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06ADANA72
2006-04-04 13:59:00
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Consulate Adana
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TURKEY: VIOLENCE SUBSIDES BUT UNREST AND TENSIONS SPREAD
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UNCLAS ADANA 000072
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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PREL PHUM CASC TU
SUBJECT: TURKEY: VIOLENCE SUBSIDES BUT UNREST AND TENSIONS SPREAD
THROUGHOUT SOUTHEAST
REF: A. ADANA 60
B. ADANA 64
C. ADANA 67
D. ADANA 68
UNCLAS ADANA 000072
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION
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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PREL PHUM CASC TU
SUBJECT: TURKEY: VIOLENCE SUBSIDES BUT UNREST AND TENSIONS SPREAD
THROUGHOUT SOUTHEAST
REF: A. ADANA 60
B. ADANA 64
C. ADANA 67
D. ADANA 68
1. (SBU) Civil unrest in Turkey's southeast (reftels) has
subsided, though problems continue throughout the region.
While no new deaths were reported on April 4, security forces
continue to detain and arrest protestors, and tensions remain
high in many southeast towns that have been affected over the
past few days by violent civil unrest. .
2. (SBU) A contact in Diyarbakir told us that the situation
there has mostly returned to normal, with all shops and schools
open. A large police presence remains throughout the city,
especially in front of banks and police stations. The director
of GUN TV, which launched limited Kurdish broadcasting on March
x, told us that their broadcasting continued unhindered
throughout the unrest in Diyarbakir. He emphasized that people
were still tense and were expecting a democratic solution to the
problems of Kurds, since the violence had not been productive
for either side.
3. (SBU) Our contact in Kiziltepe told us that the situation
there remains very tense, with large numbers of police and
jandarma deployed throughout the city. All schools and shops in
the city were closed on April 3, and most shops remained closed
on April 4. Many families have elected to not send their
children to school, according to our contact.
4. (SBU) The mayor of Viranshehir, a small town about half way
between Mardin and Sanliurfa, told us that on April 3 he had
been fired upon by village guards while he was talking to a
crowd in an attempt to disperse them. He said that a group of
five thousand marched peacefully on April 3. Schools and some
businesses were closed. He described the situation as calm and
normal on April 4.
5. (U) The press reported that a large crowd in Sanliurfa threw
stones at, and attempted to set on fire, a PTT (Post, Telephone
and Telegraph) branch building. The crowd dispersed when
security forces intervened.
6. (SBU) The media reported that a large crowd set up
barricades, burned tires and chanted pro-PKK slogans on April 3
in various locations throughout Adana. The crowd dispersed when
police intervened. The Chief of the Riot-Police in Adana told
us on April 4 that clashes between protestors and police have
occurred every night in parts of Adana over the past few days.
7. (U) The Batman Director of the Democratic Society Party (DTP)
was arrested on April 3 for inciting violence, according to the
press.
REID
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PREL PHUM CASC TU
SUBJECT: TURKEY: VIOLENCE SUBSIDES BUT UNREST AND TENSIONS SPREAD
THROUGHOUT SOUTHEAST
REF: A. ADANA 60
B. ADANA 64
C. ADANA 67
D. ADANA 68
1. (SBU) Civil unrest in Turkey's southeast (reftels) has
subsided, though problems continue throughout the region.
While no new deaths were reported on April 4, security forces
continue to detain and arrest protestors, and tensions remain
high in many southeast towns that have been affected over the
past few days by violent civil unrest. .
2. (SBU) A contact in Diyarbakir told us that the situation
there has mostly returned to normal, with all shops and schools
open. A large police presence remains throughout the city,
especially in front of banks and police stations. The director
of GUN TV, which launched limited Kurdish broadcasting on March
x, told us that their broadcasting continued unhindered
throughout the unrest in Diyarbakir. He emphasized that people
were still tense and were expecting a democratic solution to the
problems of Kurds, since the violence had not been productive
for either side.
3. (SBU) Our contact in Kiziltepe told us that the situation
there remains very tense, with large numbers of police and
jandarma deployed throughout the city. All schools and shops in
the city were closed on April 3, and most shops remained closed
on April 4. Many families have elected to not send their
children to school, according to our contact.
4. (SBU) The mayor of Viranshehir, a small town about half way
between Mardin and Sanliurfa, told us that on April 3 he had
been fired upon by village guards while he was talking to a
crowd in an attempt to disperse them. He said that a group of
five thousand marched peacefully on April 3. Schools and some
businesses were closed. He described the situation as calm and
normal on April 4.
5. (U) The press reported that a large crowd in Sanliurfa threw
stones at, and attempted to set on fire, a PTT (Post, Telephone
and Telegraph) branch building. The crowd dispersed when
security forces intervened.
6. (SBU) The media reported that a large crowd set up
barricades, burned tires and chanted pro-PKK slogans on April 3
in various locations throughout Adana. The crowd dispersed when
police intervened. The Chief of the Riot-Police in Adana told
us on April 4 that clashes between protestors and police have
occurred every night in parts of Adana over the past few days.
7. (U) The Batman Director of the Democratic Society Party (DTP)
was arrested on April 3 for inciting violence, according to the
press.
REID