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Egemen Pamukcu's avatar

PKK's decision to disarm was not the result of deep philosophical and feminist reflections of their leader. It had two much more salient causes: (1) PKK was pratically beaten in warfare, and its militaristic presence in Turkey is in the brink of annihilation. (2) PKK had lost the support of (most) Kurds in Turkey due to indiscriminate attacks often targeted at civilian gatherings and their overall ineffectiveness at furthering Kurdish interests in Turkish domestic politics.

What the PKK and Ocalan are now doing is to make an alliance with Erdogan. PKK are doing that because they practically lost the war and are ready to settle. Erdogan is doing that because his popularity has been declining sharply, and he needs the Kurdish vote to stay in power in the upcoming elections (it's unlikely this will be effective due to #2 above). It's merely a pragmatic deal struck between two parties trying to make the best out of their declining position.

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İlke's avatar

PKK is a terrorist organization. It has caused the death of more than 15,000 innocent people, including babies in their cradle. My uncle was also killed by the pkk. You are unaware of the history of Türkiye. I respected you until this article.

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