The demonstrators were holding banners reading, "Stop Erdogan's state terror against Kurds!" and "Stop the war against the Kurdish people!" as they marched through central Berlin.
Some of the banners compared Erdogan's party AKP (Justice and Development Party) to the Islamic State terrorist group.
The rally took place the day when the Turkish General Staff announced that nearly 300 Kurdish rebels, members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), were killed in raids conducted by the Turkish military in three districts in southeast Turkey.
Ankara has been conducting military operations in southeast Turkey since the summer. Tensions have been mounting for months as security forces have been battling Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants after a ceasefire collapsed in July.
Pro #kurdish / anti #Erdogan demonstration in Berlin. Massive police presence. #HDP #YPG pic.twitter.com/EqYkOrftBU
— Maximilian Kiewel (@mkiewel) January 2, 2016
Since then Turkey's southeast has seen armored vehicles patrolling the streets, locals experiencing severe economic hardship and civilians killed. Dozens of Kurdish militants have been killed in the operations.
The PKK, which was founded in 1978, has been fighting the Turkish state since 1984 for Kurdish self-determination. Kurds make up between 10 percent and 25 percent of Turkey's population. The organization is considered as a terrorist group by Turkey, the US and NATO.
Comment: Of course! They are helping to fight off the Islamic State in Turkey and exposing Erdogan for the brutal dictator that he is. They must be terrorists!
#Berlin Heute 14 Uhr Berlin-Demo gegen Türkeikrieg gegen eigenes Volk https://t.co/GMOQ6tNORZ pic.twitter.com/QZUE2mUoJW
— Berlin Journal (@BJBerlinJournal) January 2, 2016
For once, Erdogan is doing the right thing, fighting against terrorists. Majority of the Kurds do not want a separate state.
Erdogan is guilty for letting these terrorists have their way for two years when they filled the cities with arms, donated by the western states and US.
The goal of establishing a kurdish state was started by the British Empire. The kurds did not have a state in history but now just like Israel they are helped by the usual suspects.
The terrorists fighting in the southeast of Turkey are trained by Us special forces in city fights.
Turkey has been fighting these terrorists for over 30 years.
Not everything written by RT and Sputnik reflects the truth.
This problem cannot be explained in detail here.