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Kurdish problem-focused Peoples? Democratic Party (HDP) deputy S?rr? Süreyya Önder has said his party represents a historic chance in the upcoming general elections for the country to live together in harmony. 

The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is isolating the imprisoned leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers? Party (PKK), Abdullah Öcalan, putting the peace process at grave risk, according to a delegation that recently applied to visit Öcalan.

A group of politicians known as the ??mral? delegation? headed to the Kandil mountains in northern Iraq early May 18 to meet with senior leaders from the outlawed Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK), as their repeated demands to meet with the PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan, imprisoned in ?mral? island, have been rejected since April 5.

The recent Newroz declaration of the jailed Kurdistan Workers? Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Öcalan contained many ambiguities, but it could still be considered a positive step on the path of the so-called ?peace negotiations.?

It was different in Diyarbak?r for Nevruz this time. Three long years had passed since the first letter was read in the big Ba?lar Square. Those sentences were still fresh in the memories of the Kurdish youth.

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu finally appeared before the media on March 24, the fifth day of tension between his government and President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an over the latter?s direct criticism of the way the government is handling the Kurdish peace process. 

What is the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) government doing? 

Here is what it is doing:

Ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Parti) circles were trying the extinguish the fire, or pretending that there was no fire at all, regarding the exchange of words between President Tayyip Erdo?an and Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Ar?nç over the Kurdish issue, when the AK Parti?s intrepid Ankara Mayor Melih Gökçek started to machine gun Ar?nç with tweets on March 23.

The cabinet under Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu is holding its first meeting on March 23 after an unprecedented row was sparked between Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Ar?nç and President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an over the Kurdish peace process.

Turkey is going through some very challenging times. Will it be possible to steer the Turkish transatlantic ship smoothly through the drastically difficult Kurdish problem's rough waters with icebergs floating around or laden with mines?