Assistant Professor Bayraklı said that the majority of the Kurdish population voted for the Peoples Democratic Party (HDP) to back-up the peace process. But, the PKK misinterpreted the June 7 election results as a clear approval of their policies, and exploited the peace process.
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Turkey wants to take violence and chaos away from its doors. For this, it supports initiated defensive attacks against the strongholds of both PYD and ISIL.
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Nowadays, the HDP and the PKK find themselves at a crossroads: They will either walk further down the path of violence or reinstate the cease-fire to maximize their gains in northern Syria and reap the benefits of peace in Turkey.
To give a snapshot about the latest developments involving Turkish airstrikes against ISIS and the PKK after a suicide bomber killed 32 civilians on July 21 in the Southeastern town of Suruç, Deputy General Coordinator for the Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research (SETA) joined Al Jazeeras Inside Story on July 28, 2015.
The fight against ISIS necessitates an agreement between Turkey and the international coalition to counteract ISIS and protect the countries bordering ISIS-controlled areas.
The operations demonstrate that Turkey will use different measures against these terrorist groups in and out of its borders.
Quite contrary to Turkeys anti-ISIS campaign in the region, the PKK is ungratefully trying to pull the Turkish government into the chaos between ISIS and the PKK-supported PYD
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With a significant drop in public support, the AK Party currently faces various challenges in forming a coalition with other parties.
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As the HDP lacks necessary experience to focus on religion and popular demands in their election campaigns, it is impossible for the Kurdish political movement to compete with the AK Party at the national level
Tension has been escalating in Yemen since U.S. forces withdrew from the region. Now, as Iran extends its support to Shiite militants and the Saudi-led coalition conducts airstrikes on strategic positions, the situation is getting out of control in the country.
The two key elements behind the success of settlement processes are strong leadership and the perpetuity of the involved actors
The PKK, or the Kurdish question, is an international issue It is playing with other actors, cooperating with other actors.
Assoc. Professor Ersel Aydınlı focused on a critical detail to eliminate the terror cycle and said the responsible parties, media in particular, should exercise self-control rather than self-censorship.
It is imperative to rethink how to frame security around the question of Israel-Palestine within policy-making circles.
The diversified nature of the rioters, and the beginning of the use of violence by these groups, as seen by their destruction of public and private property and the killing of members of the HÜDA PAR, raised questions about the protests.