A core impasse threatens to derail the Kurdish peace process in Turkey
Turkey is facing a string of unprecedented developments, the latest being a visit by a parliamentary delegation tasked with resolving the Kurdish issue to the incarcerated Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan. The full transcript of their meeting remains undisclosed, because Ocalan has not spoken in a way that aligns with the state’s expectations. If Ankara continues to instrumentalize Ocalan for its own aims and refuses to take genuine, concrete steps, the entire process could collapse.
This visit to Ocalan appears to fit a so-called peace process that many observers doubt is truly underway, since there has been no demonstrable commitment from the government. What makes this moment especially noteworthy is that MPs from the ruling AKP (Justice and Development Party) and the MHP (Nationalist Movement Party) took part in the meeting—a highly unusual move that signals a prodigious shift in procedure, at least on the surface.
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