During his time as a government employee in Diyarbakir from 1995-2004, Tarhan experienced the downside of militarism for the first time. "The Turkish army was mistreating the Kurds.
U periodu kada je bio službenik državne uprave u Dijarbakiru od 1995. do 2004, Tarhan je prvi put iskusio mračnu stranu militarizma. „Turska vojska je maltretirala Kurde.