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sons and police. The report emphasizes that the practices in question
are worrisome. 5

On that basis, it is very important to properly assess the fact that
Kurdish people living there have been fleeing to Turkey to get away
from persecution by the PYD since 2011. The wretched people there are
trying to escape a Leninist terror organization that has declared control
over the region. The fact that they prefer to go to Turkey and know
they will be safe there should be an important sign for the West, which
either distorts or fails to grasp the situation. Turkey proudly and
lovingly embraces all those who flee to her and stood up for these Kur-

The criticisms of Turkey on the subject of Kobane are all logically flawed. Of course
Turkey will not support the PKK in Kobane. At the same time, however, Turkey has
done what no other state in the world has done, admitting the entire population of
Kobane and even literally building a town for them. The Turkish people and military
have mobilized to ensure the comfort of our Kurdish brothers from Kobane. Syrian
Kurds shed tears of joy, not solely because they had escaped ISIL, but also because
they had escaped the PYD and were now in safety on Turkish soil.

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