What does the terrorist leader want; the establishment of a second 'Ergenekon-Balyoz' conspiracy?!.

One year before he was thrown into the Ergenekon conspiracy sack, the 26th Chief of General Staff of the Republic of Turkey, retired General İlker Başbuğ, emphasized the following in his book titled "The End of Terrorist Organizations":

"Other examples experienced in the world show that states do not take any steps before the unconditional laying down of arms and the liquidation of the organization... The most healthy way to end the PKK is for it to unconditionally lay down its arms and liquidate itself. After this, of course, the duty that falls to the state is to implement an integration plan for the members of the organization."

It was a period when the "opening" process was in full swing, and the book was like a line-by-line response to what was being done/what was intended to be done. When Başbuğ's book was published, I was in Silivri Prison. After reading it, I said, "By God, it would be good if this book doesn't take Başbuğ to Silivri." I was not wrong; 1 year later, Başbuğ came to Silivri!..

What is the situation in the current opening process initiated by MHP Leader Devlet Bahçeli? Has the terrorist leader unconditionally dissolved his organization and made them lay down their arms? No. But every single day, he wants the government to take a new step.

The commission established in Parliament without a legal basis is one of these. When one of the academics suggested making an "effective remorse regulation" at the meeting about 10 days ago, how did DEM's Meral Danış Beştaş jump in? Like this:

"There is already a remorse law. If the organization members had repented and returned, the conflict would have ended today. They have demands for politics rather than a mentality of 'let them repent, let them come,' 'how can we keep them inside the most, how can we hurt them.' This has been the case everywhere in the world," she said, and noted that "the parenthesis of whether or not to repent would carry the issue to a very backward point."

They have caused the deaths of 40 thousand people; there is not a tiny bit of remorse or apology, there is plenty of arrogant imposition.

MHP'S ''KURDISTAN'' SILENCE

You know what happened under the roof of Parliament last week. DEM Group Deputy Chair Gülistan Kılıç Koçyiğit addressed the women who came from Diyarbakır for the freedom of the terrorist leader, saying, "Welcome, women who embrace hope, who walk to freedom from Diyarbakır, from the ancient city, from all four corners of Kurdistan, for freedom, for equality, for democracy, for the freedom of Öcalan." Those in the hall also chanted slogans in unison: "biji serok Apo" (Long live leader Apo).

Every segment except the AKP-MHP wing reacted to this disgrace, and criminal complaints were filed with the Prosecutor's Office.

It was reported that even the Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey and the PKK commission, Numan Kurtulmuş, asked all parties to be more careful in a closed meeting and said, "I wish such slogans had not been chanted." DEM Spokesperson Ayşegül Doğan said the following:

"Those who come to the group of every political party, those who want to convey their demands can chant slogans. Slogans are chanted in the group of every political party. It is an extremely democratic right. We do not have a specific and secret agenda... Being uncomfortable with this or evaluating it in another way can only be done by those who have not understood the process."

Perhaps due to the growing reactions; exactly 5 days after the incident, Deputy Minister of Interior Bülent Turan and AKP Deputy Chair Kürşat Zorlu found the slogans chanted "unacceptable."

But wait, besides the slogans there, there was also the "Kurdistan" expression by Group Deputy Chair Koçyiğit. Not only did no one dwell on this, but the delusions of DEM co-chair Tülay Hatimoğulları at the forum held in Erbil one day later; "The nation-state understanding is running out... The solution is democratic confederalism" and these words were not even brought to the agenda:

"One of the most fundamental problems in front of the democratization of Turkey is the Kurdish issue. Everyone in this hall knows very well that for over 100 years, the borders in this geography have actually been drawn almost with a ruler with Sykes-Picot. Kurdish brothers have been separated from each other by a border... The peace process and developments in Turkey are very important for the four parts of the Kurdistan geography and for the Middle East."

There is more. Ahmet Türk, whom Bahçeli loves very much, speaking at the "Conference on Peoples, Faiths and Democratic Coexistence in Mesopotamia" held in Mardin the other day, stated that "efforts should be made to establish a dialogue between political parties in the four parts of Kurdistan," while for Syria, he said, "Instead of HTS being a neighbor to Turkey, let the Kurds be neighbors... We have to shout together that Syria is our red line in terms of Kurds."

Okay, it is not surprising that the MHP, which declared the terrorist leader a "founding leader," does not react to the slogans, but what about the "Kurdistan" business?!. Yet, it was none other than Bahçeli who shouted 4 years ago, "There is no such place as Kurdistan within the borders of the Republic of Turkey, and there never will be... Voicing the discord of Kurdistan is a historical betrayal."

THE TERRORIST LEADER'S REQUEST TO "SILENCE"

What are the concepts most used by the terrorist leader, his organization, and his spokespersons regarding the process? They will bring not only Turkey but the entire Middle East to a "democratic republic, rule of law, freedom, peace, and brotherhood"!.. Their sensitivities regarding press freedom are completely different!..

For example, when an operation was carried out on Halk TV in January; they accused the government of "not recognizing boundaries in the pressures and attacks on the opposition press," and said, "Despite taking almost 90 percent of the press under its control, the government, which cannot tolerate a limited number of opposition channels, newspapers, and a limited number of opposition journalists, is afraid of the truth... In an environment where journalists are silenced and the public's right to receive information is restricted, neither democracy nor justice can be mentioned. Neither real journalists nor society and we will not bow to these attacks."

They announced that they stand by every journalist who uses their pen for the people.

But they came from that so-called libertarianism to this point.

İmralı's voice Pervin Buldan announced in the last meeting they held on October 3 that the terrorist leader did not like the language of the media regarding the process, and that the concern of these circles was not solution and peace, but demagoguery and hostility. Following that, she noted the following:

"The fact that some commentators, reporters, and channels use comments and expressions against the process is not a problem that we will solve. Because when we look at it, today the media is in the hands of the government, and the judiciary is in the hands of the AKP. We are talking about a government that has every power and dominates every area of life. Therefore, it is again the duty of the government to improve and eliminate all these. But I also want to state that no progress has been made on this issue."

In summary, she announced that they want the government to silence and "eliminate" opponents of the process through the judiciary.

Naturally, they first drew the reaction of journalists. What do you think they answered to the reactions?

DEM Group Deputy Chair Sezai Temelli claimed on Tele-1 the other night, "Even though the press paid the biggest price, there is now a media that beats the process and is alienated from the process..."

DEM spokesperson Ayşegül Doğan challenged, "You insist on remaining 'enemies'! We do not expect you to understand the process, to approach it with empathy, to reach out for peace, or to lend a shoulder. It is enough not to cast a shadow on the possibility of democracy!"

THE TERRORIST LEADER'S FIRST COMPLAINT AND THE ARREST OF COLONEL ORKUN

Pervin Buldan said that the terrorist leader voiced those complaints in the meeting on October 3, but there is a before to this.

Namely; after the meeting on August 28, the DEM İmralı delegation announced that the terrorist leader "stated that the handling of this strategic move by some political and press circles with approaches such as simplification or ignoring it harms the process."

In the last week of September, at the meeting titled "Peace journalism, what do journalists say?" in Istanbul, Saruhan Oluç, a DEM member of the PKK commission who met with journalists, claimed that the state made these news reports to Sözcü, Nefes, Cumhuriyet newspapers and NOW TV channel, which he was uncomfortable with their publications, and said, "There are those who want to create a Habur syndrome."

Coincidentally, just at that time, retired Colonel Orkun Özeller, who opposed the opening, was arrested!..

Finally, the other day, at the panel titled "The role of the press and media in peace processes" organized by the Southeast Journalists Association, Saruhan Oluç stated that "there is a serious need for a change in style and language in the media," while also claiming that "some military and civilian bureaucracy circles do not want the process to progress," and said, "It is essential to take confidence-building steps."

SAKIK IS A SECRET WITNESS, BAŞBUĞ IS A DEFENDANT

After all this, shouldn't the Ergenekon and the subsequent Balyoz conspiracies be remembered?!.

While it was claimed on one hand that the so-called Ergenekon also managed the PKK, on the other hand, they sat at the table in İmralı and the foundations of Oslo and Habur were laid.

Names from the BDP and DTK, which were the DEM of that time, requested to intervene in the Ergenekon case... Şemdin Sakık, codenamed Parmaksız Zeki, who planned and managed numerous attacks, especially the martyrdom of our 33 unarmed soldiers in Bingöl in 1993, was made a secret witness under the name "Deniz".

The Ergenekon conspiracy also took up a lot of space in the İmralı Notes. While the terrorist leader claimed, "If they had understood me, there would be no Ergenekon... Ergenekon's expectation from us was to escalate the war starting from 2002. The PKK's power ensured Erdoğan's survival," on the other hand, he said, "The part of the army that wanted to go to a solution with us was also liquidated together with Ergenekon. The US did these, otherwise Tayyip Bey cannot even liquidate a corporal. They did these through the community's prosecutors... We will not surrender Turkey to gladio, Ergenekon, and the Special Warfare Department. The politics of this is being done here. The real politics of Turkey is being done here. AKP cannot do this. Erdoğan should not make me take another stance. PYD will protect its power."

Since the terrorist leader and his spokespersons are calling on the AKP to "eliminate" opposition to the opening, including through the judiciary, it falls to us to ask:

What do you want; the establishment of a second Ergenekon conspiracy?!.

Müyesser YILDIZ

October 13, 2025