Turkey Kurdish party leader doubts peace talks could resume soon

The secretary general of Turkey Kurdistan Socialist Party (KSP) expressed his doubt that the halted Kurdish peace process would restart in Turkey in a near future.

"The government's stance against democracy and the Kurdish people is extremist and putting pressure on them because the AK Party (ruling Justice and Development Party) does not want to break its ties with its fascist allies," the party leader told KurdPress in an interview.
Referring to Turkey ruling party efforts to form an alliance with Kurdish parties in Turkey Kurdistan," Mr.Tak told KurdPress that there had been rumours over the formation of an alliance between the coalition between AK Party and Kurdish parties and some experts were predicting the resumption of the Kurdish peace talks that were halted on 2015 after Turkey pro-Kurdish People's Democratic Party (HDP) passed some 12 percent of the votes in parliament elections and entered parliament as a party and the spillover of Syria civil war.
He added: "There are also rumors of the formation of a conservative Kurdish party whose aim is to win the votes of Kurds who are tired of the HDP and AK Party policies.
Mr. Tak added: "Those who raise the possibility of resumption of the peace talks refer to the visit of Golsan Orhan, the former AK Party Van Deputy, to Diyarbakir which is possibly an attempt in this regard.
He noted that during the visit, Golsan Orhan visited some civil society organizations, which some analysts and media believe it could be a sign of the start of the peace talks, as well as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had a meeting with the leader of the Kurdish Huda-Par party at the presidential palace which could also be a sign of the resumption of the talks.
Answering a question about the ruling party's goal in holding the meetings, the secretary general of the KSP said: "Undoubtedly, the ruling party has reached a deadlock, the economic crisis has increased and poverty and unemployment have increased relatively. Meanwhile Turkey presidential ruling system is moving towards a mono-ethnic and dictatorship system.
He continued: "extremism and using security forces are the answers to economic and cultural demands. Also threats, torture, arrests and imprisonment are increasing against the individuals and groups, and the Kurds in particular are the main target of these violent acts of the government."
He added: "The ruling party policy of aggression and expansionism against Syrian and Iraqi Kurdistan are continues. Due to its actions and interventions in the Mediterranean, Libya, the Caucasus and Syria in international forums, Turkey has been left alone and has faced much criticism. Therefore the AK Party has come to the conclusion that continuing these policies will lead to no avail."
He noted: "It is natural for the AK Party to take these measures and start a new maneuver as it is in a severe political crisis."
Regarding the Kurdish issue in Turkey, Masoud Tak explained: "In my opinion, the Kurdish issue will not be resolved harshly, and the way to deal with it is not artillery, tanks and prisons; but the problem must be resolved through talks at negotiating tables."
The party leader went on to add: "But the ruling party is not willing to accept the fact that it has failed and must stop the attempts. That is why the ruling party and it's allies need fascist and racist movements in Turkey political arena."
He further says: "The government's position on democracy and the Kurdish people is clear because the AK Party does not want to break the hearts of its racist partners.""

As experience has shown, the ruling party is never willing to admit defeat, and (Turkey president Recep Tayyip) Erdogan and some other party pragmatists claim their defeats in the form of victory," the secretary general of the PSK explained about the ruling party's policy of denial and rejection of its defeat.

He reminded that if the Erdogan government announces that (yes, peace talks have started) it will not be postponed and will be implemented."
"The AK Party has been formed based on two pillars: Islamism and Turkishness. There is a strong current within the AK Party veins that emphasizes on Turkishness, like the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP). That is why in the current situation Erdogan is not ready to make rifts within his party under the pretext of resuming the peace talks," Mr. Tak further told KurdPress.
Regarding the possibility of starting the reconciliation project, Masoud Tak said: "Given what was said, I do not anticipate that the peace talks will begin, and I think it is far from the truth now."
He added: "The travel of some officials of the ruling party to Diyarbakir and other places is just to entertain the public opinion."
The KSP secretary general also said about the formation of a Kurdish party by the AK Party: "I can not say anything clear and precise about the formation of a Kurdish party by the AK Party because I do not have any exact information in this regard. But there are rumors in the public sphere in this regard they are doubtful to be true."
He stressed: "But I can say that I do not consider the formation of a Kurdish party by Kurdish enemies to be in the interest of the Kurds."
"Is there a gap in the political space of Turkey Kurdistan today that requires a new party to be formed by others? I do not think so," Mr. Tak wondered.
"It is true that some conservative Kurds have split from the AK Party or that some supporters of the People's Democratic Party (HDP) are upset with their party's policies, but that does not mean that a new party needs to be formed," he underlined.
Masoud Tak emphasized: "Undoubtedly, the formation of a new party by any individual or group is a natural issue and it is natural for some conservative Kurds from the AK Party to resign from the party due to their opposition to its policies and efforts to create a new party; but they should not oppose to Kurdish national rights in Turkey and do not become a tool at the hands of Turks."
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