Bulletin de liaison et d'information - Institut kurde de Paris

REVUE DE PRESSE-PRESS REvIEW-BERHEVOKA ÇAPÊ-RlVISTA STAMPA-DENTRO DE LA PRENSA-BASIN ÖZETi
• In certain provinces, a: PKK ban on alcoholic
beverages and smoking is in force.
In Cizre and Batman, the ban is being
strictly enforced. .
• In many areas, the average citizen
does not refer his case to a state court. Cases
are deliberated by local PKK committees.
• Owin~ to PKK pressure, people do
not pay their electric, telephone or water
bills in manY areas. The state and municipalities
demand billions of lira for these
bills but can take no action whatsoever to
collect the money.
• The PKK collects taxes from small
businesses. Taxes are determined by local
PKK headmen. Approximately 70 percent
of the taxes collected are sent to ttie PKK
headquarters. Word is that corruption has
been rife within the organization with respect
to tax collection.
• The PKK is expected to impose new
bans while easing Its ban on the press.
Sometimes public servants, teachers and
imams [state-appointed prayer leaders] are
asked to resign and leave the region.
• The PKK is likely to continue with
village and town raids. Such bloody acts of
violence are believed to help the organization
recruit more militants and serve as'morale
boosters.
• Shops close earlier now, even in
Diyarbalar province, Local people strive to
return home before evening falls.
• Local people try to avoid state highways
in the afternoon. UnlesS'it is an absolute
necessity, they do not travel on intercity
roads.
• Railway transportation has nearly
stopped. New armored wagons are expected
for the "Kurtalan Express."
• Social activities have ceased. Wedding
ceremonies are held in the mornings.
• State investments have come to a halt.
Because contractors have fled the region
almost no construction is underway ,
including the Batman dam. '
.• Banks refuse to give loans to local
people. When they do give loans, they ask
people to mortgage real estate in the
western parts of the country, if possible .
. • Insurance agencies usually refuse to
I~sure property and real estate in the regIOn.
When they do, they demand exorbitant
premiums. .
• Because of burned school buildings
t~reatened and murdered students educa~
tlOnal.activity. in the region has ~ome almost
ImpossIble.
PKK continues.its'massacres
Turkish Daily News four people and injuring 12.
ANKARA- Militants of the outlawed Separatist terrorists also killed four pea,.
Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) attacked pie wnen they fired on the occupants of a
a co~eehouse packed ~}th c.iv.ilians passenger-bus on the Bingöl-ElazJAhighwatching
the news on teleVlSlon,killing 31 way. •••... .....•...•...
people, Anatoüa news a~cy said Thes. In anotberincident on Tuesday, PKK
aay~The terrorists apparently tar~eted the terrorists killed four teachers and a three-
,yiDage,of,Yavibecause many oflts Kurd-' year-old child iRa village in Bitlis-prov-
~ ~~~~~ei:~~~e~~~~d~ •. m~~o teachers were lIso killed,1J1d two' .....
ade~long IDsurgency.The attack Monday others'were abducted by Kurdish terrorists
night also coincided witha visitof Tur-'in Abçl1village in Diyarbakrr's Ku1p
key's ~ef ~fstaff, Oen. Dolan Gür~, to townShip. .
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