As news continue to come through of yet other killings in Syria, Turkish foreign minister Ahmet Davutoðlu has confirmed that he will visit Syria next week. It is understood that the foreign minister will bring a critical messages to Syrian authorities. Prime Minister Erdoðan has said before that Turkey will not remain a bystander if the five-month crisis in Syria deepens.

“We have been very patient until now, waiting to see whether we can fix this; whether they will listen to what we have been saying,” Erdoðan said, “But our patience is running out now.”

Erdoðan said Davutoðlu will visit Syria on Tuesday. “He will talk with the government and convey our message in a determined manner,” he said. “The ensuing process will be shaped by the response we get.”

The prime minister reiterated that what happens in Syria is an “internal affair” for Turkey, not an issue of foreign policy, given the 850-kilometer border between the two countries and deep cultural, historical ties.

Once again the Prime Minister is using a double standard while talking about Syria. Indeed Erdoðan is not even mentioning the Iranian aggression on the border which has been going on for nearly three weeks. Erdoðan has many worries about the people of other countries and rightly so. The problem is that what amount to a political genocide against the Kurds is going on and getting worse and yet the Turkish Prime Minister is saying nothing and indeed is backing the ongoing repression.