“Iskenderun in the Middle of Turkish Revolution”

PARIS- Syrian Students National Union (NUSS) in cooperation with the Syrian community in Paris, recently organized a symposium entitled “Iskenderun is a part of Syria in the Middle of the Turkish Revolution” at the Syrian Cultural Centre in Paris. A number of French citizens, independent journalists, and professors attended the symposium.

Belgian journalist of Iskenderun origin Bahar Kimyongür  said: “The Turkish revolution is a result of the failure of Erdogan’s  policy in the previous period since he divested Turkey from secularism on which modern Turkey is based “.

Kimyongür clarified that Erdogan has gone far away from merciful Islam which most of Turks believe in.  He also declared that there are “ships putting their loads of Jihadists in Turkey so that these jihadists infiltrate into Syria”.

The journalist stressed that Turks, in their various spectrum, reject the role played by Erdogan’s government against Syria especially after the Rihania explosions that revealed his government dishonesty and lies “.

 The Belgian journalist warned against the spread of American and European training camps in Antakya, but he pointed out that there are some signs that the USA intends to get rid of Erdogan after his defeat in Syria.

For his part Jumaa Bassam Tahhan, an expert of Syrian origin and who is a specialist in global espionage issues, assured that turning Taqsim square into a trading center is a big challenge to the leftist Turkish parties, particularly because this is the square where tens of protesters, supporting these parties, were killed during the demonstrations that swept Turkey in the seventies of last century.

From his part, retired General  and Strategic Advisor, specialized in international terrorism and espionage affairs Alan Korfez, confirmed that Syria is being exposed to a global conspiracy by 29 Arab and foreign countries, noting that a large number of  mercenaries, who entered Syria, are funded by Qatar , Saudi Arabia in cooperation with Turkey with the aim of undermining the Syria-backed resistance project.

Other participants emphasized  that the Turkish Taqsim revolution will continue till the downfall of Erdogan. They stressed that Syria’s success in creating a giant market, spreading from the Arabian Gulf to northern Turkey and Iran, is considered a threat to America’s economic interests in the region.

N.H. Khider