Let No One Else Die like the Syrians

The positive effects of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's visit to Reyhanlı continue.
 
His sensible words in Reyhanlı calmed the fears of Syrians living there. Let's listen to words from local Syrians in interviews Feyyat Özyazar held with them after the prime minister's visit to Reyhanlı:
 
“We had been missing such a democracy. You should be proud of the situation in which you live. The state president of our own country shoots and kills us. In your country, your prime minister comes to support you. He helps heal your wounds. Our state has destroyed our homes and businesses. If it were possible, we would return in health to our country and rebuild it all. In your country, it is terror that has destroyed your homes. But just a few days later, your state compensated these losses. And suddenly, everything was as it had been before. Everything was good again. See, this is the difference between us.”
 
“I saw on television those who were responsible for this terrible event in Reyhanli. These people will be thrown in prison and will pay a price for their actions. In Syria, people like this are hung right away in city squares. In fact, those responsible for these events will even get lawyers. Their families will even get to visit them. In prison, they will eat meals and bathe. … In Syria, the families of people like those responsible for the explosions like those in Reyhanlı are decimated. Even the children of those families are viewed as future suspects, unable to find work at official jobs, always tied to the crime carried out by their relative. So in Syria, a crime can bring down an entire family.”
 
“Following the attacks in Reyhanlı, we were able to neither go to the stores nor to work for exactly three weeks. I would send my 15-year-old son to go get bread. He would do that and hurry home. But our money was insufficient.  All used up on rent, electricity, water, gas. The prime minister made us happy though. The people of Reyhanlı supported us. Our neighbors have supported us. And through it all, we are a bit better now. My husband works as a day laborer, and my daughter and I work in the fields. We are all able to go outdoors once again. There is no more fear and worry left in Reyhanlı. We are poor people who have fled from bombs, hunger, and absolute poverty. We came here to save ourselves. We are not to blame for what happened.” 
 
“When Turkish flags were hung from work places and homes around us in the wake of the bombs, we also wanted to hang a Turkish flag. So we asked around for a flag, and were given one. After all, Turkey is our second home, why shouldn't we fly a Turkish flag? The state flag that protects our lives and honor is our flag too. We have shared so much with Turkish people. We have shared our troubles as well as our secrets with Turks. You are so much better than we are right now. If the same things happened to you, we wouldn't show you the same love and concern you showed us here. May Allah allow no one to experience these things. In the past, we behaved with tyranny towards the Iraqis. We did not show them as much interest and concern as you are showing us.  We didn't open our doors to them as you have to us. You are much better people than we are. The pain in Reyhanlı is really so great. I do understand your feelings. I respect those who react negatively to us. But really, we have no sin here. The real problem is making us leave Reyhanlı, and then targeting Turks. They succeeded at this in a short time. But you are all compassionate, sensible, patient, mature people.”
 
“In Turkey, there are state ceremonies for martyrs. Visits are made to families. Financial assistance is given. The municipalities help in every possible way. In Syria, when you die, your body might just lie there for days, found later among the ruins of some building. So I understand the pain here. When the day comes, everyone dies. But I beg Allah not to allow anyone else to die the way Syrians have been dying.”