According to him, in the spring of 2012, the Turkish government has launched a “solution process” with the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), "In the process of government recognized Abdullah Ocalan as the main opposite side. According to the plan, the PKK no longer had to carry out attacks. After the election on June 7, Peoples` Democratic Party (HDP), scored 13% of votes and received 80 seats but out of the new government to be estabished. And tragedy of 33 dead youths, occurred on July 20 in Sanliurfa, definitively eliminated the atmosphere of trust between the parties. Meanwhile, the three-year phase of the truce allowed the PKK to collect a large number of weapons and ammunition. "
According to the expert, today PKK opposes the creation of the “security zone” in the north of Syria: "Because in this case, PYD, the Syrian wing of the PKK, will be under Turkish control. As you know, the PKK is on the list of terrorist organizations in the West, but PYD is not. For this reason, Turkey is concerned about the fact that PYD may obtain PKK weapons. The main purpose of today`s military operations is to prevent the "security zone", which Turkey wants to create. "
Nevzat Çiçek also said that the dangerious situation in the area of Igdir, Kars and Ardahan is in the interests of external forces: "I appreciate the events as an attempt by the PKK to grab field power, as well as an attempt to influence Turkey by external forces. I can see the connection between the processes developing in the Ukraine and north-eastern regions of Turkey. If you remember, in the recent past the initiative to establish a "Muslim army" put forward in the Crimea. It seems that there are interested parties in terrorist attacks in the border using PKK militants entrenched in Armenia. From this point of view I support to assess recent developments on the territory of Ardahan along the border with Armenia until the Nakhcivan. "
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