'Don't wag your finger at us' tension between DEM Party and IYI Party: Turkey is not evaluating this

In the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, thearticles of the Draft Law on Amendments to the Highway Traffic Law are beingdebated.The proceedings continue.

Taking the floor in the General Assembly, DEM Party Ağrı Deputy Sırrı Sakık spoke regarding developments in the Middle East. Sakık stated, "The place we call Rojava is experiencing a living hell. There, jihadithey are massacring peoples. The jihadistsare headhunters. In fact, history has brought a very important opportunity to your doorstep and placed it there. It came and said, solve your own problem. And for a year, look, even for more than a year, aperiod of weaponlea periodis beingexperienced inTurkey. There is noconflict, no weapons, no violence, no death, no blood. It is calling out to the world of politics.Solve your problem through peaceful means.in a way that solve it. Such a historic opportunity has come to Turkey. But unfortunately, Turkey is not evaluating this," he said.

"Ifyou are going to make peace with the Kurds, do not wag your finger at us."

Sakık, in thecontinuation of hisremarks, spokeasfollows:

"Insteadof establishing dialogue and negotiations with the peoples, Turkey's administrators are in the MiddleEastern quagmire with those jihadthose headhunters, those remnants of ISIS, remnants of Al-Qaeda, they are establishing dialogue with them. From these, no peace will emerge, from these, no peace will emerge. Brotherhood will not come to these lands. Those who govern this country, every now and then in their group meetings or in the statemIn your statements,do not threaten us, the Kurds. If you are going to make peace with the Kurds, abandon the language of threats; do not wag your finger at us. We havenever, at any time or in any place, wagged our fingers at anyone,and we want peace. We are proposing a pathto you. Instead of wagging your fingers, KurdsEstablish dialogue and negotiate with the Kurds. In the 1920s, you told the Kurds, 'These lands are yours, our homeland.' Then, in the 1920s, yourejected them. From thatday to this, these conflicts have continued. You still, instead of peace, say 'Weactually have a thousand-year brotherhood with the Kurds,' but there isnothing to show for it... But the Kurdish issue...The Kurdish language is banned. The Kurdish identity is banned. Kurd is a crime. Even though you knowthis, you turn around and say to us'Why are you speaking about Rojava?' Well, the people in Rojava are our brothers. Don't you understand? When policies of oppression are applied to themshould we just sit where we are? What should we do? What business do you have in Rojava? What right do you have in Rojava? If they are brothers, they are our brothers. You have no connection there. Actually, you should ask yourselves this question.

"For God's sake, what has this language done to you?"

Look, the President says 'Please, please' everywhere he goes—in Kosovo, Albania, Greece, Cyprus, East Turkestan, and among the Uyghurs. He says, 'Do not forget your mother tongue.' He says, 'That is assimilation.' Well, why do you not respect the language of the people you live alongside? For God's sake, what has this language done to you? Did we not build this republic together? Did we not build this homeland together? What is still this hostility. This place is not enough. You turn around. In Rojava, these are the syou are saying. Ours is notwagging a finger. We are showingyou the right path. Theright path leads to peace.The right path leads to peace.And we are showing you this right paththose who say it, those who show it are here. This dialogue, this megotiation, let's conduct it togetherstart it. Every now and then you turn to us and say'They are doing business with Israel.' Who did business with Israel? Who went to France and made agreements? Who went to Syrian territory, to the Golan Heights, and who planted Israeli flags there? Israel came there and bombed the Syrian government ministry. Whenit happened.Did you have the strength? No. Who do you have the strength against? The Alevis there."

"WE ARE TIRED OFYOUR VOICE"

DuringSakık's speech, IYI Party Bursa Deputy YYüksel Selçuk Türkoğlu heckled. Sakık, Türkoğlu's remarks said, "Enough, we are tired of your voice. Coming up here and insulting us every other minute, wdo not blow. We have not bowed to yourseven generations," he said.

Sakık'sturning from the podium towards the IYI Partybenches caused tensions to rise in the General Assembly. Sakıksaid, "Constantly engaging in politics over this peopleyou are doing. Youconstantly provokethis people. What do you want? We are tired of you. Enough. You are impudent. We are tired of your racism. Do not insult us," he said.

Deputy Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey Pervin Buldan frequently intervened, saying, "Honorable deputies, please. Please sit down," in an attempt to calmthe atmosphere. continued, but the tension increased. During this time, exchanges such as "ill-mannered," "immoral," "don't act like a bully," and "you are making us scream" wereshouted.

The speaker at the podiumAs Sakık finished his speech and headed toward the DEM Party benches, the argument grew. Members of parliament from the IYI Party and DEM Party rose from their seats and walked toward each other.

Theensuing argumentreached the podium following IYI Party Manisa Deputy Şenol Sunat's flaredup again with his exit. Sunat said, "The speaker who cameup just now, everytime he takesthe podium, has planned and programmed himself to provoke.Shame on you. What are you lacking compared to me, Sırrı Sakık? TYou should be ashamed as a member of parliament of the Republic of Turkey.Shame on you. What is it that you want?" he stated.

This time, Sunat and Buldan argued

Following Sunat'sremarks, Deputy Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey Pervin Buldanintervened, saying, "Mr. Sunat, youcannot address them like that. Do not insult anyone."

Continuing his remarks, Sunat said, "Without stopping You cannotcome up to thispodium and say 'Kurdish provinces' or 'Kurdistan'. This isthe Republic of Turkey. Who do you think you are? You have noright to do this. The Republic of Turkey is a unitary and nation-state. You have no right toyou have no right. Shame on you. Weare mostly keeping silent, but we will not remain silent. You are touching the nerveendingsof this nation. You are disturbing this nation, you have no right to do so. We have neverengaged in anti-Kurdishsentiment. We have neverKurdish brothWe will save our affairs from yourdomination. We will save them from yourdirty ambitions. Be sure of that. You cannot be the representatives of the Kurds. You cannot be the representatives of the nation.Be sure of that. Enough is enough. To cause anincidentforyou are struggling. We do not accept you as an interlocutor. As long as youare not a party of Turkey, nothingwill come of you. Do not talk too much. The Turkish nation sees you. It sees your disgrace. It sees how you treat yourpeople. You are the PKK'sare the political extension of it. Be sure of that. You are a political extension. You are the representative of the organization here, unfortunately," he spoke.Parliament Deputy Speaker Buldan intervened again, saying, "Y

ou cannot address them like that. If you address them like that, I will turn off your microphone.You are doing nothing but attacking a party. You make your speech," she said.As the argument continued, remarks were made from the IYI Party benches toward Buldan.

Upon this, Buldan replied, "Know your place. Get out of here. The subject is...don't talk. You will know your place"used the words.

Upon Sunat saying "There is no such thing", Buldan replied, "Don'ttalk"responded with the wordsSunat, continuing with the words, "Who are you to gesture at me?"Buldan replied, "I willdo it, I will do even more." Sunat responded, "What kind of rudeness is this? You cannot do that."

Parliament Deputy Speaker Buldan, as the tension did not subside, called for afive-minute recess in the General Assembly.