ŞENGAL, SOUTHERN KURDISTAN
Şengal Democratic Autonomy Assembly decided to boycott Turkish goods at a meeting organized on 7 November. A committee was set up to make the public aware and informed about the boycott.
After a week of work, the boycott campaign was launched on 13 November. The campaign is being carried out in Sinune, Xanesor and many villages in addition to the city center.
In cities and villages, leaflets were distributed inviting the people to join the boycott.
Speaking to RojNews, Sinune People’s Assembly Co-President, Xwedêda Eliyas, said that they visited local residents and tradesmen and asked them not to buy or sell Turkish goods. Eliyas said “to buy Turkish goods, is to support the occupation.”
A citizen named Omer Mirad stated that they found the boycott campaign positive and said, “We hope that this campaign will continue and that Turkish products will no longer be purchased.” Mirad underlined the need to focus on local production and stated that they have all the basic products they need in Şengal.
The campaign to boycott Turkish goods is continuing intensively, especially in Southern Kurdistan. The campaign launched after the Turkish state’s invasion attacks on Rojava on 9 October spread to many cities, while tradesmen and residents began to give priority to local products and production from other countries.
