Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş said in a speech at the Afyonkarahisar Civil Society Gathering that Israel is concerned about Türkiye’s efforts to create an environment of peace and solidarity in the region.
Kurtulmuş said, “Israel fears only Türkiye. It is concerned about the climate of peace and solidarity that Türkiye will create in the region. We must make this happen.”
Emphasis on regional unity
Kurtulmuş said that the region’s different ethnic communities were part of a shared civilizational heritage and noted that efforts to reunite communities dispersed by terrorism and conflict were continuing.
Kurtulmuş linked this process to the goal of “a Türkiye and a region free of terrorism,” saying that the scattered parts of the region were being brought together again.
Assessment of the SDF announcement
Numan Kurtulmuş said the announcement that the Syrian Democratic Forces had been dissolved as an organization was important, historic and valuable.
Kurtulmuş expressed hope that the process would continue following the announcement.