Anahtar Party leader: 'Öcalan knows the framework law, I don't'

Yavuz Ağıralioğlu, the leader of Turkey's Anahtar Party, has publicly criticized a proposed "framework law" being considered in the Turkish Parliament, stating that neither he nor his party members understand its content. Ağıralioğlu asserted that the details of this law, presented as part of a process for a "Turkey without terror," are known only to Abdullah Öcalan, the imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), and the PKK leadership in Kandil.

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Öcalan knows what the framework law is, I don't. The murderers in Kandil know, I don't. We are a party. We represent 3-4 million votes on average in the polls. We don't know what the law is. We don't know what is being discussed. I don't know now either. You are forcing me to talk about something I don't know.

"Öcalan knows what the framework law is, I don't. The murderers in Kandil know, I don't," Ağıralioğlu declared at a press conference. He expressed frustration at being forced to comment on a matter unknown to him and suggested that even members of parliament are likely unaware of the law's specifics, attributing the secrecy to notions of "state secrets" and "state wisdom."

Ağıralioğlu accused the government of engaging with the PKK through parliamentary channels, stating, "You have made Parliament accountable to İmralı [Öcalan's prison island]. You have made Parliament accountable to Kandil." He also highlighted the Anahtar Party's stance on Kurdish issues, positioning the party as a defender of national unity and the rights of Kurds against the PKK.

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You have made Parliament accountable to İmralı. You have made Parliament accountable to Kandil. You formed a commission. You said, 'If necessary, I will go.'

"The Anahtar Party is the bastion of the sensitivity that will not surrender the Kurd to the PKK," Ağıralioğlu stated. He affirmed that the party stands for brotherhood with the Kurdish people and rejects the idea that Kurdish language should be suppressed or that Kurds are solely represented by the PKK. "We will never give one of our Kurds to the PKK," he insisted, recognizing Kurdish as a language of the Turkish nation that should be learned and developed.

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The Anahtar Party is the bastion of the sensitivity that will not surrender the Kurd to the PKK. That is, in order not to surrender the Kurd, not to give one of our Kurds to the PKK, not to treat Öcalan as if the Kurds are entrusted to him, and the Kurds to Öcalan...

Responding to questions about a separate legislative proposal concerning rights for martyrs' families and veterans, Ağıralioğlu expressed deep regret for the political system's failure. He pointed to ongoing protests by these groups seeking their rights, stating, "It is the shame of the political institution, not the party, that our children are forced to protest in the park to seek their rights while a process is being conducted with Öcalan and the PKK under the guise of 'Turkey without terror.' For politics, I apologize."

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It is the shame of the political institution, not the party, that our children are forced to protest in the park to seek their rights while a process is being conducted with Öcalan and the PKK under the guise of 'Turkey without terror.' For politics, I apologize.