TKP General Secretary Kemal Okuyan made assessments regarding the Mecca Agreement on the program "Komünist Bakış" (Communist Perspective) broadcast on soL TV. Responding to questions from journalist İrem Yıldırım, Okuyan opposed interpretations that the agreement "disrupts Israel's game," arguing that the text is part of a US-centered regional military orientation.
Okuyan stated that the military alliance that has come to the agenda between Turkey, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia cannot be read merely as an attempt to fill a vacuum left by the US in the region. Stating that "the agreement emerged through the initiative of the US," Okuyan argued that the alliance directly targets Iran.
The claim that the agreement 'disrupts Israel's game' is dominant among Islamist circles. Forget about those, this is complete nonsense.
According to Okuyan, the agreement contains vague and dangerous commitments that foresee other countries providing support with "all available means" in the event of an attack on one of the parties. The TKP General Secretary said that such expressions could create a ground that might bring Turkey closer to the risk of hot conflict in the future.
CRITICISM OF THE OPPOSITION AND PARLIAMENT
Okuyan also criticized the low participation from the opposition benches during the voting of the agreement in Parliament. Describing the absence of a significant portion of deputies during the vote on such an important topic as "surprising and thought-provoking," Okuyan stated, "This is an agreement that might perhaps drag our country into a hot conflict."
In the program, Okuyan also touched upon the contacts between conservative circles in Turkey and the TKP, stating that their party does not compromise on its secular stance, but that they have no issues with people's religious beliefs or personal preferences. Okuyan conveyed that they even received congratulatory messages from circles close to the government following the Mecca Agreement protest in Ankara.
Defining the TKP's stance on the issues of Palestine, Yemen, and Iran as an "anti-imperialist" line, Okuyan emphasized that their position against Israeli and US policies is not periodic. Okuyan expressed that there is a "reckoning" regarding government practice in conservative circles in Turkey, and for this reason, interest in the party has emerged from different social segments.
At the beginning of the program, Okuyan also touched upon the explosion that occurred at the HABAŞ iron and steel factory in Aliağa, İzmir, describing the events as a "massacre." Stating that such incidents in large enterprises cannot be explained by "coincidence," Okuyan said, "When precautions are not taken, we encounter these.".
News Source: 12punto
