The confrontation between Since Erdoğan adopted a nationalist and militarist approach the PKK and the Turkish army left no room for a political to reverse the results of the June 2015 elections, the Kurdish solution, which is why the launch of the peace process in political movement has faced immense pressure. [...] Has Erdoğan Surrendered to the The similarities between Erdoğan’s attitude toward the Kurdish question, which refers to the political, cultural, and economic Establishment? problems of the Kurds in Turkey, after the June 2015 elections and the Turkish military’s security paradigm before the AKP The Kurdish question has been the most controversial issue came to power in 2002 have led some scholars. [...] against the PKK, the HDP, and the Gülenists4 in the name of nationalism and safeguarding the state against “domestic and The military’s control over the MGK ended as a result of the foreign enemies.” democratization reforms carried out by the AKP government in its early years, in line with its effort to join the EU. [...] The AKP became the first government in groups before the military forced the elected government the history of the republic to suggest that the Kurdish question to resign. [...] For the opposition parties to avert any potential pragmatic moves by Erdoğan in the run-up to the elections, they need to emphasize the distinction between Demirtaş and Öcalan, avoid using nationalist rhetoric, and criticize Demirtaş’s imprisonment on the basis of the principle of the independence of the judiciary.
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