Öcalan announces historical call to solving the Kurdish question!

Öcalan announces historical call to solving the Kurdish question!

Kobane, Syrien - The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the right-wing extremist coalition partner MHP may offer the PKK co-founder Abdullah Öcalan an early release, provided that it dissolves the PKK. This organization is classified as a terrorist group by Turkey as well as the EU and the USA and has conducted an armed conflict with the Turkish state since its foundation in 1978. While Öcalan has repeatedly called up to arms in the past, his upcoming appeal, which has been announced for the next few days, could be a decisive turn in the Turkish-Kurdish relationship. He recently indicated that "necessary positive steps" and demands "peace, democracy and fraternity for Turkey and the region". This could be the key to the end of years of violence, as ZDF reported.

long -term consequences

ÖCALAN, which has been imprisoned since 1999, has with his actions and statements not only influence the PKK, but also on the Kurdish fighters in Syria, especially on the SDF, who have fought against Islamist troops in the past few weeks. These events are of enormous importance because the SDF fights for its autonomy in northeastern Syria. A possible withdrawal or the resolution of the PKK could have a direct impact on the security situation in the region. Experts, such as Professor Hüseyin Bağcı from Middle East Technical University in Ankara, find that the PKK will not automatically react to Öcalan's demand and the question remains, how the military leadership of the group positions itself, a departure from its previous struggle could mark a historical development, according to vienna.at .

The intensifying conflict in Syria, especially on the border with Türkiye, also puts the civilian population in great danger. Reports on hours of artillery strikes and the escape of over 100,000 Kurds illustrate the urgency of the situation. The fears justify the questions of whether the Turkish government, through its strategic steps with Öcalan, may use the potential for a peace solution or whether it is only a tactic to legitimize its military activities against Kurdish forces. The unclear future of the Kurdish and the impending humanitarian crisis make developments in the region particularly explosive.