The situation of Iraq has witnessed many changes; But Turkey is still dealing with the status u which Iraq is still a dependent part of the Ottoman Empire, Why do you think that the Turkish government swims contrary to the sea wave currents. That is to say, Turkey goes in the opposite direction? Especially after the 2007, the Turkish leader\u2019s speeches are very hard and strong towards Iraqi Kurdistan.<\/p>\n
Realities are always hard to acknowledge. Especially when things change very quickly. The situation in northern Iraq has indeed changed very radically and very fast. On the other hand, it is difficult to say that in Iraq choices are made very rationally.<\/strong><\/p>\n How do you see the Ankara worries and hesitation towards Kurdistan experience? How do you see the future of Turkish- Kurdish relations?<\/p>\n Turkey is very uneasy concerning the new Kurdish en<\/span>tity. This is <\/span>because it knows it doesn\u2019t make its own Kurds part<\/span>icularly happy.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n One of the negative points of the Kurdish- Turkish <\/span>relations is <\/span>the absence of dialogue; don\u2019t you think that it\u2019s <\/span>the time for <\/span>Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan to visit Iraq<\/span>i Kurdistan, to <\/span>discus the issues with the Kurdish leaders?<\/span><\/p>\n No. Turkey has too many problems to settle right no<\/span>w. On the <\/span>other hand Kurds of Iraq are totally dependent of t<\/span>he US. But I <\/span>fully agree that Turkey should be in constant dialo<\/span>gue with Iraqi <\/span>Kurds. I despise people contending that Turkey shou<\/span>ld \u201cgive a <\/span>lesson\u201d to Iraqi Kurds. This is not the way to deal<\/span> with the PKK <\/span>problem<\/span>, which is an internal affair.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Turks have always been the suzerains and the Kurds <\/span>always <\/span>the vassals in this region. The only way to keep th<\/span>is historic <\/span>relationship that was beneficial to both is to act <\/span>like a suzerain: To <\/span>play the role of midwife for the birth of a Federate<\/span>d Kurdistan <\/span>instead of trying to prevent it, all the while resp<\/span>ecting the <\/span>territorial integrity of Federal Iraq. On the other <\/span>hand, a <\/span>landlocked Federated Kurdistan can only be secure if<\/span> it maintains <\/span>good relations with Turkey. This is a win-win situa<\/span>tion. In this <\/span>region, hegemonic power, whatever it\u2019s name is now,<\/span> are <\/span>travelers; Turks and Kurds are the inn-keepers. Als<\/span>o, let us not <\/span>forget that the Kurds were \u201cseduced and abandoned\u201d <\/span>four times <\/span>by the US only: King-Crane Commission in 1919, Kenne<\/span>dy in 1962, <\/span>Nixon1975, and Father Bush 1991.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n *During his visit to Diyarbakir Abdullah Gul<\/span> admitted that there is <\/span>Kurdish problem in Turkey and they have made mistak<\/span>e that they haven’t <\/span>solved it yet. How do you look at the future of Kur<\/span>dish issue in Turkey? To <\/span>you how this issue could be solving?<\/span><\/p>\n This had been admitted before, 1991. AKP is the fir<\/span>st non-nationalistic party to <\/span>come to power in Turkey. This is a chance for both <\/span>peoples. But it\u2019ll take time.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n * Due to the continuity of the present crit<\/span>ical and complicated situation <\/span>in Iraq a number of the political supervisors are i<\/span>n the belief that splitting <\/span>Iraq into number of three separate regions has beco<\/span>me a de facto <\/span>status… Hence if the splitting of Iraq has become<\/span> a truth and the <\/span>Kurdistan region has become an independent entity… <\/span>In your opinion of <\/span>view how would be the Turkish stance and attitude t<\/span>owards this new <\/span>phenomenon and then how would the Turks deal with t<\/span>he future Kurdistan <\/span>entity?<\/span><\/p>\n I hope the Iraqi Kurds will not fall to this trap w<\/span>hich is called \u201cinfantile <\/span>sickness\u201d.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n * Joseph Biden<\/span>\u2019<\/span>s plan for Iraq<\/span>\u2019<\/span>s federalism is a plan which came to <\/span>existence as a result after the absence of a seriou<\/span>s and a characteristic <\/span>plan in the political ground in Iraq. How far this <\/span>plan will fill the political <\/span>gap? Don\u2019t you think that this plan will be a prefa<\/span>ce or first step towards <\/span>partitioning Iraq?<\/span><\/p>\n I don\u2019t know about this plan.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n * The unity of Iraq is real or only a dream<\/span>?<\/span><\/p>\n I have answering this question before: Hope it\u2019s no<\/span>t a dream. This would hurt <\/span>the Kurds as much as the Arabs.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n * How far Biden<\/span>\u2019<\/span>s plan will make impact the US strategy and policy <\/span>in <\/span>Iraq and the Middle East? Do you think that, from n<\/span>ow and so on, this <\/span>plan will be the structure of dealing the civil soc<\/span>iety in Iraq? <\/span><\/p>\n * Now US is trying to put Iran under an inte<\/span>rnational pressure, this is <\/span>through blaming Iran by not implementing the UN sec<\/span>urity council <\/span>decisions for stopping its nuclear program, so do y<\/span>ou think that US is <\/span>going to be successful in this step?<\/span><\/p>\n Iran is a very important regional power. The US can<\/span>not invade it like Iraq. It can <\/span>only shell it, which is bound to strengthen the gov<\/span>ernment.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n * Some observers expect militarily facing each<\/span> other of US and Iran, or <\/span>US trying to strike Iran, so what is the probabilit<\/span>y of these expectations to <\/span>be true? <\/span><\/p>\n I already commented on this. <\/span>I said: I hope Kurds w<\/span>ill not fall in the trap of the <\/span>infantile sickness.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The situation of Iraq has witnessed many changes; But Turkey is still dealing with the status u which Iraq is still a dependent part of the Ottoman Empire, Why do you think that the Turkish government swims contrary to the sea wave currents. That is to say, Turkey goes in the opposite direction? 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