Turkey has no way out but civil war, Istanbul Armenian MP Garo Paylan, who represents the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) of Turkey in the parliament, told French Telerama weekly, Asbarez reports.

According to Paylan, modern Kurds, who the Turks kill with complete indifference, are  Armenians of yesterday.  

“In contrast to Armenians, Kurds are armed and organized. But the civilians, including women and children, are also Erdoğan’s target. Whereas Europe is silent, but if everything ends badly, hundreds and thousands of Kurds will head for Europe,” the Istanbul Armenian MP said.

In Paylan’s words, Turkey conducts wrong policy both regarding the Syrian and Kurdish issue. He reminded that several years ago the peace process on the Kurdish issue, which Erdoğan personally supported, was launched: “But like in 1914-1915, the country’s leadership began conflicting with the minorities, presenting them as traitors of the Turkish nation.  The Turkish government links the problems in the country with the Kurds. All this makes to watch out for a civil war…The Armenians didn’t have arms and weren’t organized, whereas the situation with the Kurds is completely the other way round,” Paylan said.

To avoid this situation, according to the MP, it’s necessary to make peace with the Kurds, however Erdoğan has chosen the path of war.

“Both sides have people with radical views. Within our party we tried to persuade radicals from the Kurdish side that the possible war will claim hundreds and thousands of lives, but our efforts are useless. When I use the word “peace,” I’m scolded from both sides,” the Paylan said.