Speaker of the Turkish Grand National Assembly Kurtulmuş: Those Syrians who want to stay have a place above our heads.

TBMM President Numan Kurtulmuş stated regarding the developments in Syria, "Just as Turkey kept its doors open to those fleeing from Assad's bombs, torture, oppression, and tyranny, its stance is clear from now on. We will provide all kinds of support to ensure the safe and voluntary return of Syrians. But for those who want to stay here, there is a place above our heads."

KURTULMUŞ'S "SYRIA" STATEMENT

TBMM President Numan Kurtulmuş made evaluations on the agenda during a program he attended on Kanal 7 television. Addressing the events in Syria, Kurtulmuş stated that they will continue to host Syrians who wish to stay in Turkey.

"NO NATION COULD WITHSTAND SUCH A LARGE INFLUX OF REFUGEES"

Kurtulmuş said: "In no part of the world, no nation could withstand millions of people from a nation that we consider our brothers, friends, and share many cultural commonalities. However, there were days at the border gates when tens of thousands of Syrians entered Turkey. For instance, cities like Kilis and Gaziantep received more Syrians than Kilis's population. There were times when there were 400-500 thousand Syrians in Gaziantep. In other words, no nation could withstand such a large influx of refugees."

"THERE IS A PLACE ABOVE OUR HEADS FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO STAY"

Just as Turkey kept its doors open to those fleeing from Assad's bombs, torture, oppression, and tyranny, its stance is clear from now on. We will provide all kinds of support to ensure the safe and voluntary return of Syrians. But for those who want to stay here, there is a place above our heads. It is also important that our President made this statement at the very beginning, just like the stance shown in the open-door policy. For those who want to stay, there is a place above our heads, but as you can see, people are returning in an environment of uncertainty; they do not know if their homes are intact or not, they do not know if their relatives are there or not, but ultimately, they have put the nightingale in a golden cage, saying 'my homeland, my homeland,' and these people have already set out to return to their homeland."