(11 Jan 2013)
1. Mid of demonstrators marching holding a sign with pictures of the three Kurdish activist women murdered in Paris
2. Close-up of demonstrators chanting slogans
3. Mid of the demonstrators holding the photo of Sakine Cansiz (Murdered Kurdish Activist)
4. Wide of BDP (Peace and Democracy Party) Deputy Sabahat Tuncel talking to the press and the demonstrators
5. SOUNBITE (Turkish) Sabahat Tuncel, BDP (Peace and Democracy Party) Deputy:
''We are calling out to the French government from here. If you don't reveal who was behind this massacre you will be accountable for that and you will be seen as the obstacle standing before a possible democratic process regarding the Kurdish Issue in the following period. I am calling out to not only the French government but also all the EU countries, EU countries are also responsible for revealing the truth behind this massacre. The Republic of Turkey and the AKP government have to reveal the truth behind this assassination, this contemptible attack against three of our women comrades. Otherwise, Turkey will also be accountable for it.''
6. Mid of Sabahat Tucel marching with the demonstrators
7. Wide of the demonstrators marching
8. Mid of Eren Keskin looking at the photos
9. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Eren Keskin, Human rights activist (Former President of Human Rights Association Istanbul Branch):
''Sakine Cansiz (murdered Kurdish Activist) was massacred by those who knew very well about the extent of devastation it would cause among Kurdish people since Sakine Cansiz is a much loved, regarded, respected and trusted figure among the Kurdish people. Her murder would naturally make the Kurds think of Turkish Deep State behind it and the process (peace process) would be affected by it. This was the intention. Whoever did it, whether it is the Turkish Deep State or other powers, I think that they intended to do so.''
10. Cutaway Eren Keskin's eyes
11. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Eren Keskin, Human rights activist (Former President of Human Rights Association Istanbul Branch):
''I don't think there was any probability of an internal feud. Kurdish Issue does not only concern Turkey and it is actually a Kurdistan issue. It concerns many states in the Middle East as well as Europe. I also think that there are many side who are disturbed by the peace process. As long as the issue remains unresolved, many income areas are generated. It is the case when you look at the issue from the point of imperial powers as well as the colonial structures within the Middle East. Thus, I think it is an equation with mulltiple variables. However, I don't think that it was an internal feud at all.''
12. Cutaway Eren Keskin's hands
13. Mid of Eren Keskin talking to a journalist
STORYLINE
Two days after the killing of Kurdish human rights activists Sakine Cansiz, Fidan Dogan and Leyla Soylemez in Paris, the motives and powers behind the murders are still being questioned.
On Thursday, members of the Kurdish community in Istanbul took to the streets to demonstrate against the attacks.
About 500 protesters gathered outside Galatasaray High School and marched to the French Consulate in Istanbul to lay a black wreath.
"We are calling out to the French government from here. If you don't reveal who was behind this massacre you will be accountable for that and you will be seen as the obstacle standing before a possible democratic process regarding the Kurdish Issue in the following period," said Sabahat Tuncel, a Deputy of the Peace and Democracy Party.
Eren Keskin, a friend of Sakine Cansiz and a human rights activist in Turkey, said she was shocked.
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