Rejected petition Investigate alleged abuses against ethnic Kurdish in Turkey by the authorities.

There have been allegations in the media of abuse against Kurdish by Turkish security services including the killing of Ekin Van, a Kurdish soldier whose naked corpse was displayed on social media and the killing of a Kurdish protester Haci Lokman Birlik whose corpse was dragged behind a vehicle.

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There have also been reported allegations of killing and mutilation of working equines in Kurdish villages by Turkish security services. This has been acknowledged by an animal charity World Horse Welfare.
Also if these above allegations are found to be true reconsider Turkey's position in NATO.

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It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

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You could start a new petition asking the UK Government to urge the Turkish Government to commission an independent inquiry into these matters.

We already have a petition asking the UK Government to advise NATO to expel Turkey on another matter:
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/113859

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Date submitted 6 November 2015
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