Turkey's terror against Christians in Midyat

August 31, 06

On August 30th, 2006 an unknown man threw a grenade into the house of Mr. Gabro Seven in Midyat, south-easter Turkey, fortunately the family was not home at the time.

According to reliable sources, a police officer named Aytac Tefek is behind what happened and that Tefek has been responsible for other such operations and pressure tactics aimed to force the Assyrians out for Turkey.

Two days earlier another tragic incident took place. Mr. Issa Dogan, living in Australia, and Yusuf Ay were assaulted and beaten up by some Muslim extremists in the Centrex of Midyat.

An individual from the Cimmo family tried to blackmail Mr. Dogan into giving him $7000 dollars. When he refused, 15-20 people surrounded them and started to beat them up in front of a lot of people, who unfortunately did not dare to interfere or help them.

In 2002 Faulus and Afram Haidari were severely beaten up near the city hall of Midyat when they tried to submit a complaint against the Cimmo family. The Cimmos had occupied their property and lands, the Haidari family was given the choice to either leave or to be killed.

On July 23rd, 2005, Mr. Zeki Un, a Swedish Assyrian, and his son David were shot in their legs by Kahraman Yildiz, a senior member of the ruling Turkish party AKP.

Non of these criminals was neither arrested nor subjected to any legal procedures, which gives a green light to any aggressors to commit more horrible actions enabling them to reach their goals of controlling the Assyrian lands and properties in the region.

Other Assyrian villages in Tur Abdin have been confiscated by the Turkish authorities but their rightful owners are terrorized by the Muslim extremists when they legally petition to reclaim them.

It is important to remind the European countries that while Turkey is trying to negotiate its way into the European Union,the persecution of the Assyrians and other Christian minorities in Turkey continue.

Recent events show that Turkey as in the past is making promises which it does not intend to keep. Assyrians who fled Turkey for Europe during the 1960’s and 1970’s because of persecution in recent years were told they can return to their towns and villages but once they arrive in Turkey they are not only denied this right instead every effort is made to threaten and harm them to force them out of the country.

Simon Barmano,

President of the Assyrian National Association of Sweden

For more information Contact;

Telethon: +46 (0) 8 550 166 83
Fax: +46 (0) 8 550 115 93
Address: Box 6019, 151 06 Södertälje
E-mail: simon.barmano@hujada.com

Translated by: Besima Simsek

EasternStar News Agency

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