DTK condemns Dersim genocide, calls for national unity

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The Democratic Society Congress (DTK) said on the occasion of the anniversary of Dersim Genocide: “The Dersim Massacre is one of the bloodiest stages of the genocide and assimilation policies that started with the establishment of the nation state.

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• First of all, the archives of Dersim should be opened, the location of the graves of Seyit Rıza and his friends should be disclosed. The projects pillaging the nature in Dersim should be canceled, and an investigation should be launched about those who write on the mountains of Dersim racist and nationalist slogans aimed at stirring hatred among the people.

  — Democratic Society Congress (DTK)

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