Private sources told North Press on Saturday that a tribal meeting held in the city of Serekaniye/Ras al-Ain, north of Hasakah, arranged and under the direct supervision of Turkish intelligence, ended in failure following sharp disagreements between tribal sheikhs and notables over Turkish proposals to purchase homes and lands belonging to Kurdish residents displaced from the city.
According to the sources, some notables rejected the proposal, while others expressed their approval. This led to a split that prevented any agreement. The meeting, held a few days ago, ended without results.
The meeting comes in the context of repeated Turkish attempts to impose a tribal or social character on its policies in the areas it controls in northern Syria, particularly in Serekaniye, where Ankara is accused of seeking to establish a new reality by supporting the purchase or confiscation of property belonging to indigenous people.
Local observers believe that the failure of the recent meeting reveals the extent of the division within the tribal structure regarding engagement with Turkish policies. Human rights sources consider these meetings a “formal cover” for broader plans aimed at depriving displaced residents of the right to return to their homes and lands.
Turkey and its affiliated Syrian armed factions took control of Serekaniye and Tal Abyad in October 2019 following a military operation, resulting in the displacement of tens of thousands of Kurdish residents from their areas. Since then, human rights reports have emerged of widespread violations and property confiscations, amid efforts to alter the demographic makeup of the region.
تركيا تسعى لشراء أراضٍ يملكها الكرد في سري كانيه (رأس العين) عبر وسطاء
