This may seem a bit long but hear me out
I can only speak for myself and few others I am closed to but for me, federalism or autonomy is unacceptable. This whole talks about federalism is to solve the infamous ''Kurdish Problem'' and I can support a solution but things should be done by both sides and not just by Turks or state alone. I have some problems with the dealings of PKK and Kurdish problem in general.
For one, I, as a tax paying citizen who in her life never harmed one piece of tax payed property of the state want to be treated better than a terrorist who killed/tried-to-kill fellow citizens and destroyed billions of dollars of worth properity or a PKK sympathizer who destroyed millions dollars of worth property. One example to this unjust behaviour was the promise of jobs to PKK members who surrendered to our armed forces. Can you think of anything more insulting than this for a law abiding citizen and I am not just talking about Turks here. Think of a Kurdish citizen who doesn't support PKK but unemployed even though his search for job but the ''redeemed PKK member'' who propably killed our citizens gets a job. It is totally unacceptable.
Another subject that causes me to worry is the way our ''Left'' deal with the ethnicities. In recent months, a Bosniak PM said that ''You can't put Turkish and Kurdish in an equal standings''. Her statement was a racist one, none can argue against it and she was justifiably heavly critized for her remark. But on the other hand, a renown lawyer, Ecen Keskin, a Turkish citizen who happens to have Circassian roots, said that ''I consider myself a Kurdish nationalist and have deep feelings for this movement. I have Circassian roots atleast so I am not a Turk''. Can you think of a any other country that has a Racist nationalist who attacked the crushing majority of the country with racist remarks in commonly leftist position such as vice-president of Human Rights Association. Our ''Left'' is becoming nothing more than a proxy title to cover up for Anti-Turkish PKK sympathizers. Most people here know that I am pretty liberal, specially on social issues so I am considered as a Leftist in Turkey but I started to think that if these are mainstream leftists in Turkey, I would rather become an islamist just so that I can avoid being called ''Leftist''
As for my last concern is that I really really don't trust AKP. Everyone who knows a little bit about Turkish politics know that Erdogan is a dangerous man, not because I believe he is a fascist (except for his remarks on Atheists) or anything but because he is ambitious enough to do whatever it takes to gain what he wants. There is propably going to be a referendum in Turkey about Presidential system and Erdogan and everyone knows that the public is against it, atleast majority of Ethnic Turks are against it. Right after these ''peace talks'' started and BDP (Kurdish nationalists) met with Apdullah Ocalan (calling him Apo became anti-peace, coup supporter, Ergenokon member these days...), for who knows why?! Demirtas, BDP leader said that they look positively to Presidental system and would discuss it. It makes us wonder why....
For a solution, I can only come up with one thing and that is referendum to decide the future of Kurds in Turkey. Just let them decide so there won't be a headache for us, law-abiding citizens in the future. South-Eastern Anatolia holds no sentimental or economic value for Turkey and Turks. It is a black-hole in our economy and mental healt with its ridiculusly high crime rate, selling of children to gangs, honor killings, feudal system of ''Agas'', impossibly low education levels, screens of children aged between 5-15 attacking security forces and etc. Sometimes, you need to cut of an arm, i.e: Southeastern Anatolia, and to be honest a useless arm at that for the body to remain alive.