RockyUndBullwinkle t1_iyb07p1 wrote on November 30, 2022 at 1:37 AM

Reply to comment by altahor42 in The head of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces said on Tuesday he still feared a Turkish ground invasion despite US assurances and has demanded a "stronger" message from Washington after seeing unprecedented Turkish deployments along the border by DoremusJessup

On the other hand, the Turks also repressed Kurdish language, dress, folklore, and names by law for decades so I’m not sure whether the referendums were genuine.

Imagine if your country signed a law that defined terrorism as "any kind of action with the aim of changing characteristics of the Republic". That essentially criminalizes political activism and many basic forms of expression.