Speaking at a meeting on the Middle East and Syria organized by the Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) Istanbul Political Academy, author Faik Bulut has said Turkey is trying to prevent Kurds from obtaining autonomy in Syria by stirring up war.

Despite all political pressure and arrests, the BDP Political Academy is continuing to work. The meeting on the Middle East and Syria was attended by a great number of BDP members.

“Turkey is uncomfortable with the fact that the Kurds obtained quite a lot of rights in Syria. Turkey, that seeks to establish some sort of authority over Syria, does not want that the Kurds in Syria establish an autonomous goverment which will be an example for the Kurds in Turkey,” said Bulut.

Bulut also noted that Syria is falling into and being pushed to a civil war and that the developments in Syria would greatly influence Turkey in a positive or negative way.