Press

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Diyarbakr, in the early 1990's.

VILLAGERS FORCED TO RELOCATE

- Good morning, Frat.

- Good morning, Mr. Hasan.

Get off me!

- Shout all you want!

- Get off me!

Istanbul didn't get the

photos we sent again.

Mr. Hasan this time I even sent

them registered mail to make sure...

Maybe we should use a

different post office?

What's the difference? Mail goes through

the central post office anyway.

Photos of unimportant stories

reach Istanbul with no problem...

...but the photos of important stories

doesn't, Frat. You understand?

What if we sent them

by courier, Mr. Hasan?

Maybe, but soon they'll have

them under their control, too.

Then we're back to where we

started. I have another idea.

We'll send them on the buses going

to Istanbul. Buses are both harder...

...for them to control and

cheaper than couriers.

You're right. And I know a guy who's a

bus attendant... and he is a patriot.

Good thinking, Frat.

You are all smoking so we

can get down to business.

Songl, where's Kadir?

He didn't call to say

he'd be late.

Anyhow, let's begin. We'll add

his stories when he comes.

Yes Songl, what do you have today?

Political prisoners have decided to stage

a hunger strike. I'll interview the families.

Forget about that, Faysal, I

havejust the story for you!

What now? Well there goes

the day. What is it?

A missing person case in Yksekova.

You want me to go to Yksekova

for that! Give it to our office there.

The kidnapped kid's from a ruling family

in Yksekova, but not even patriots.

How come?

Then how did it happen?

Well... Not much is known. That's

all the information I could get.

This case is not like the others.

It might worth looking into.

Ok.

You can't walk or what?

Move it!

Move!

Kadir I know you're not like the others.

So I'm telling you this as a friend...

Hey are you listening?

You're educated, you didn't

grow up around here,...

...there are no Kurdish

separatists in your family.

Give this job up before it's too late.

Go find another paper.

We'll even help you.

Selam Aleikum, Dino.

Aleikum Selam, my son.

Come in, sit and have some tea.

Thank you, Dino but I haven't finished

delivering the papers. Maybe later.

- How are the sales?

- Fine, fine...

But those jackals start breathing down

my neck once I put out your papers.

They threatened Sleyman, said they'd

burn his stand if he sold our paper.

- So I heard.

- They'll come to you too,Dino.

Let them come... What can they do?

Hover over me everyday?

Tie up my hands so I don't sell the

paper? The don't scare me.

Listen tough guy, as long as

you work for that paper...

...you are no different to me than

PKK terrorists in the mountains.

What does this have to do with

terrorists? We're journalists.

F*** journalists like you!

So how long have calan's bastards

been working as journalists?

What we do is journalism,

no one can prove...

Take that! Do you want proof?

You want proof? Here!

Are you afraid to die?

Answer me, you f***!

Are you afraid to die?

Listen big guy, if this is your job,

don't be afraid to die...

Mevlt, two copies each.

It's very urgent...

Everything you guys do is urgent.

Why two copies this time?

It's none of your business.

These have to get there.

Please be careful with them.

Don't worry, heval! Nothing to worry

about. They're safe with us now.

See you later.

This is to be faxed to Istanbul.

What's happening with the

union story? Is it done?

I did an interview with the union. It'll

be done once I write up the transcript.

- You still haven't heard from Kadir?

- I called this morning but he was out.

How come... Where could he be?

Alian, you take the prison story.

We still haven't heard from Kadir.

God, where is that guy? He

lectures us on journalism...

...but he doesn't come to work. How

am I supposed to finish all this?

You'll find a way...

- Can't you press that bell gently?

- I did, Songl... that's how it rings.

Ok, come in, come in.

Frat, I have a job for you. Make a

transcript of this tape. And be quick.

Uh, Alian, do you think I can do it?

Sure, it's easy. Listen to the tape

and write down what you hear.

That's all it is, ok? Come

on, and hurry, Frat.

The government says it allows

free use of Kurdish...

...but because of a speech

I gave in Kurdish...

...they are suing me. This law suit

proves that Kurdish still is not free.

This decision shows that

Kurds aren't free to...

...use their own language in public.

Frat, was there only one sentence?

You should put a period at the end

of each sentence, but you didn't.

But, the man was talking so fast!

Where should I put the periods?

Have a seat.

How long were

you at school, Frat?

Ifinished primary school.

All right... I'll give you a book.

Read it this week. Got it?

Ok.

I'll show you where sentences

start and finish. Ok?

- Ok.

- Now listen...

- Frat, put these away.

- Ok, Songl.

Songl, do you have

a book on typing?

Typing?

- You know, to learn typing.

- You mean all ten fingers?

Yeah... ten fingers.

- And then what?

- I can practice at night.

What gives? You want

to be a journalist?

No, well, it's not that, maybe

I could help you with your work?

Lokman has one. You can

get it from him, ok?

Ok.

Everyone's waited this late for you.

Where have you been?

Where's Hasan, I have

big story, move it!

That kidnapped boy's father,

Serhat Akman has enemies.

They say it's a blood feud.

This your big story then?

The military is involved.

After the kid was kidnapped,

they called for ransom...

...and the guy that called

was a commander.

Now this is something else.

What did you think? I meant it

when I said I had a big story.

Just be careful, don't let

it ruin your career.

Don't worry, but this is about

courage, not my career.

- Ok.

- Ok what?

- Why so angry?

- Let's see you get a story like this.

Here's the book, Frat...

Lokman, can I really

learn to type with this?

To be honest it didn't do me much good.

I had to develop my own techniques.

But maybe it'll help you.

Never mind him, Frat...

Him and his own techniques...

Do I type fast or not?

Tell me that!

You type with two fingers, pecking

like a chicken! You call that technique?

Unbelievable!

Come on everybody, let's

go, it's already late.

- Good night.

- Good night.

Frat, close and lock the

doors and windows, ok?

Don't forget to leave one of the

lights on when you go to bed.

Ok. Don't worry about

a thing, Mr. Hasan.

- Good night then.

- Good night.

- Faysal, come on.

- I'm coming.

Frat, come with me, my wife

made stuffed grape leaves.

I can't tonight Faysal,

I have things to do.

- What man?

- You always have me over.

Stay over with me tonight.

Ha! Are you going to drive a

wedge between me and my wife!

- Are you coming?

- No I can't.

Lock the door. Take

care of yourself, goodbye.

Ok, good night.

Hasan, where's our scholarly

boy, I haven't seen him.

We got the news tonight.

They got him on his way to the office

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