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Erdogan no distinctions between PKK & Gulen, The exclusion of the pro-Kurd HDP in post-coup Turkey,

August 13, 2016 By administrator

kurd-exclusionThe pro-Kurd Peoples’ Democratic Party has been excluded from Turkey’s post-coup “democracy” rallies and constitution talks. Observers say the HDP is gradually being left out of politics.

After the coup attempt on July 15, Turkey’s entrenched political polarization seemed to have given way to dialogue. And yet participating in the conversation has gotten increasingly harder for the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), which was not included in talks with the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) and National Movement Party (MHP). After not having been invited to the ” Democracy and Martyrs’ Rally” in Istanbul’s Yenikapi district on August 7, HDP has also been left out of the other major parties’ negotiations toward a new constitution.

The increase in terror attacks by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has also weakened the HDP’s influence in the arena of politics. The HDP had emerged as a voice of hope for marginalized Kurds and left-wing voters when it received 6 million votes, or 13.1 percent, in the June 2015 parliamentary elections.

The party’s share in the elections that followed on November 1 dropped to 10.75 percent, however, and its positive image suffered during a year of clashes between the PKK and Turkey’s military. Even though HDP did not have trouble preserving its constituency, the party is scarcely heard from within Turkey anymore.

‘The nationalist discourse’

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he did not invite the HDP to participate in his “democracy” rally because “I do not make distinctions between PKK and FETO” – an acronym for “Fethullah Terrorist Organization,” a reference to the US-based cleric whom the government has accused of planning the coup. “I do not invite people who are in cooperation with those types of organizations,” Erdogan said. “If I do, I cannot explain it to the martyrs, veterans.”

Ozer Sencar, the owner of Metropoll Research Company, said support for the AKP had increased Turkey-wide after the attempted coup d’etat, while the HDP’s had dropped to about 8 percent. Sencar said the HDP would not necessarily lose supporters for its exclusion from the rally and the constitutional talks between the other three parties with seats in parliament. But, Sencar added, the HDP has lost support from non-Kurdish voters. “As long as the nationalist discourse increases and gains influence, the statements that equate HDP with PKK also increase,” Sencar said. “Thus, HDP’s votes are fixed below the threshold.”

In a statement to the Turkish newspaper Cumhuriyet earlier this week, HDP Co-Chair Selahattin Demirtas said the party’s door would be open to Erdogan if he wanted to engage in “principled and moral” reconciliation. Demirtas also denounced a recent declaration by Kurdish militants: “We do not approve of PKK’s statement on how they will extend the battle to the cities, and we do not accept it. PKK should focus on enhancing possibilities for peace. This is what we want as HDP.”

Mesut Yegen, a sociology professor who specializes in nationalism and Kurdish issues at Istanbul Sehir University, said it had become clear that the HDP was being marginalized despite the party’s efforts toward reconciliation. On the other hand, Yegen said, given the complexity of the issues involving Turkey’s large Kurdish minority, it would not be possible to ignore the party completely. “HDP looks like it is stuck between the government and Qandil,” Yegen said. “At the same time, the disturbance to the public from clashes in cities offers HDP an atmosphere in which it can speak out against the PKK,” Yegen added. “HDP is well-aware of the risks that could arise due to increased conflict between the government and PKK.”

Democracy for peace

Many Turks are disturbed by the ways in which the HDP is being left out of political discussions, but they have also watched with concern as the PKK has intensified its presence in cities after last year’s heavy destruction.

“To suggest that a political party that is supported by 15 million voters should be left out of the democratic mechanism is not good for Turkey,” said Burc Baysal, the president of DISIAD, an association of industrialists and businesspeople in Diyarbakir. He called the demonstrations after the failed coup a positive development for Turkey’s democracy, but added: “What should not be forgotten is that HDP has always paid the price for being on the streets. If people know the value of the streets now, HDP has a big share in this.”

Baysal said the mainstream media’s nonreporting of reconciliation efforts by HDP Co-Chair Demirtas had a negative impact on Turkey’s democracy. “We need a political attitude which would not exclude HDP, but would involve it,” Baysal said. “At this point, we will never accept PKK’s acts of violence in the cities. If there is even a tiny hope of peace, PKK should pave the way for civilian politics.”

 Source: http://www.dw.com/en/the-exclusion-of-the-pro-kurd-hdp-in-post-coup-turkey/a-19472650

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Exclusion, HDP, Kurd, Turkey

The exclusion of Davutoglu – The Battle of Turkish-Saudi intelligence “was he Saudi Agent”

May 24, 2016 By administrator

Davutoglu and Saudi connectionThree months ago the Turkish news site, Diriliş Postası, which is managed by Hakan Albayrak (a close associate of Erdogan) has publicized an article remained online just for a few minutes.
The article discusses a scenario of Ahmet Davutoglu as a secret Saudi Arabia agent in Turkey.

The article’s title is “Who is Davutoglu”, it has pointed out the biography of Davutoglu and his studying abroad. According to this article, when Davutoğlu was studying in Malaysia he was being spurted financially by some Saudi Arabia institutions to continue his studying and, in a short time, a change in his economic life has happened.

Since he returned to his homeland, he founded a scientific institution of art in a great place in Istanbul. This institution costs billion dollars, and after that, he became a big capitalist who owns library, bank, and shopping centers.

The famous political analyst, Fouad Awni, who has a great relationship with “Mitt Turkey” has indicated the same scenario in his article, he said, “According to the opinion of President Erdogan, no place for Davutoğlu in Foundation Presidency of the Republic of Turkey”

In his article, Awni has emphasized that meetings are taking place in Erdogan’s palace in order to study ways to get rid of Davutoglu where he was asked him to resign because the Government of the shade “Gülen group” owns exact documentation incriminate Davutoğlu but no one’s interested in disclosing them.

After carrying out changes in the constitution drafting committee by Davutoğlu against the Directives of Erdogan of expansion his control of the Middle East and continue the political competition with Saudi Arabia, Erdogan has removed Davutoğlu from his place as a prime minister and the head of the ruling party in Turkey to save the regional Turkey’s efforts. On the other hand, Davutoğlu is trying to separate himself from Erdogan after getting information of the closeness of Erdogan’s departure.

Source: veteranstoday

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Davutoglu, Erdogan, Exclusion, saudi, Turkey

Kurdish Exclusion From Peace Talks the Result of Turkey ‘Blackmailing’ West

January 28, 2016 By administrator

1033793661Despite being one of the most effective ground forces in the region, the Kurdish PYD has been barred from participating in Syrian peace. Elif Sarican of the Kurdish Student Union, tells Radio Sputnik’s Loud & Clear why the PYD has been left on the sidelines.

“They have been heroic, and they have been, I would say, the sole reason why, in Kobane, ISIS was defeated,” Sarican tells Loud & Clear. “It’s been shocking for all of us that they’re not being included in these Syrian peace talks in Geneva.”

Those talks begin Friday, seeking an end to Syria’s bloody conflict. According to Sarican, Western nations have refused to allow the Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) to join the talks for fear of upsetting Turkey, especially considering Ankara’s role in slowing the flow of refugees in mainland Europe.

“Turkey has been very smart about blackmailing the EU about this situation. So, ‘You either give us what we want, or we send the refugees your way,'” she says.

“Turkey does not want Kurds to gain any power or strength in the region because this challenges their authority.”

Ankara is also a crucial ally of the United States.

“Their geopolitical position in the region is key for the US at the moment, and I think has been for some time now,” Sarican says. “[The US] cannot lose Turkey as an ally, so therefore, they cannot upset Turkey.”

A stronger Kurdish presence could also help provide stability in the region – something the US has an interest in preventing.

“It wouldn’t benefit the US for the PYD to gain any more strength or power in the region, and to implement their ideologies, which is democratic federalism, which is the inclusion of everyone in the region, which is…the only solution to the Middle East,” she says.

“But this will mean stability in the Middle East, which, of course, as we know, will never benefit the US because it feeds off…this instability.”

Sarican also points out that Washington’s intervention in Syria is more about a desperate attempt to hold onto its status as the sole world superpower.

“Especially after Russia got involved, and they were, of course, as everyone saw, a lot more effective than the US had been over the last few years,” she says.

“The solution isn’t for humanitarian reasons or because they [the US] want people to live peacefully…they want to be the people behind some sort of action in the world,” Sarican adds. “They want to be seen as the saviors of the world.”

While the PYD is one of the most effective fighting forces, it could also be the best hope of diplomacy.

“The real idea of democracy is what the PYD would want to implement and what their direction would be in Syria.”

Given the long history of Turkey’s mistreatment of Kurdish communities, the PYD is simply fighting for a chance to live free of repression.

“They want human rights, to start with, but then they want to be able to govern themselves. They want to be able to say they’re Kurdish, they want to be able to be educated in Kurdish, and they want to be able to live the way they want to live.”

Source: sputniknews.com

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Exclusion, Kurdish, Peace, talks, Turkey

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