Jawad al-Baydani: Turkey, supporting terrorism, tries to export its crises to neighboring countries

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AHNA conducted an interview with the director of the Iraqi Institute for Kurdish Studies Dr. Jawad al-Baydani on the attacks launched by the Turkish state on Başûr areas and its policies in the Middle East and the area.

How do you assess the Turkish situation and its policies in the Middle East and the area?

Turkey is living in an internal and external crisis, with the devaluation of the Turkish currency and the deterioration of the living conditions, the situation began to take another turn, with Erdogan's monopoly on power, the opposition voices against this policy increased, this may have prompted the Turkish authorities to adopt a coercive policy to restrain their opponents. Some are in prison or removed from their governmental jobs, while exercising the utmost intensity with the nationalities living there and confiscating their cultural and religious freedoms.

As the economic and security conditions worsened, the Turkish authorities began to stir up crises, intervene in the affairs of other countries, and support the terrorist organizations and Syria and Iraq is a great example of that. Turkey has increased its regional isolation. It is clear that its relations with Bulgaria and Greece are not good as well as its strained relations with Armenia and Russia and the political confrontation with Iraq has intensified, where the Arab League Council issued a resolution condemning Turkey's policies with Iraq.

Another factor that contributed to its isolation from the Arab world was Erdogan's public support for the Muslim Brotherhood. This situation itself was a reason to disrupt relations with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and the rest of the Gulf countries. The media activities intensified with Egypt after the support of Erdogan of this movement, which is considered a terrorist movement by Egypt. He has lost his relations with most of the Middle East countries and his European allies have abandoned him because of this confusion that foreshadows a real catastrophe in Turkey if his random policies are not corrected internally and externally.

Why is this aggression practiced by Turkey on neighboring countries, especially Iraq and Syria?

The economic pressure exerted by the United States with Iran on Turkey pushed it to disrupt its policies in the area, there is a mass movement that rejects the policy of this regime and interventions that the simple citizen paid for.

In the wake of this policy and the rejection of the Iranian street, it generated a frustration state regarding correcting the course of the ruling regime after the arrival of the reformers who in fact do not differ from their predecessors.

Although Iran has undermined the role of the internal opposition, it is unable to restrict it and has begun to use pretexts to convince public opinion within Iran that it is capable of aborting the liberation movement of the peoples claiming freedom. Therefore, it adopts methods of bombing and assassination in liquidating its opponents, believing that this works, this is contrary to the reality that the opposition movement is growing and the international rejection of its policies is increasing and this may increase its isolation.

What are the reasons for the repeated attacks of the Turkish state on Başûr Kurdistan?

With the weakness of Iraq's military capabilities, neighboring countries are trying to gain a foothold in them, through direct intervention or through local parties.

Turkey does not hide its desire to direct intervene through its support for armed groups. It seems that the Turkish president, who had a dream of his predecessors in Mosul, he declared that Turkey had abandoned Mosul because of its weak position in the Second World War and that Mosul was part of the Turkish territory and that its deduction came without Turkey's desire.

The opposition of the United States and Western countries diminished his ambitions, however, he has relied directly on armed arms in Iraq and Syria, which he used publicly to disrupt the situation there.

The victories of the Syrian Democratic Forces and the Iraqi forces on these organizations led him to adopt another policy by maintaining permanent Turkish presence within these two countries.

Erdogan is seeking to export his crises and get out of isolation by supporting these organizations, pointing out to the allies of yesterday that if they do not help him, he will inflame the area with the influx of immigration feared by Europe. This is revealed by the introduction of dozens of trucks loaded with weapons to the armed organizations in Idlib.

Will Erdogan succeed? I think that Erdogan will miserably fail this time which will reflect negatively on Turkey's internal situation, and will engage in very serious political and security battles.

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ANHA