Dude, this is a gross exaggeration of what he said. He literally just said that he hates seeing men in their 20s dying for no gain. He said that when possible, diplomacy should be used. He DID NOT say that diplomacy should be used with PKK/YPG.
EHA Medya is lying, even some of the replies are exposing them.
How is that any better?
The fact that Umit Ozdag
STILL believes of the possibility of talks either between the Syrian regime or the PKK just speaks of his naivety just like Erdogan, AKP, CHP, and iYi; in other words, he isnt any better
For a quick history lesson, ever since the founding of the PKK and the Assad family have been supporting it even though it was made by its arch-enemy, the US. Have you ever questioned why? It is simply because the political elite of Syria still believes that majority of the areas of eastern Turkey actually belongs to Syria and that it was unlawfully taken away starting with Hatay! Therefore, PKK is the perfect tool to meet such goals
There is a reason why Assad dont want to talk to Erdogan; Erdogan is the currently the only one within the Turkish political class who wont withdraw from Syria while all the other politicians have voiced their consent to do so..... even with Umit Ozdag, lets say they initiated talks under Umit Ozdag rule, what do you think Assad will ask from him? Simply to get out of Syria and the first thing that he will do after obtaining such territories back is giving it back to the PKK and this will reinitiate the terrorist bombings that occured once or twice every month within Turkey from 2011-2016
The same mistakes will just repeat itself and this isnt a good sign. I truly wanted Umit Ozdag to be the new leader of a new generation but with his belief of diplomacy with Assad still rooted, then Turkey is poised to suffer again and again
Although, thanks for clarifiying what EHA Media tried to cover