The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

Over 21 months, Turkish forces refrain from paying rent of the land on which observation post established in Murek

Turkish forces, stationed at observation posts and military bases in north Syria, still refrain from paying the rent of land where these posts and bases are located.

In Hama’s Murek, Turkey still evades paying the rent due of the land, which is owned by a man who is known by his initials as (M.M.), where Turkish forces have been stationed in their observation post for 21 months.

Uselessly, the landowner tried many times to get the land’s rent due, he got nothing but false promises.

Observatory sources reported early this year that Turkish forces, stationed at “Observation” post in the town of Morek in northern rural, continue to refrain from paying the rent of the land on which its post is located.

SOHR reliable sources confirmed that the Turks had not paid the land’s rents due for a year and a half to its owner (M.M.).

SOHR sources said “The land owner agreed with (Al Sham Corps) faction, which has strong ties to Turkey, that the lessee had to pay $700 for each dunam of land, however, nothing like this has happened, as the Turks have never paid the rents due. Moreover, the contract expired in early June and was not renewed despite the fact that Turkish forces remained in positions, but on the contrary, Turkish forces expanded their presences by taking more ground and starting cutting down pistachio trees.”

In many occasions, (M.M.) uselessly tried hard to collect his dues, every time “Turkish officers” told him that they had informed their leaders and awaiting a response. “The landowner complained to “Al Sham Corps” faction as it has strong ties to Turkey, but in vain”, SOHR sources added.

The ninth Turkish post in Murek was established to monitor the “ceasefire”. However, it monitored nothing over the past months, but the Russian and regime forces advances and capturing of the entire northern rural Hama which brought the post within the regime areas of influence.