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"The revival of the spirit of fraternity would only be possible through religion," he said. "The issue should not be approached with yelling and screaming, burning and killing, but rather through reasoning, compassion and understanding."
In its conclusion, the symposium, which ran for three days at Bingöl University, stated that the Turkish state had started to approach the Kurdish issue with "compassion," even though "many mistakes were done in the past."
The statement continued: "Initiatives such as TRT6 [which broadcasts in Kurdish] and education in mother tongue can not be hampered by provacative actions."
Published on Hurriyet Daily News, 09 September 2012, Sunday
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