Two members of the pro-Kurdish HDP party, Turkey’s EU Affairs Minister Ali Konca and Development Minister Muslum Dogan have tendered their resignations today, in an apparent protest of the government’s military offensive against the Kurdish PKK.
The HDP had been in the opposition, but became part of a unity “election government” after the ruling AKP failed to get a majority, and is holding some positions in anticipation of an election this autumn. Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said it was unlikely either minister would be replaced before the vote.
Konca and Dogan were the first two HDP members to ever get ministries in a sitting national government, as this was the first time the HDP got beyond the 10% threshold to be able to have seats in parliament. The party has long been a pro-minority party with strong support in the Kurd-dominated southeast.
The last election saw the ruling AKP fall just short of a majority, with 40% of the popular vote. The CHP came in second place with 25%, while the ultranationalist and vehemently anti-Kurd MHP got 16% and the HDP got 13%. The AKP sought to court both the CHP and the MHP, but made no effort to form a unity government with the HDP.
The MHP had demanded a war against the Kurds as a condition for joining the government, but after the war began also demanded some anti-corruption measures, which effectively killed the chances for a deal.
Ah , so refreshing to see men of principles taking stands in a dangerous land.
Sure as hell wish we could find some in US of A.
Honor is very little known within US , and it is a gradient, the more educated and prestigipus your Diplomas Seal the less iunderstood is honor or honesty.
You may still find it among those counted lesser, the laboring and craftsmrn class, but most assuredly not within those who are in any political, military or bureaucratic and religoous.endeavorings.
The high tech geeks and scientist have far
Lrss concept of loyalty and homor that even when one og their most ptesyigipus members is killed they go back to their digital worlds of algorithims and mathematical theorems.
It is far more likely to find hpnor in a.high class high maintenance prostitute than ones wife or buisness associates in the US
Honor means standing up against the majoriyy which in damn near evrru case known os in the fn wrong.
The man who stands alone can move the masses in a positive way , yet the masses have always killed their honorable ones.
That is cost of honor and decency today and soon it will be completely unknown.
Police in Ankara and other Turkish cities arresting lawyers whom are protesting the arrest and prisoned human rights lawyer, few week as ago two Turkish prosecutors fled the country due to Erdogan regime wanting them to be arrested for digging into Erdogan alleged corruption and human right abuse by Erdogan regime. Is about time for not only Kurdish people to take their land back from Saudis barbarians but the time have come for Turkish people to take their country back from Erdogan and his undemocratic Islamist regime. Erdogan is simply a puppet of NATO and Saudis-Wahhabis constituting Erdogan regime policies.
Erdogan only pretends to be Islamic. His attacks on fellow Muslims (breaking the truce with Kurds) and support for ISIS takfiris are haram.