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A nomad from the mountains of Kurdistan. Kurdish and regional politics.

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Joined June 2009

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  1. Finally, such divergence in Ocalan and Bayik's views is only expected given they have been living in two very different environments in the last two decades. There are differences in their characters too: while Ocalan is a visionary, Bayik is more of a political animal.

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  2. To conclude: Bayik is more pessimistic and less in favor of peace talks with a current AKP (Islamist) government compared to Ocalan; Bayik is more aggressive and less in favor of concessions to Turkey in Rojava; Bayik is more in favor of HDP's anti-Erdogan, pro-CHP stance.

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  3. Bayik seems to have been suspicious of a peace process with an Erdogan-led government from the very beginning. This is while Ocalan was very hopeful and he still goes back to his 2013 letter which was the peak of the peace negotiations.

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  4. Bayik seems to be less flexible re Rojava too. Ocalan: Turkish sensitivities should be taken into consideration in any work toward a solution in Syria. Bayik:

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  5. While Ocalan stressed neutrality in Turkish politics, Bayik doesn't hide his specific hatred of political Islam which the piece suggests for Bayik AKP as an Islamist party is the ultimate evil; I believe this suggests Bayik is in favor of HDP's current stance in Turkish politics.

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  6. Bayik in the op-ed: "We were naive to think that the Kurdish question would be solved solely through dialogue with Erdogan’s party." Ocalan letter: “Our stance... is determined to continue the style of expression in the 2013 Newroz letter by deepening and clarifying it”

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  7. Although the title reads "now is the moment for peace," the content suggests otherwise. Bayik clearly shows he isn't in favor of peace talks with the AKP government and his languages throughout the piece explicitly suggests this:

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  8. Few thoughts on Bayik's op-ed: this op-ed attests Ocalan-Bayik divergence on issues from the peace process to Rojava to HDP's stance in Turkish politics. Bayik has put them subtly but the differences are there to see:

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  9. Retweeted
    19 hours ago

    This is BIG! co-founder Cemil Bayik’s OpEd in the Washington Post: “Now is the moment for peace between Kurds and the Turkish state. Let’s not waste it.”

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  10. I’ll end this here. People (especially many from pro-PKK echo chamber) try to take away things from its context. I am not here to defend Şivan, but equating Şivan showing up with Erdoğan in 2013, the peak of peace process, with showing up next to Khameini doesn’t worth an answer.

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  11. Meanwhile when Şivan Perwer returned back to Turkey, most people accused him of betrayal (calling him Jash) but I see nobody say that about people like Mazhari Khaliqi even though Khaliqi’s return serves the Iranian regime at such crucial times way more than Perwer’s return did.

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  12. Iran keeps playing Turkey vis-a-vis combating Kurdish rebels ; the regime won’t do much to open a new front unless it deems it an existential threat. Kurdish rebels aren’t existential threats for now because they’re divided and deeply hijacked by Ettela'at

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  13. Iran regime knows how and when to play their cards; as the regime comes under increasing pressure, it eases some cultural restrictions in Kurdish areas while also signing agreements with Turkey to combat Kurdish rebels who might be the US’s most important ally inside Iran.

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  14. Princess Haya is ‘at least the third woman to flee Sheikh Mohammed’s palaces in Dubai.’ This gives us a glimpse of how miserable are Sheikh Mohammed’s palaces where all he can offer is just money.

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  15. Retweeted
    Jul 2

    This is based on an old Kurdish saying which roughly translates as 'it's like dinosaurs and stormtroopers dancing dabke'

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  16. Retweeted
    Jul 2

    "It's been said before that Iran’s leaders play chess while US leaders play checkers." A better analogy is "a game of high-stakes poker-one in which, as usual, Iran’s leaders have a small stack of chips and are overplaying a poor hand" Well put

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  17. Retweeted
    Jul 2

    Turkey's government has poured money in religious projects, yet the number of Turks who define themselves as religious has declined

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  18. Jul 2

    "The UAE embassy in London has declined to comment on what it says is a personal matter between two individuals." Dictators are the state itself so by default their family matters are also state matters, but they like their 'privacy' to be respected!

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  19. Retweeted
    Jul 2

    Locals from the “regime-held” west of the river haven’t returned to their homes, unlike those on the US-backed SDF side who have or want to. Many from the regime side live in SDF areas.

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  20. Retweeted
    Jul 2

    The Syrian regime isn’t in control of Deir Ezzor — west of the river & other parts east of it. Pro-Iran Shiite militias are, and they’re apparently building husseiniyat in a province nearly 100% of it inhabited by Sunni Arabs

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