Turkey, as the legitimate inheritor of the Ottomans, is now challenged to come clean on the Armenian and Kurdish issues. Not that there is any economic or political instability in Turkey, but the ruling party must have come to a conclusion that the speedy transformation in the Middle East urges Turkey to prioritize finding a quick end to its Kurdish dilemma. That would enable Turkey to maximize gains for its national security interests, and to minimize the risks of a potential breakup. Many politicians continue to worry about Kurd desires for an independent Kurdistan.
While it’s all open to scrutiny whether the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) government is taking the right steps in addressing this treacherous issue, it nevertheless seems to have decided to act along with the pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) to follow the South African example in achieving peace for the country. After being against it in the first place, the Erdogan government decided on April 3 to form a parliamentary investigative “commission to evaluate the resolution process.” Both opposition parties in parliament – Republican People’s Party (CHP) and the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) – flatly turned down the request.
