Many Turks, at home and abroad, feel misunderstood. The Syrian offensive is intended to ease matters and does not constitute ethnic cleansing, they claim. They also say there is no racism in Turkey. This is a misrepresentation of the situation, says Tayfun Guttstadt in his contribution to the debateMore
![Syrian music band from Ottoman Aleppo, mid 18th century, by Alex. Russel, M.D. 1794. The Chamber Music drawn from life, as described by Russel, "the first is a Turk of lower class, he beats the Diff [Daff]. The person next to him is an ordinary Christian and plays the Tanboor. The middle figure is a Dervish, he is playing the Naie [Nay]. The fourth is a Christian of middle rank, he plays the Kamangi. The last man, he beats the Nakara with his fingers in order to soften the the sound for the voice, but the drum sticks appear from under his vest" (source: Wikipedia.org: Public Domain)](https://en.qantara.de/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/uploads/2020-12/aleppomusic.jpg?itok=DhZPGudX "Syrian music band from Ottoman Aleppo, mid 18th century, by Alex. Russel, M.D. 1794. The Chamber Music drawn from life, as described by Russel, \"the first is a Turk of lower class, he beats the Diff [Daff]. The person next to him is an ordinary Christian and plays the Tanboor. The middle figure is a Dervish, he is playing the Naie [Nay]. The fourth is a Christian of middle rank, he plays the Kamangi. The last man, he beats the Nakara with his fingers in order to soften the the sound for the voice, but the drum sticks appear from under his vest\" (source: Wikipedia.org: Public Domain)")
