The surprise has been capitalized: Devlet Bahcelithe ultra -nationalist coalition partner of the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip ErdoganHe has been the one who has brought the singing voice in recent months.
Bahçeli has gone from accusing all The terrorist oppositionto claim for active and passive that the Kurdish political movement Be finished and its main game, the DEMprohibited, to ask for a solution to “Kurdish problem”to establish dialogues with the leaders of the DEM – many of which they are in the jail– And, more importantly, to ask the leader of the Guerrilla Kurdoturca del Pkk, Abdullah Öcalanto speak to the Turkish Parliament, to participate in the conversations. He even said Bahçeli, historical ultra -nationalist, Öcalan could be forgiven.
Öcalan, leader of the PKK, guerrillas considered terrorist for Türkiyethe European Union (EU) y USAis imprisoned in a maximum security prison in the Marmara Sea Since 1999. near 40.000 personasmost civilians have died during the more than four decades of conflict between PKK and the Turkish state, both in guerrilla attacks and in military and offensive operations of the Turkish army.
Although there are many doubts and questions, the conflict seems to be closer to its end than ever. “Erdogan and his nationalist ally have started the dialogue with Öcalan, and according to my sources, Öcalan will publicly ask the PKK to deliver the weapons February 15 this year, ”says the director of the Turkish Studies Program within the think tank International Middle East Institute, Gönül Tolwhich continues:
“In exchange for this, the Turkish government would publish a Amnesty Lawand I would design a New Constitution that recognizes more rights, including the Respect for the languageto the Kurds. People like Selahattin Demirtas – Historical leader of the Prokurdo Dem party, in jail illegally since 2016 – they would be released, according to these sources. All this would not happen soon, but they affirm that the Turkish government has accepted these terms, ”says Tol.
Comedted optimism
“The call to deliver weapons in February can happen, but we don’t have No information In this regard, ”he explained this week at a meeting with the international press Tuncer BakirhanColider of the DEM: “The delivery of weapons is just a technical issue, and we believe that it is very necessary to establish the steps to follow in the future, something that has not happened. We have many doubts: the one to give the weapons, what will it do? Can you return to your normal life? Will it be forgiven? The government has to respond to all this, ”continued Bakirhan, representatives of whose party they have met, in the last month, twice with Öcalan.
“The favorable press to Ankara He only talks about the delivery of weapons, all day. We, those who defend the pazwe talk about finishing The fighting. They seem to promote the idea that the Kurdish problem will be solved only with the delivery of weapons, and this is wrong. The Kurdish problem goes much further: the rights of the Kurds, of women … are not recognized. Prisons are full of defenders of Human Rights Kurds, politicians, Turkish journalists and Kurds. So just talking about delivering weapons is wrong, ”added the other collide of the DEM, Tülay Hatimogullari.
Thus, while the conversations between government and the guerrillas seem to advance, the Turkish justice has redoubled the pressure against the entire opposition: in recent months, the Turkish government has intervened in six opposition mayor “Four of them from the DEM; He has redoubled the positions against Erdogan’s great rival and mayor opponent of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu; And he has arrested an opposition ultra -nationalist political leader and five channel journalists ‘Halktv’.
Turkish analysts and political scientists believe that the government, with all this, seeks divide the opposition; prevent the different groups, Kurds and Turks, to coordinate. One of lime and one of sand. The strategy, such as peace conversations with Öcalan, seems to be working, despite the doubts of the Prokurdo party, section of negotiations.
“For the process to work, the government must take steps, both verbal as tangiblelike the political prisoners, journalists … must take steps … and not only for the Kurds, but for all Türkiye. But unfortunately, in Türkiye we cannot speak right now that we live in a democratic system. You can’t talk about peace if Türkiye is not democratized before, ”said Hatimogullari.
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