Turkey is one of the countries where terrorism hurts the most. It is quite normal that society's large part does not sympathize with a party, some of whose representatives declare that they do not see the PKK as a terrorist organization, and from time to time slogans in favor of the terrorist organization are chanted at its congresses. Therefore, I do not think it is a correct approach to explain the inability of the HDP and the opposition alliance to come together on an electoral alliance only with the "divide and rule the opposition" strategy of the People's Alliance.Moreover, the economic program of the HDP, which seems likely to form another alliance with left/socialist parties, is "too far left" for the opposition alliance.On the other hand, HDP received exactly 5 million 866 thousand 309 votes in the 2018 general elections. This number is likely to increase in this election. In other words, HDP has popular support that even the most nationalist government cannot overcome by labeling it as "terrorist". In a country where so many citizens are terrorists or terror sympathizers, it would probably not be possible for anyone to survive. HDP members associating with terrorism or associating the party with terrorism "from the outside" is a grave injustice to the millions of peaceful people who voted for the party by embracing their Kurdish identity.&nbsp;Therefore, it is very significant that Demirtaş underlines the distance between the HDP and the PKK and criticizes his party after criticizing the government and the opposition.Through the rhetoric of its leaders and Demirtaş, the HDP aims for the opposition alliance to recognize its legitimacy. For example, it did not attend the emergency extraordinary meeting of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) to discuss the issue of violence in health care because the CHP did not contact the HDP in its legislative proposal.The six parties adopt a democratic stance on issues such as the legitimacy of the HDP before the law, the constitutional rights of HDP politicians, freedom of expression, and security of life of HDP voters. They promise that governments will create a democratic environment in which the HDP will utilize its constitutional right to dissent.In return, the HDP should not expect that the common pain and anxiety of division caused by a separatist terrorist organization to large segments of the population with different views will suddenly disappear. The HDP should also understand that the parties representing these population segments are not willing to form an open alliance with it, and should not withhold its support at least in the second round.After all, if democracy is to be rebuilt with the "Reinforced Parliamentary System" model, it will open a space for the HDP to take part in democratic politics and voice its opposition. If Turkey is to rebuild democracy, an HDP that has no ties with terrorism and HDP voters who freely express their democratic demands will take their place there. Only in this way will social peace be achieved.

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