While the Government is Silent, Are DEM Party Members Telling the Truth?

While the government remains silent, the DEM Party is openly discussing its political agenda, raising questions about the ruling party's true intentions regarding the peace process. The article suggests that a recently introduced "framework law" is merely a cover for a larger, undisclosed project.

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Let the guns be silent! Of course, undoubtedly! The PKK will no longer fight! How wonderful! The PKK will be disbanded, is this bad? Undeniably good!

The author expresses skepticism about the government's approach, implying that any concessions made to the PKK could be interpreted as accepting their demands. The piece contrasts the government's silence with the DEM Party's explicit articulation of its goals, drawing parallels to historical agreements like the Medine Constitution. This document, which established a confederation-like structure in Medina, is cited as an example of how different groups with distinct rights can coexist.

The article further elaborates on the DEM Party's vision, which they term a "democratic republic." This concept, according to the author, signifies a new political and social union between Kurds and Turks based on "common interests," rather than simply a more democratic version of the existing Turkish Republic. The reference to the İmralı inmate (Abdullah Öcalan) calling the framework agreement the "first kilometer" of a thousand-kilometer journey towards Kurdish objectives underscores the perceived long-term ambitions of the Kurdish political movement.

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The AKP seems to be hiding the entirety of the project from the people. The framework law is the wall of the larger project behind it.

This perspective is further solidified by the "Kurdish Front's" rejection of the Treaty of Lausanne, which established the current borders and political structure of Turkey. Their stance suggests a desire to establish a new political foundation, marking a new era from their point of view. The government's continued silence on these maximalist political programs is interpreted as a strategic tactic, akin to the "salami tactic" in international diplomacy, where objectives are achieved through incremental steps.

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But if the agreement also includes the acceptance of the demands for which the terrorist organization has been fighting, under certain conditions?

The author concludes by posing a critical question: why is the government not responding to these claims? The silence fuels speculation about whether the two sides are pursuing entirely separate agendas, suggesting that the issue extends beyond a simple dissolution of the PKK.

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Yesterday Işık Kansu wrote, I hadn't read Bakırhan's words: The Republic was founded 100 years ago, but now they are transforming everyone's home... with the 'Medine period wisdom of political and social unity and justice based on common interests.'