It is very clear that he has cast caution to the wind.
He is smashing and breaking everything like a bull in a china shop.
There is no opposition in front of him to stir Turkey into action. Knowing this, he is as comfortable as someone walking through a village without dogs, where no one is there to stop him.
Likewise, on the other side, my fellow citizens are already in a death-like slumber...
Even though they are exhausted from enduring the cruelty of the oppressor and the biting cold of midwinter, they seem to have resigned themselves to their fate.
When will the cup overflow, or will it ever? Who knows!
On Tuesday, we wrote that he was conducting a 'cleanup operation before the final blow,' stating that 'his only concern is a constitutional amendment that will ensure he stays in that seat until his time comes, and that the regime he has established survives him.' We noted that he is doing everything in his power to intimidate anyone he sees as an obstacle to this, adding, 'He strikes and strikes, he breaks and breaks. He lies in wait to choke anyone who dares to utter a sound. The nation has almost become afraid of its own shadow.'
We had set an appointment for today to convey his plans for what comes next, based on information from the deep corridors of Ankara.
The ink on the article had barely dried when they detained the Halk TV employees. Among them is Editor-in-Chief Suat Toktaş.
They are putting on a show of force, but in reality, fear haunts the mountains; the more they fear, the more aggressive they become, and the more aggressive they become, the more they fear.
It would be naive to think they will stop.
They are determined to amend the Constitution, no matter the cost!
They want to achieve it as soon as possible.
They are reportedly working on a text with three or four versions. It is said that they are fine-tuning critical articles to avoid too much backlash. One or two surprises might emerge beyond what has already been reflected in the public eye.
An agreement has already been reached with the DEM members, and they have shaken hands. There is no "process" or anything of the sort. They are just buying time. In other words, "getting people used to it..."
The rest is just theater played out in front of the cameras.
Contrary to the version they are trying to feed the people of my country, there is no question of the terrorist organization laying down its arms.
Those in Qandil will leave Iraq within a certain timeline and join the Syrian Democratic Forces.
The modalities have already been determined.
The status of the leadership cadre is reportedly still being discussed with the Americans.
Progress in these negotiations is expected by March.
We can expect significant developments around Newroz, that is, on March 21.
The relocation of the PKK's presence from northern Iraq to Syria will be marketed to the people of my country as, 'We have uprooted terrorism. The PKK has dissolved itself.'
They need the DEM Party and Abdullah Öcalan for the persuasion campaign they will conduct here.
They rely most on pro-government journalists and trolls.
Social media, opposition channels, retired generals, and "strategy and security" experts may be brought into line.
They are determined to silence anyone who opposes or tries to hinder this.
Knowing the public's sensitivity on this issue, they are already bringing "dissenting voices" or those likely to dissent under control.
Tayyip Erdoğan will also be polished as the "leader who ended terrorism."
They will build their strategy for a potential early election on this.
Abdullah Öcalan's call to lay down arms could be the justification for his release from İmralı.
They will likely say, look, he contributed to the end of terrorism, he has practically served his sentence, so let's grant him house arrest as a guarantee for the continuation of peace.
But this is a bit problematic because there is a security dimension to the issue. For example, if he is released to house arrest in Ankara, how will his security be ensured!
Will they station police at his door, or the gendarmerie!
Or perhaps PKK militants!
Is there any security officer in the country who would voluntarily accept this?
In any case, Abdullah Öcalan does not seem very intent on leaving İmralı for the time being.
However...
The real issue is what comes after!
Let's say everything went according to their plan.
The Constitution has been amended, the pro-Kurdish factions have received everything they wanted, the path has been cleared for Tayyip to remain President for life; the Neo-Hamidian regime has reached the point of completion.
How will the people of my country digest this, will they be able to digest it...?
Even though the terrorism that has been ongoing for over 40 years has not severed the emotional bond between Turks and Kurds, what if social peace is disrupted...
If the resulting reaction spills out into the streets...
If a major fracture begins to appear in the right-wing segment...
If a powerful nationalist bloc emerges against the government...
Many questions have already begun to occupy their minds.
Because, how they will navigate the process leading to an early election after the constitutional amendment—if they choose to hold one—is closely related to the answers to these questions.
None of them are out of the question.
Let us conclude our article by saying that we will all wait and see together.
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