Türkiye faces an American-Israeli “coup attempt”?

By Dr. Samir Salha

Washington wants Turkey to give it everything it wants, and when it does not achieve that, it directs all its tools against Ankara. What does all this American weapons sent to the east of the Euphrates mean? And all these American military bases in Greece, Cyprus, Syria and Iraq? Is it a coincidence that all this movement is taking place in a circle surrounding Turkey from all sides?

Ankara once again directed its arrows at Washington, holding it responsible for the partnership in targeting Turkish soldiers a few days ago in northern Iraq. It is the second attack of its kind, and the result is 21 Turkish soldiers killed within 20 days in infiltration operations and surprise attacks by members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party in the “Claw - Al-Qafl” area in northern Iraq. To date, Turkish military operations on the northern Iraq-Syria line have not stopped, and there are no indications that they will stop soon.

Washington wants Turkey to give it everything it wants, and when it does not achieve that, it directs all its tools against Ankara

American "coup attempt"?

The well-known Turkish journalist Talat Atilla talks about the US administration's plans, which are preparing "a new coup attempt in Turkey through some strategic moves, as some inside Turkey see." We have previously followed similar positions that held Washington directly responsible for an attempted coup in 2016. But talk about America’s adherence to a goal of this kind at this time is a surprise to everyone, while US President Joe Biden’s work team praises the Turkish partnership and its importance for the two countries in the region.

The atmosphere of 7 years ago in the course of Turkish-American relations has not changed much. Washington is disturbed by the way Ankara deals with bilateral and regional issues that concern them, and the Turkish side criticizes America’s Syrian, Iraqi, and Middle Eastern policies on a daily basis and what it is trying to do in the Black Sea region. But for matters to come to an accusation of this kind on the lips of one of the Turkish pens in the midst of an atmosphere of popular and official anger regarding what the PKK and SDF groups are doing in northern Syria and Iraq, this means that protecting “Muawiyah’s hair” will be difficult for the two countries.

Turkish opposition journalist Fatih Burtuqal also speaks in the same direction, saying: “What happened in northern Iraq over the course of 3 weeks cannot be a coincidence.” America is waiting for an appropriate moment of emptiness and chaos inside Turkey to pounce.

Like Burtuqal and Attila, Islamic writer Latif Şimşak says, “Attempts to mobilize terrorist cells to carry out suicide operations will not work. The jinn has left the lantern and does not want to return to it before it takes what it wants.” A fourth Turkish writer, Ismet Ozcelik, repeats, “The message is clear. America brought down the Turkish march, mobilized ISIS and Workers’ Party groups, targeted Yemen, and moved Mossad cells in Turkey. These are all simultaneous issues with one goal. Washington is in a difficult regional situation and therefore is trying to threaten Turkey.” All of this is in addition to the confessions of cadres in the Workers’ Party who were interrogated and spoke about the logistical support provided on the Qamishli-Sulaymaniyah line.

What more does the Biden administration want to hear from Turkish President Erdogan than his saying: “They want to turn the Red Sea into a lake of blood”?

What is being said inside Turkey today brings us back to the starting line with Washington, and goes beyond holding it responsible for targeting Turkish soldiers in Hakurk and Matina, Iraq, in two successive operations within 3 weeks.

Is Israel a partner in the plan?

Yes, according to many Turks. There are a group of signals that cannot be skipped, the most important of which are:

- The declared state of alert among the ranks of the Turkish security and intelligence services and the activation of their operations at home and abroad against the Mossad and its activities against Turkey, and the waves of arrest and detention of dozens of spies and agents after monitoring and follow-up operations that lasted many weeks reflect the fact that Zero Hour is an American-Israeli one with a single decision and from a joint operations room. Moving the Kurdish card in the region is what may serve Washington and Tel Aviv in these difficult circumstances they are going through.

The Turkish air and ground forces, in coordination with the intelligence service, continue to target sites of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party and Kurdish Protection Units groups in northern Syria and Iraq, in retaliation for two infiltration and attack operations against Turkish military centers near the Iraqi city of Matina, which led to deaths and injuries among Turkish soldiers.

There is once again talk inside Turkey about broader ground and air operations on the Qamishli-Hasakah-Qandil-Matina line.

Baghdad and Damascus decided to remain silent and wait, waiting to know the limits of the Turkish military movement and where it will stop.

- Tehran did not miss an opportunity of this kind, so it moved to target Erbil under the pretext of the latter opening its doors to Mossad agents who attack its leaders in Iraq.

The mystery is the following: Will the Turkish operations reach the heart of Sulaymaniyah, the stronghold of Bafel Talabani, an ally of the SDF, the Labor Party, America and Iran at the same time, who facilitates the movement of the Labor Party groups on the Syria-Iraq line with the knowledge and support of the American forces present there?

We will not accept terrorism on our borders

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken is coming to Turkey to discuss more than one file and to talk "about the role that Turkey can play in the next day in Gaza." From there, he continues his shuttle trip to Athens, as if to say that Washington is moving on the Turkish-Greek rapprochement, amid an atmosphere of Turkish optimism about the occurrence of trade-offs in the outstanding issues, including the F-16 deal and Sweden’s Atlantic membership. However, days after his departure, PKK groups moved to attack Turkish forces in Matina. Who orders her to move so quickly and why?

Washington must help answer, otherwise it will find the Turkish fireball in its lap very soon.

Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announces that “our operations continue resolutely until the last terrorist is neutralized.” Turkish intelligence service teams are active by air and land in targeting military installations and infrastructure of the SDF and hunting down cadres and leaders of the Workers’ Party and their collaborators.

The Turkish Presidency’s Communications Department transmits a statement issued by a security meeting in Istanbul, chaired by Recep Tayyip Erdogan and with the participation of senior security and political leaders, in which it said: “The more the noose is tightened on the terrorist PKK organization in Syria and Iraq, the more attempts to re-empower and revitalize it gain momentum... Turkey will absolutely not allow the establishment of terrorism on its southern borders, no matter the sacrifices.”

Washington prefers not to comment on what is happening so as not to anger Ankara further in Syria, Iraq, and the Red Sea.

Were we unfair to the White House two weeks ago when we wrote, “America is fighting Turkey... in northern Iraq?”, on the Asas website on January 4 of this year. Were we wrong when we came to conclusions that said: “We are at war with America. Are members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party soldiers in the American army?”

The answer came to us just a few days ago. What is being said inside Turkey today brings us back to the starting line with Washington, and goes beyond holding it responsible for targeting Turkish soldiers in Hakurk and Matina, Iraq, in two successive operations within 3 weeks. The Turks are convinced that there is someone who shares the sheep with the wolf and cries with the shepherd. The limits of the Turkish military and political response are not yet clear... but the coming days will say a lot.