Al-Thalaj: Turkey seeks to replace Syrian currency in occupied areas

The Turkish occupation continues with Turkification operations in the occupied territories, starting with the processes of demographic change and raising the Turkish flags, and ending with the imposition of the Turkish currency in these areas.

In a new step added to the Turkish operations followed for some time in the Syrian regions and towns occupied by Turkey and its mercenaries, the so-called "Supply Department in Azaz and its countryside" on September 7, 2020, gave the merchants in Souk al-Hal (vegetables markets) in the city ten days to start dealing in Turkish lira instead of the lira. And threatened those who deal in the Syrian pound with accountability.

The matter is shameful

About this, Ibrahim al-Thalaj, a member of the leadership committee of the Modernity and Democracy Party, said: “When the Syrian people's revolution was launched in 2011, its goals were clear and explicit, and that is to achieve freedom, justice, dignity and democracy for the Syrian people. Among its goals was preserving the unity of Syria, both land and people, but unfortunately. There are regional countries that have tried to impose their own agendas on the Syrians, and these countries have their own projects and goals, and unfortunately what is happening in glory from the attempt to replace the Syrian currency with a Turkish currency is very unfortunate."

"They have linked themselves to external agendas."

Al-Thalaj explained, "We hoped that the neighbor, Turkey, would preserve the unity of Syria, but what happened is the exact opposite, the replacement of the Syrian pounds is not a solution. There are some forces that linked their fate to foreign agendas, and those who called themselves the opposition sold themselves and exaggerated a lot in distancing themselves from the Syrian issue, and trying Implementing other agendas that do not concern the Syrian people and their revolution, and we tell these people where you are going, you must return to your national values from which you launched in 2011. "

"Scary and suspicious"

Al-Thalaj added, "Replacing the Syrian currency with Turkish is suspicious and scary, we Syrians ask them why this behavior? What is the benefit of it? The Syrian currency is not linked to a specific system or category, it is the currency of the Syrian people, linked to the history and life of the Syrian people, and even if this currency is collapsing, but It is part of the economy of the Syrian people, and part of the components of the Syrian state. We have great concerns about replacing the Syrian currency with Turkey. "

Will Turkey annex the occupied territories?

Regarding Turkey’s objectives in this regard, Ibrahim al-Thalaj said, “The northern regions of Syria occupied by Turkey are Syrian areas whose inhabitants are Syrians, and what Turkey is doing in exchanging the Turkish currency and other practices that have preceded it raises our concerns. Does Turkey want to annex these areas to it, we refuse this behavior. "

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ANHA