Ömer Çelik's critical 'terror' warning in a live broadcast: We know that certain forces are at play.

16.05.2025 21:30

AK Party spokesperson Ömer Çelik made striking warnings regarding the process of a terrorism-free Turkey during a live broadcast he attended. In his statements, Çelik said, "This issue is open to political sabotage. There are multiple areas of sabotage, and we must be cautious. We know that certain forces are at play."

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AK Party Spokesperson Ömer Çelik stated regarding the process of a terrorism-free Turkey, "This issue is open to political sabotage. There are multiple areas of sabotage, we need to be sensitive."

Following the PKK terrorist organization's decision to dissolve itself and lay down arms, AK Party Spokesperson Ömer Çelik made striking statements.

Speaking on Habertürk's live broadcast, Çelik evaluated the terrorism-free Turkey process and also made notable remarks.

ÇELİK'S WARNING ABOUT SABOTAGE

Çelik, who stated, "The guardianship centers used to say something like 'This issue is above politics' or 'This issue is outside of politics'," said, "They would tell the government about issues that were outside of this. I have heard this topic, which tries to poison democracy, in two contexts; one is the Kurdish issue and the other is the Cyprus issue. Additionally, the Turkmen policy in Iraq can be added to this. The elimination of the political fallacy coded as above politics and outside of politics is necessary. Some issues may be high politics, while others may be daily politics, but everything is within politics. There is something that refutes the claim that the AK Party was distant from this issue. The use of soft elements is already part of the AK Party. We have experience regarding the timing, language, and rhythm," he said.

Çelik also stated, "We see which international actors can intervene in this issue at what time and in what way. We see how the structure we are facing can divert this to other places. This issue is always one that we approach with sensitivity, as the President and Mr. Bahçeli also express, it is an issue open to political sabotage. We need to act sensitively. There are multiple areas of sabotage here. One of them is related to language."

"WE KNOW SOME FORCES HAVE INTERVENED"

In the continuation of his statement, Çelik said, "Many legal or illegal structures. Some states want to sabotage these processes directly or through proxy forces. We caught one person. During the times when ISIS emerged. This person had been in the PKK terrorist organization for 3-5 years and then moved to ISIS. At the same time, he is being managed by an intelligence agency of a European state. This is not only a rhythm and performance that will strengthen Turkey's internal front but also serve as inspiration in the region. We know that some forces that do not want this are intervening. The Middle East has its own unique dynamics. We know that those who have not been able to confront Turkey directly in recent years are using such elements," he stated.

"NOT LAYING DOWN ARMS, BUT SURRENDERING ARMS"

Çelik said: "The issue of laying down arms can be understood as going into a passive state, like looking at a pause. There have been other practices of this in the world. This means the surrender of these arms. The issue here is that the organization must dissolve itself and surrender its arms. All branches and extensions of the PKK, both inside and outside, as our President has also stated, including Europe. The activities of these structures that operate against Turkey must come to an end, and a stance in favor of Turkey must be adopted, as our President has said. The financing of terrorism holds an important place on the agenda. The decision regarding Batasuna taken by the ECHR is a comprehensive decision.

The aim of the process is to address the PKK with all its branches and extensions; that is, in Europe, Iraq, Syria, and Iran's PEJAK. Now the situation in Iraq is different, and the situation in Syria is different. There are topics to discuss in Baghdad, Erbil, and Sulaymaniyah. In Syria, each of them must surrender their arms to the administration. If they lay down their arms, they become part of the Syrian army there; I mean the SDG structure. After that, they can politically establish a political party within Syria and continue their activities, as long as they do not act against Turkey. It is necessary to consider the differences in the model there."

"WE SEE LOZAN AS TURKEY'S TITLE DEED"

Çelik also spoke about the statements made by the terrorist organization that caused discussions regarding Lozan, saying, "Issues such as autonomy, federation, etc. are being brought to the agenda. We have expressed it many times; this issue is approached with the principle of one nation, one homeland, one state, one flag. We have made all the statements to set the coordinates of the issue. It is said that 'there are these and those elements in the PKK's declaration.' Here, it is necessary to look at what the legitimate state and our President have said. We are talking about the terrorist organization's dissolution and surrendering its arms. Every year, on the anniversary of Lozan, let’s look at the statements of our President. We are presenting the AK Party's view on these issues. The statements made by our President on every anniversary of Lozan remain. We see Lozan as Turkey's achievement and title deed," he said.