Political activity has been li mited by threats, pressure, detentions, interrogations and court actions and 10 political parties were closed in connection with the Kurdish problem. Because of the pressure, political parties have been obstructed in making policies for the solution of th e Kurdish problem. And it is known to everyone that the real amount is even higher than this. The weapons imported through mutual agreements and commodity exchange are n ot included in these figures. Profit economy is preferred to production economy and therefore investments have stopped.
Production remains far below the estimated rate.
As a result of the privatization policies unionization has decreased and dismissal of laborers and civil servants has speeded up and in connection with these hunger and poverty increased. The external credibility of Turkey has decreased. More than 3 million people were forced to migrate to either inside or outside the coun try. The people who have migrated have formed ghettos and have been encountering problems of job, shelter, health, education and security. Human rights are systematically being violated.