Iraqi Turkmens gathered in the Netherlands to commemorate the 51st Anniversary of the 1959 Kerkuk massacre

July 19, 2010 at 7:45 pm | Posted in Turkmens | Leave a comment
Tags: Dr Hassan Aydinli, Erşad Salihi, Hasan Turan, Iraqi Turkmen Martyrs, Iraqi Turkmens, Kerkuk 1959 Massacre

Beverwijk, The Netherlands –

On Sunday 18th July 2010 IRAQI TURKMENS commemorated the 51st Anniversary of the 1959 Kerkuk massacre of Turkmens by the Communists and Kurds

Two Turkmen representatives from KERKUK were present:

Mr. Ershad Salihi, Member of Iraqi Turkmen Front (ITF) Executive Committee, ITF Kerkuk representative and Member of the Iraqi Parliament

and

Mr. Hasan Turan, Member of Kerkuk Provincial Council

 

From Belgium:

Dr. Hassan Aydinli, Iraqi Turkmen Front (ITF) E.U. representative

 

From The Netherlands:

Mr. Abbas Kasap, Mr. Sabah Mardan, Mr. Nail Hasip, Mr. Bayatli, and many more Turkmens from the Diaspora participated.

One of the participants read a message from Mr. Ghanem Authman, ITF Berlin, who was unable to attend this event.

A representative of the Uighur (East Turkestan) community in the Netherlands and a representative of the Azerbaijani community in the Netherlands also attended to show their support for their Turkmen brothers.

From left to right: Dr. Hasan Aydinli, Mr. Ershat Salihi, Mr. Hasan Turan

ITF E.U. Representative Dr. Hassan Aydinli

Mr. Ersat Salihi, Member of the Iraqi Parliament, Iraqi Turkmen Front Kerkuk representative

Mr. Hasan Turan, Member of Kerkuk Provincial Council

Mr. Abbas Kasap

Mr. Sabah Mardan, Dr. Hasan Aydinli, Mr. Ershad Salihi

A representative of the Uyghur people (East Turkestan) joined the commemoration

Photo of some of the Turkmens who attended

Young Huseyin Bayatli