TKP General Secretary Kemal Okuyan on the resolution process: The Kurdish issue will deepen further

Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) General Secretary Kemal Okuyan made assessments regarding the resolution process and the framework law accepted by the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM). Responding to questions from the soL News Portal, Okuyan stated that the process should be handled in conjunction with Turkey's domestic politics and regional orientation.

Okuyan argued that "the Kurdish issue will deepen further," objecting to the current process being presented as a solution. The TKP leader stated, "Now the Kurdish issue is being used to pave the way for a transformation and to find support for it. This is not a solution at all. Turkey is heading toward new conflicts under the NATO umbrella."

EMPHASIS ON THE FRAMEWORK LAW

While explaining why the TKP opposed the framework law accepted in the TBMM, Okuyan argued that the debate could not be limited only to concepts such as "laying down arms," "peace," or "consensus." He stated that they see a "commonality of direction" between developments in the region, the restructuring of Turkey's domestic politics, and the government's foreign policy preferences.

Stating that they did not reduce the TKP's stance to a "neither here nor there" position, Okuyan said, "There is a program here regarding how this country will get back on its feet." According to Okuyan, a discussion on the Kurdish issue cannot be conducted independently of the topics of labor, secularism, the Republic, and imperialism.

Okuyan claimed that the government has brought up the thesis that "if the Kurdish issue is solved, all of Turkey's problems will be solved," and that similar assessments have been made from the DEM front. In contrast, he argued that prosperity, peace, and democracy would not be possible while a program to suppress the working class in Turkey, deepen cooperation with NATO, and make new regional expansions with the US is in effect.

Touching upon the historical role of the Republic, Okuyan claimed that the current process is aimed at overcoming social resistance. Stating that "none of Turkey's problems can be solved with ethnic codes or religious references," Okuyan said that exclusionary and denialist policies are also among the factors that lock the issue in place.

OPERATION AGAINST THE SÜLEYMANCILAR AND POLITICAL TIMING

Okuyan also spoke about the timing of the operation against the Süleymancılar. Stating that religious communities and sects have become an inseparable part of the political and economic system in Turkey, Okuyan expressed that these structures are both influential within parties and have turned into centers of economic power.

Arguing that preparations for the operation were made months in advance, Okuyan said, "The question of 'why now' should be asked. I think one of the answers is definitely the framework law." According to Okuyan, the government wants to send a message to segments reacting to the resolution process that "we are also intervening in the sects."

Stating that the entire sect structure is a problem, Okuyan drew attention to the economic power of the Süleymancılar. Saying that the state has remained silent for years about the large accumulation in these structures while auditing the expenditures of some municipalities, Okuyan stated that the sects are unregistered and unsupervised.

Okuyan also evaluated Özgür Özel's attitude toward the framework law proposal. Stating that calculations made based on parliamentary arithmetic are insufficient to explain the country's issues, Okuyan indicated that important problems cannot be handled with "fine calculations."

Regarding the question about the general stance of the left, Okuyan expressed that he did not see a clear objection outside of a limited segment, responding, "In the end, another 'not enough but yes' has emerged."