Daily Sabah (Turkey)

11 German companies fund PKK terrorist group

- HALİT TURAN

A RECENT investigat­ion has revealed that a number of German companies transferre­d funds to the PKK terrorist organizati­on at the time of the deadly attack in Istanbul.

The authoritie­s have determined that the media organs of the PKK, which carried out the treacherou­s terrorist attack on Istiklal Street in Istanbul and at least six citizens lost their lives and 81 people were injured, were funded by 11 German companies.

It turned out that Germanybas­ed companies were advertisin­g on the PKK’s Belgium-based broadcasti­ng channels such as Medya Haber TV and Sterk TV. Also, it has been stated that the organizati­on has earned approximat­ely 500,000 euros ($519,000) in advertisin­g revenue through the advertisem­ents given to TV channels that have been making pro-PKK broadcasts from the center of Europe for years and that the companies have been determined.

Likewise, a list of German companies that provide income to the terrorist organizati­on by advertisin­g on Belgium-based live broadcast channels operating under the guidance of the PKK has also been compiled.

Med Produktion und Verteilung­s-Genossensc­haft, a music production company; Hygietec, a cleaning company; HBM BAU, a building company; Transport Emiroğlu, a logistics company; Suesin-Abbruch/ Süsin Abbruch GmbH, a building company; Dembra Food&More GmbH; Birkan Food Company GmbH; Aram Food&Gastro food companies and Arı Facility Management GmbH, a building company, are the companies on the intelligen­ce list that are providing financial support to the PKK in Germany.

In addition, Royem Gmbh DönerProdu­ktion, one of the companies operating in Germany and sponsoring activities such as solidarity nights, festivals, concerts and rallies organized by PKK members in Switzerlan­d as of 2018, also funds the PKK.

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