After 'Mr. Colani', is it now 'Mr. Kobani'?!

The head of HTS, which is still considered a terrorist organization by the entire world including Turkey, Ahmed Shara—codenamed “Colani,” who is also the President of Syria—and the head of the so-called Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)—a name given to camouflage the YPG/PYD, which only Turkey considers a terrorist organization—Mazlum Abdi, codenamed “Mazlum Kobani,” signed an 8-point agreement the day before yesterday. According to the pro-government media, however; “The YPG has surrendered”!..

The first sentence of the official statement regarding this agreement by the Shara administration, whom Erdoğan addresses as “my dear brother,” is as follows:

“Based on the meeting held between President Ahmed Shara and SDF General Commander Mazlum Abdi, an agreement has been reached on the following points.”

In other words, contrary to Erdoğan, it is clear that our “dear brother” Shara does not see the SDF as a terrorist organization, nor does he see Mazlum as a terrorist.

LET'S LOOK AT YESTERDAY TO UNDERSTAND TODAY

Let us keep in mind that the US mediated the agreement between Shara and Kobani, and that Kobani even traveled to Damascus in a US Apache helicopter, and to understand what is happening, let us first recall the conversations in Imralı during the first “opening” process.

In November 2013, while recounting his meetings in Qandil to the terrorist leader, İdris Balüken stated that “even during the period when the leadership was outside, Talabani, Barzani, the US, and the UK were trying to make Ferhat [Mazlum Kobani] the leader,” and that “they want to bring this to the agenda now as well.”

In the meeting in March 2015, İdris Balüken, who had returned from another Qandil trip, said, “They provided information about Rojava. They stated that Western powers, primarily America and the UK, have serious plans for Rojava.”

To the terrorist leader's question, “What kind of plans?” he replied, “The US and the UK aim to politically intervene in Rojava, strengthen the KDP, and make it a part of the South. The team that conducted the Oslo talks is also involved in this business.”

Upon this, the terrorist leader commented, “Actually, that is Israel; it wants to enter quickly. They want to turn this place into a state under the influence of the KDP. Security is under very serious threat.”

While the Undersecretary of Public Security intervened, saying, “They wanted to be included in this process. We did not accept. America went to Qandil. After this meeting, Qandil also made a statement. They said, 'Let there be a third eye,'” İdris Balüken said the following:

“They will bring the KDP and KCK together as a so-called third force. They will eliminate democratic autonomy and canton contracts. They envision a federal structure like the one in the South [Barzanistan]. They are discussing the structure of the YPG. They are imposing, 'How can we include the ENKS in the military force?' The ENKS and KDP are part of this plan... There are impositions on the PYD such as 'put distance between yourselves and the PKK.' In the meetings, discomfort is frequently expressed regarding the relationship with the PKK and the leadership.”

9 MORE MONTHS FOR THE TERRORIST ORGANIZATION

Exactly 94 days have passed since HTS and Shara toppled Assad.

The pro-government media wrote and drew that in the early days of the new administration, the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army would save Syria from the PKK, that orders were awaited for the operation, and that a 25,000-strong army was surrounding the PKK/YPG.

Not only the media, but also Ministry of National Defense sources said, “We believe that the new administration in Syria and its army, the SNA, will save the regions occupied by the terrorist organization PKK/YPG together with the Syrian people.”

Meanwhile, Hakan Fidan, the former head of MIT and the new Minister of Foreign Affairs, who is one of the architects of our Syria policy, made the following statement:

“There is now a new administration in Damascus. The YPG/PKK issue is primarily their problem. If they handle this issue properly, there will be no reason for us to intervene.”

Fidan also answered the question of whether an autonomous region or entity in northern Syria would pose a threat to Turkey as follows:

“I don't think it would be right for me to speak on behalf of the Syrian people; because this is a matter for the Syrians to decide. However, I can say this from the perspective of Turkish policy: We want Kurdish, Arab, and Turkmen civilians to live in their own places, that is, in their homeland. These people should not be disturbed, they should not be forcibly displaced.”

During the same period, the US and the UN reported that a “ceasefire” had been reached between Turkey and the PKK/YPG/SDF. The Ministry of National Defense said, “We think it was a slip of the tongue.”

What was the meaning of this trend? Let's look at the statements made by the new administration in its second month.

Colani, that is, Shara, said, “Turkey is deeply concerned about the PKK's presence in northeastern Syria. It was preparing to launch a full-scale war there, but we asked them to wait to make room for negotiations.”

Minister of Defense Murheb Abu Kesra also stated that they were seeking a solution with the SDF through diplomatic channels and reported that they believed a possible military intervention would “create a bloodbath,” while noting that negotiations were ongoing with some countries, including Turkey and the US, regarding foreign military bases in the country, and that an agreement with Ankara could lead to the withdrawal of Turkish forces from Syrian territory.

As for the agreement signed between Shara and Mazlum Kobani the day before yesterday; it is so obvious that they are stalling!.. Commissions will be established, they will talk, and they will try to implement the agreement by the end of the year, etc.

In other words, the PKK/YPG/PYD, disguised as the SDF, has gained at least 9 more months.

OR A 'ROADMAP' TO STALL TURKEY

Let's listen to what the PKK/YPG/PYD front has to say after the agreement.

While Mazlum Kobani stated that the agreement was a “real opportunity to build a new Syria,” he drew attention to the importance of “embracing all components and ensuring good neighborly relations”...

The so-called Syrian Democratic Council emphasized that “decentralization” should be among the characteristics of the new state...

Ilham Ahmed, co-chair of the foreign relations department of the so-called council, which is hosted in France and the US, said that another purpose of the agreement was “to stop all military operations on Syrian soil”...

PYD foreign relations spokesperson Salih Muslim claimed that with this agreement, “the Rojava revolution has been riveted,” and asserted, “After fighting so much and struggling so much, in the end... we are now becoming partners in the administration, constitution, life, and economy of this state... in everything.”

Nechirvan Barzani, the President of Barzanistan, to whom the terrorist leader sent letters and whom the Imralı delegation visited, said, “This agreement will be a suitable roadmap for the future and the foundation of a stable transition process,” while Bafil Talabani, the head of the PUK, one of Mazlum Kobani's latest patrons, also “sincerely welcomed” the agreement reached!..

DIDN'T KOBANI NEED TO LEAVE SYRIA?

Let's return to Ankara. Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan himself said two months ago regarding the PKK/YPG/PYD, “It is clear that they are playing for time, we see this too.”

Likewise, two months ago, he emphasized that if a military operation is not desired, the PKK management staff must leave the country and explained the following:

“The YPG is an extension of the PKK. More than 2,000 PKK members, international terrorists, and foreign fighters from Turkey, Iraq, Iran, and Europe are in the ranks of the PKK, in the ranks of the YPG, managing the structure we call the SDF. Now, this is actually something hidden from the international public. They are putting Mazlum Abdi in front of the international public. This man is actually an administrator of a sub-organ of the PKK. Above him, there are PKK administrators in Syria. There is Sabri Ok, there is Fehman Hüseyin. One looks at political issues, one looks at military issues; they are PKK administrators. It is impossible for Ferhat Abdi Şahin to make any decision or take any step without their permission. Therefore, it is unacceptable for a terrorist organization to operate in this way in the new era in Syria.”

But what happened now?

Shara signed an agreement with Mazlum Kobani, whom Ankara knows as an “administrator of a sub-organ of the PKK” and whom it wanted to leave Syria.

If so, will this person, the “spiritual son” of the terrorist leader and the so-called general of Trump, become “Mr. Kobani” in the eyes of Ankara after a while?!

EXPLAIN THESE LETTERS

Why are we asking this?

Salih Muslim, the former co-chair of the PYD, whom Ankara welcomed on red carpets during the first opening process, said other things while evaluating the agreement between Shara and Kobani.

He stated that the agreement was consistent with the letter the terrorist leader sent to Mazlum Kobani, and claimed that there was nothing in the letter about any disarmament or backing down from self-defense.

Likewise, DEM Co-Chair Tuncer Bakırhan noted that the memorandum signed in Syria was important in terms of regional peace and democracy and was in harmony with the terrorist leader's letter, and wished for this to be “a model in the Middle East, primarily for Turkey and Syria.”

Since almost everyone knows what is written in the letters of the terrorist leader in Imralı; you should explain them now so that the Turkish Nation knows too!..

Müyesser YILDIZ

March 12, 2025