Edward Dark, an activist from Aleppo and editor of the website Syrialeaks, said that Syrians perceive Turkey as a model they should follow, "especially in terms of its secular political system of democracy and strong economy".
Edvard Dark, aktivista iz Alepa i urednik veb sajta Sirijaliks izjavio je da Sirijci vide Tursku kao model koji bi trebalo da prate, „posebno u smislu sekularnog političkog sistema demokratije i jake ekonomije“.