Thread by @fgeerdink

for your information: #pkk attacks military targets in the rural southeast of #turkey. and kurdistan freedom hawks (tak)? tak hits military/police targets in cities. yesterday's bombing was aimed at innocent civilians, which fully rules out pkk and tak.

and ypg and ypj in #syria? that's, if possible, even bigger nonsense. they defend the autonomously administered regions in #syria, they don't do cross-border ops, only extremely occasionally retaliation at turkish military targets outside civilian areas in border provinces.

ask yourself: who profits from this #bombing in #istanbul? it's fully against the interest of the #kurds in #syria, they will actually be targeted now. this bombing is exactly what erdoğan needs: a reason to invade syria again.

also the turkish government's refusal to accept us condoleances fits this scenario: the us will have to 'make up' with #turkey, read: no longer object to another turkish invasion of kurdish lands. that's ons foreign power in the pocket, next is work on putin to allow invasion.

#akp and erdoğan need this to have a chance to win next years #elections. they expect to win over kurds' dead bodies because nothing unites nationalist turks (read: votes of *all* mainstream parties) like dead kurds.

1200 turkish flags planted on #istiklal street. it's a #scenario put into practice. i'm scared for what's coming. #turkey #syria #kurds

https://twitter.com/bbcturkce/status/1592110124889407488

the #pkk has reacted, sends condolence message to families of those who were killed and wishes speady recovery for those who were injured in the bombing in #istanbul. denies any responsibility, says there is a 'dark plan' behind the bombing and that #turkey's aim is #kobani.

speedy not speady. #pkk doesn't always react to unfounded accusations against them because they have better things to do than to join the conversation others are creating about them, but this is huge and with huge implications, so they explicitly deny.

also #sdf general commander mazlum abdi @MazloumAbdi denies any involvement in yesterday's bombing in #istanbul. #syria #turkey

https://twitter.com/MazloumAbdi/status/1592136296981757953