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title: "Turkey, Kobane Canton In Talks Over Relocation Of Tomb, Hdp Deputy Says"
date: "2015-02-23 15:48:01"
author: "DHA"
tags: "İstanbul", "transfer", "Ankara"
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# Turkey, Kobane Canton In Talks Over Relocation Of Tomb, Hdp Deputy Says
\- Turkey’s military would not have been able to relocate the Tomb of Süleyman Şah without the blessings of Rojava’s Kobane canton, a senior executive of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) has indicated.
The People’s Protection Units (YPG) both provided security and opened a corridor for Turkish military troops the for evacuation of tomb, but the de facto relocation of the tomb to Ashme village west of Kobane would not have been possible without the canton’s permission, Nazmi Gür, the deputy co-leader of the HDP in charge of external affairs, told Hürriyet Daily News.
Ashme is a Kurdish village that was liberated from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants 10 days ago, and the transfer of Tomb of Süleyman Şah to the village was only possible because it was “based on an agreement with the Kobane administration” Gür said, stressing the necessity for “formal dialogue between Turkey and the Kobane canton.”
The process for the relocation of the tomb to Ashme is ongoing, according to Gür. “Preparations are continuing. There are talks with the Kobane canton” Gür said on Feb. 23. “The Kobane canton wants to enhance dialogue with Turkey.”
The HDP deputy recalled the expectation of both his party and the Democratic Union Party (PYD), the political wing of the YPG, that Ankara would “formally open the Mürşitpınar border crossing and enable a corridor” into Kobane, which would pave the way to provide assistance for the reconstruction of the canton.
Gün said the step was important for the security of Turkey, requiring Ankara to change its wrongful policies in the Middle East and Syria and strengthen its position in the region.
Enver Muslim, the head of the Kobane canton and a senior PYD official, is in Turkey, but he is yet to have any talks with Turkish officials since his presence in the country is related to a visa application to a European country, Gür said. “He does not have any other plans in regard to his presence in Ankara,” he added.  
However, Turkish officials “are having discussions” with the canton on the ground, the HDP deputy said.
