Kobanê Canton Assembly Co-chair Leyla Ehmed said that with these attacks, the Turkish state actually wanted to create fear among the people and evacuate the region.

Speaking to ANF, Leyla Ehmed said that the Turkish state is not content with its occupation in Girê Spî, Afrin and Serêkaniyê, but wants to expand the occupation areas. Ehmed drew attention to the de-Kurdification policy in the occupied regions and continued as follows: “Turkey wants to expand these policies. To do this, it creates conspiracies on its own. The incident in Taksim was also a conspiracy to attack the region. We know very well that he has been preparing to attack for a year.”

Fears of our model

Leyla Ehmed underlined that the reason for the Turkish state becoming so aggressive is the fear of the Autonomous Administration model created by the philosophy of the democratic nation, and added: “Turkey knows that this model will also have an impact on Turkish society. It creates new scenarios every day and makes up new excuses to attack every day just to eliminate the Autonomous Administration model.”

International powers also responsible

Stating that international powers are also responsible for these attacks, Leyla Ehmed added: “Peoples here have paid a great price to fight against ISIS. We will never allow the Turkish state to invade these lands liberated by our children with their own blood. Our expectation from the international community is that they at least fulfil their ethical duties.”