Parliament did not have a chance to begin talking about the issue as discussion was blocked due to debates focusing on the date of the discussion, with opposition parties lashing out at the government for selecting Nov. 10 -- the anniversary of the death of the nation’s founder, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk -- to bring the Kurdish issue to the floor of Parliament. Although these debates blocked discussion of the real problem, analysts still find the fact that the Kurdish problem has come to the floor of Parliament a very promising development for Turkey.Yeni Şafak’s Fehmi Koru finds the reaction of opposition parties regarding the date selected for the discussion of the Kurdish initiative to be groundless as he says: “I wonder whether they mean to say anything can be discussed on Nov. 10 except the Kurdish initiative. Why should it not be discussed on this day? Do they have any doubts about the fact that the administration style seen as appropriate for Turkey by Atatürk is democracy?” He says the opposition parties may see a disconnect between Atatürk and Kurds, but the Kurds fulfilled the responsibility that fell on them for the establishment of the republic. “How do I know this? From the statements Atatürk made at the time. The opposition, which avoids discussing the issue by saying that discussing it on the day of Atatürk’s death would disrespect him, is displaying the real disrespect toward him with its attitude,” says Koru.
Radikal’s Oral Çalışlar finds discussion of the Kurdish problem in Parliament a positive move, saying that briefing deputies regarding the process and seeking their support is an example of an innovative approach. “Even though the opposition parties are reacting harshly against the establishment of a consensus on the discussion of the issue, the issue’s appearance in Parliament means the involvement of all deputies in the process,” explains Çalışlar.
Another Yeni Şafak columnist, Ali Bayramoğlu, says the goal of the opposition parties is to prevent the discussion of the Kurdish initiative in Parliament; however, he says they will not succeed in doing this. “Reactions against a solution, which indirectly demand the perpetuation of the status quo and the spilling of blood, are important to note; however, their importance comes from the fact that they will be recorded in history. They are being smashed against history, and they will be smashed.”
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