Monday, June 29, 2015

Turkey worried over changing demography in Syria

 Turkey’s National Security Council on Monday expressed its concern about attempts to change the demography in Syria during fighting near the Turkish border.

In a statement issued after its June meeting in Ankara, the council said it was disturbed by “actions aiming to change the demographic structure and terrorist acts targeting the civilian population living in the region”.

The council, chaired by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, discussed events in Turkey’s south as well as “possible threats” and additional security on the border.

The council said Turkey would continue its humanitarian aid for the 2 million Syrian and Iraqi refugees sheltering in Turkey while condemning the “insensitive attitude” of the international community towards human rights violations in the region.

In recent days, Turkish media reports have claimed the Syrian Democratic Union Party (PYD) has been trying to change the demographic structure of northern Syria with the aim of establishing a Kurdish state from Iraq to the Mediterranean Sea.

Erdogan, speaking after an iftar dinner for the Turkish Red Crescent in Istanbul on Friday, said Turkey would not tolerate the establishment of a new state in the northern part of Syria.

 www.aa.com.tr
29/6/15
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  1. Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Turkey was prepared for all necessary measures to tackle security threats along its borders, highlighting Ankara's growing anxiety about conflict near its southern frontier in Syria...

    The National Security Council, chaired by President Tayyip Erdogan, expressed concern about a threat of "terrorism" from the Syrian border as local media reported Ankara was considering military steps to counter security risks from Syria.

    A statement from the council following its meeting also said Turkey was worried about demographic changes in the region, in an apparent reference to the displacement of Arab and Turkmen Syrians following fighting in recent weeks.

    Syrian Kurdish forces continued to make military advances against Islamic militants with Ankara fearing the creation of an autonomous Kurdish state in Syrian territory that would further embolden Turkey's own 14 million Kurds.

    Erdogan said on Saturday Turkey would never allow the formation of a Kurdish state along its southern borders.

    Syrian Kurdish forces secured the town of Kobane next to the border over the weekend, beating back Islamic State militants.

    "If any harm is to come to Turkey's border security, if Turkey reaches the conclusion that this garden of peace is being threatened, it is prepared for any eventuality," Davutoglu said in comments broadcast late on Sunday.

    "We will take the necessary measures to reduce the risks related to cross-border security."............Reuters

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