Ankara- In the wake of a symbolic ceremony held in a region Iraqi KurdistanDuring which dozens of fighters from PKK To burn their weapons in response to the invitation of their arrested leader Abdullah OcalanIn a move that the Turkish government described as “opening a new page” in the country’s history.
And ignited the statement of the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan On the “triple process”, during the consulting meeting ofJustice and Development Party In Ankara last Saturday, a wide wave of political controversy, where he said, “We are the Justice and Development Parties, andThe national movementAnd democracy and equality for peoples, we decided to walk in this way together, at least as a trio.
Observers were divided into the interpretation of this phrase between those who considered it an affirmation of the cooperation of the three parties in overseeing the process of disarming the Kurdistan workers only, and between those who went to carrying broad political dimensions that had paved the way for a new alliance between these parties, opens the door to a constitutional amendment that allows Erdogan to run again for the presidency.
The content of the plan
In light of this, the Turkish political scene is awaiting the formation of parliament, a special committee to supervise the implementation of the “road map”, after Ocalan called in a recorded message to establish a parliamentary committee to manage this process and push it towards a comprehensive and sustainable peace.
The “triple process” is based on cooperation between 3 main parties:
- The ruling Justice and Development Party led by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
- An ally of the National Movement Party.
- The new Kurdish Party, “Democracy and Equality of Peoples”, which was established by former deputies from Democratic Peoples Party Prohibited.
The process aims to disarm Kurdistan workers and work to integrate its elements into peaceful political life inside Türkiye.
In this context, representatives of the Kurdish party announced their readiness to cooperate with the state to ensure the success of the operation. On the other hand, the Turkish government called on all parties represented in Parliament to participate in the next stage by forming a parliamentary committee that supervises the implementation of the road map.
Erdogan stressed – in his statements – his full support for the process, stressing that Parliament will put the necessary legal framework with wide participation from various political blocs. The idea of forming this committee came in response to the invitation addressed by Ocalan in his recorded message.
Denial of the alliance
After Erdogan’s statement on the “triple operation” sparked a wide wave of speculation about its political dimensions, the Democracy and Equality Party of peoples rushed to deny any intention to enter into an electoral alliance with the ruling party and its national ally, stressing that its role is limited to a “practical partnership” aimed at making the path of disarmament and enhancing peace opportunities.
The party participating in the party, Toulay Hatem Ugolari, said that the meetings held by the party with the political parties are focusing exclusively on pushing the peace process forward, adding: “No party alliance has at all.”
She explained that the party has continued since the beginning of the operation with the government and the opposition alike, stressing that the management of this operation cannot be in favor of one party. She continued: “We are not going with any party, we are going with the state,” stressing that their participation is limited to the security and political framework without any other partisan obligations.
In an attempt to alleviate the controversy, Erdogan returned the next day to confirm that the New Testament that Turkey aspires is not limited to these three parties alone, but also includes all parliamentary blocs, calling on all parties to participate in the process. The official media of the ruling party later deleted any reference to the “trilogy”, in a move that observers considered an attempt to contain the political controversy sparked by his previous statements.
In turn, a spokesman for Justice and Development, Omar Chilik, stressed that the conversation is not about an electoral alliance, but rather the success of the peace path, stressing that the New Testament is not the responsibility of the Justice and Development Party and the national movement alone, but rather requires the participation of all political forces represented in Parliament.
Either People’s Republican Party The exhibitions, so he announced his support for disarmament procedures, and participated in the preparatory meetings, confirming that his deputies joined the parliamentary committee to be formed, with his pledge to follow a constructive approach to resolving the Kurdish issue.
On the other hand, the party stressed the need to ensure the committee’s balance and the transparency of its work, warning that “it turns into a tool to implement the agenda of the ruling party.” He confirmed its boss Ozgor Ozil The importance of exploiting this historical opportunity to solve the Kurdish crisis, but at the same time he expressed his “doubts about Erdogan’s intentions”, accusing him of “seeking to create a new alliance to devote his political authority.”
Political understandings
Political analyst Omar Afshar believes that the current stage bears dimensions that exceed the technical framework of the disarmament file, and it may constitute an introduction to broader political understandings between the participating parties.
He adds to Al -Jazeera Net that Erdogan’s statement reflects – even if it implicitly – the existence of a level of political coordination that may develop in the future into an electoral partnership, especially in light of the need for the current authority to expand its popular base after the relative decline in it.
Regarding the possibility of this scenario to attempts to amend the constitution, Afshar believes that any political understanding with the new Kurdish party will remain conditional on the extent of compatibility on the powers and amendments that the Kurds themselves may obtain from an alliance with the government, and whether the authority is able to commit to providing concrete gains to them in light of its alliance with Turkish nationalists.
For his part, political analyst Jenk Sirajoglu believes that the positions of the opposition parties will not have a decisive impact on the path of the upcoming parliamentary committee, due to the fact that the government will not allow these parties to obstruct the process, but rather will remain the initiative in its hand to manage the file according to its vision.
Sirajoglu adds to Al -Jazeera Net that the Republican People’s Party “does not possess sufficient political will to play an active role in this context,” noting that his fears are mainly focused on the political gains that the ruling party may achieve in the event of the success of the disarmament process.
He believes that this political sensitivity makes the opposition to employ the process to enhance President Erdogan’s balance and ruling alliance, which may weaken any constructive efforts that it can be made within the parliamentary committee.