turkey insist on ignoring; the
Kurds and the PKK are two very different entities. The Kurd is

radiant, polite, honorable and of good character. The PKK,
however, stands for cowardliness, treachery and degeneration.
Accusing a Kurd of being a member of the PKK is one of the
worst possible insults, and the worst possible imputation
against our Kurdish brothers' nobility and character.

People who are unaware of or deny this general-
ly regard the Marxist PKK as a "Kurdish resistance
movement" and think of it as a movement that
encapsulates all the people of the South-
east. This is totally misleading and

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