Debbie Bookchin, Secretary General of the Rojava Emergency Committee in the US, spoke to ANF. Debbie Bookchin, who noted that Erdogan's picture of a war against the PKK is actually a war waged against the entire Kurdish people, said that it is in fact another grotesque example of ethnic cleansing.

Stating that as long as NATO membership continues, the Coalition will not take a step towards closing the airspace to Turkey in Rojava, Bookchin said: “Of course, we can put serious pressure on Erdogan to impose some sanctions. With these pressures, Erdogan can take a step back in military operations and approach peace talks with the PKK again. At the moment, we clearly see that the Turkish state is carrying out heavy massacres in the region. It is trying to de-Kurdishize the region and resettle the 'refugees' in Turkey as they did in Afrin.”

The system in Rojava seen as a threat by Turkey

Underlining that Erdogan sees the democratic, feminist, ecological system in Rojava as a threat to himself, Bookchin said: “We clearly see that Erdogan has trampled on human rights. Western state leaders should today be ashamed to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine, while at the same time remaining silent about Erdogan's attacks on the Kurdish people and Rojava. We will continue to fight. We hope that we will succeed in the coming period in order to change the political approach of the West to the region.”