Did those who 'pretend to be nationalists' hear what Talabani said?!

There was a major omission (!) in this year's Newroz celebrations. The message from Öcalan, who has been promoted from an inmate at İmralı to a “founding leader,” could not be read.

Well, the application for a visit by the İmralı delegation was not answered; that is why the message could not be received!..

You would think that Pervin Buldan and Sırrı Süreyya Önder were the ones who delivered the letters written by the terrorist leader to Qandil, to the ringleader Mazlum Kobani in Syria, to Barzani and Talabani, and to the PKK members in Europe.

There must be a reason for the Newroz glitch (!). Either they were afraid of making the nation even angrier by having him speak in the Diyarbakır square, or what the terrorist leader wrote was not liked; in other words, there is a problem!..

WERE ONLY 3 TONS OF WOOD BURNED?

Apart from this detail, according to the pro-government media, there was “enthusiasm for Newroz across the country.” In Diyarbakır, where the largest celebrations were held under the leadership of the DEM Party, thousands of people performed a “brotherhood dance” and 3 tons of wood were set on fire.

Is that all? Could it be that they have hidden or ignored certain things as if they had agreed upon it beforehand?!

Like the messages from the Barzanis, who are close friends of Erdoğan.

For example, Masoud Barzani, in his special message for the Diyarbakır Newroz, stated that he supports the resolution process in Turkey and said, “We hope that Mr. Abdullah Öcalan will be free in a short time, and we see peace as the most correct way to solve problems.”

At a time when even MHP leader Devlet Bahçeli wants the terrorist leader to benefit from the “right to hope,” that is, to be set free, there is no need to amplify this demand from Barzani, right?!

But there is more; he also touched upon the structure in Syria and wished for everyone to reach a result that would be “to the benefit of all” by acting with a “common stance among Kurds.”

What Barzani was saying was that the PKK/YPG/PYD in Syria and the Syrian Kurdish National Council (ENKS) affiliated with him should act together and negotiate with Damascus, something the US and France have been working on for years. Indeed, before the ink on the message he sent to Diyarbakır had dried, it was announced that the parties had reached an agreement at the latest meeting attended by American officials and Mazlum Kobani, and that this would be announced after the Newroz celebrations.

Not only Masoud Barzani, but Nechirvan Barzani also sent a message to Diyarbakır, and it was read personally by his spokesperson Dilshad Shahab. What did he say?

He emphasized that this year's Newroz “took place at a time when the foundations of peace and stability were being laid,” and stated that he “respects and appreciates the efforts of Mr. President Öcalan and all forces and supporters working for peace,” especially Erdoğan. He also noted that they are ready to do everything asked of them to ensure peace, saying, “The success of peace is the success of us all.”

''THE JERUSALEM OF KURDISTAN''

If we come to the real bombshell; a message also came to Diyarbakır from Bafıl Talabani, the head of the PUK, whom Ankara has repeatedly warned for acting as a patron to the PKK/YPG and Mazlum Kobani, and against whom it has imposed the sanction of closing its airspace to flights to Sulaymaniyah.

Before this message, let us recall some of MHP leader Bahçeli's assessments regarding Barzani and Talabani.

He called them the “Barzani and Talabani gang, subcontractors of global powers.”

He described how Bafıl Talabani was “wrapped in the same swaddling clothes as the PKK/YPG,” “throwing wood on the fire of sedition in the Iraqi city of Sulaymaniyah,” and “pinning his hopes on Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu.”

He characterized Talabani's message on the 100th anniversary of the Treaty of Lausanne, in which he used expressions such as “The beginning of dividing our lands into four,” “We must all work together for a great Kurdistan,” as “hate-filled statements.”

Before joining the People's Alliance, he reacted to Erdoğan's intimacy with Barzani with these words: “It was Erdoğan who, while now pretending to be a nationalist, used to embrace and hug Barzani, who took the lives of Turkmens, in Erbil at 'sıra gecesi' (traditional music and food gatherings) with music and çiğ köfte. It was the same Erdoğan who, before the eyes of the noble Turkish nation, turned Diyarbakır into a place of betrayal, brought a PKK member to Turkey 37 years later and made him sing 'Megri Megri', and who lovingly cleaned the confetti off Barzani's head and said 'Kurdistan'. You surely know well who the Qandil missionary is who threatens me by saying 'do not come before me with Turkishness'.”

Likewise, regarding the calculations over Kirkuk, he warned Barzani: “At least 5 thousand Idealist (Ülkücü) volunteers are waiting, ready to join the struggle for existence, unity, and order in Turkish cities where Turkmens live, especially Kirkuk,” and “When the conditions are met, when history becomes too narrow for geography, the National Pact (Misak-ı Milli) will awaken; no power will be able to stand in the way of the right to say 82 Kirkuk, 83 Mosul, immediately after 81 Düzce.”

Those who are sensitive about Kirkuk know; while tales of a “rotating governorship” were being told to the Turkish Nation, Rebvar Taha from Bafıl Talabani's party, the PUK, was elected governor there through trickery last August. Neither Ankara nor Bahçeli made a sound. Since that day, almost no one has mentioned the name of Kirkuk or looked into what is happening there.

Now let us come to Bafıl Talabani's Diyarbakır message.

After saying, “I hope this Newroz will be an occasion for peace, organization, and support for the Kurdish cause everywhere. The Kurdish people are a people with a dignified life; let us join hands to ensure a lasting peace, let us work for the victory of Kurdistan,” he added the following:

“On the occasion of the Kurdish Newroz and the Kurdish New Year, which coincides with the resistance in Kirkuk, the Jerusalem of Kurdistan, I offer my sincerest congratulations to the dear people of Kurdistan, and I wish everyone peace, tranquility, and happiness.”

What is Kirkuk?

It is “the Jerusalem of Kurdistan”... Yes, he was always saying it, but for the first time, he also issued a challenge in the Diyarbakır square.

He practically updated Masoud Barzani's threat of “If you interfere with Kirkuk, I will interfere with Diyarbakır”!..

IS IT ALSO NECESSARY TO 'OVERCOME' KIRKUK?

Bahçeli's activities from his sickbed are well known. While continuing to threaten opponents, he meets with unpredictable names, especially those from the DEM Party, and expresses his gratitude... He invites the PKK to Malazgirt to hold its congress...

What shocked the nation the most was his declaring the terrorist leader in İmralı a “founding leader.”

MHP Deputy Chairman İsmail Özdemir defended this opening with the words: “Whether we accept it or not, this is a technical reality. The Chairman expressed this reality. Turkey needs to overcome some things. We must think more broadly and positively. As a country, we have many goals.”

If Kirkuk is not among the issues seen as “needing to be overcome,” then Bahçeli will surely teach a lesson to the insolent Bafıl and the DEM that opened the Diyarbakır square to him, right?!

Müyesser YILDIZ

March 23, 2025