«If Erdogan loses the election, he will go to prison because he has committed too many crimes during his presidency,» said Ertugrul Kucuk, an iconic figure of the Turkish Left and honorary president of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), in an interview with OPEN. Ertuğrul Kürkçü, an iconic figure of the Turkish left and honorary president of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP).
He explains the reasons why the Turkish president is trying to outlaw the HDP, stating, among other things, that in the event of an election defeat, «Tayyip Erdogan loses everything. The Islamic caliphate will be defeated, and the way he presented Turkey as an Islamic republic will be defeated. The dynasty he has established will be defeated. Everything will collapse. That is why he is fighting and playing this deadly game and not just sticking to the electoral game.’.
The honorary president and co-founder of the HDP, the Turkish Democratic Party of Peoples, considers the resolution of Greek-Turkish differences to be very difficult, if not impossible. In the second part of his interview on OREN's main news program, he also talks about the double game Erdogan is playing with NATO and Russia.
As he notes, among other things, «Tayyip Erdogan wants NATO's backing against the Kurds on the one hand, and on the other hand he shares his defense policies with Russia. He wants to play on both sides. I don't think he will be reliable for much longer.».
