The New York Times recently published an article by Meysa Abdo, one of the female commanders of the People's Protection Units (YPG), who asserted in her opinion article that Turkey has displayed an indifferent and inhibitive attitude towards the Kobani siege. The number of Syrian Kurds welcomed by Turkey in just three days last month exceeded the number of Syrian refugees taken in by EU countries over the last three years. However, the article does not mention the 200,000 refugees from Kobani and its neighborhood taking asylum in Turkey, as well as the 855 injured YPG militants that were cared for in Turkey's hospitals.On the day this article, which claimed that Turkey has allowed ISIS weapons to cross over despite not presenting any tangible evidence for the claim, was published, 155 peshmerga with heavy weapons from the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government were preparing to enter Kobani from our border, in the company of Turkish intelligence officials, to fight against ISIS. Kobani has been near the top of the news agenda for many Western media outlets since ISIS besieged the town. The siege has arguably drawn more attention than the cities frequently terrorized by the al-Assad regime, which has caused the death of nearly 300,000 people, 30,000 through torture and chemical weapons and still murders, on average, 100 civilians a day. The paradox can be summed up by a bitter Syrian joke currently doing the rounds:-Where is Syria?-Just south of Kobani.Turkey has not been indifferent to this humanitarian tragedy. It argued that the al-Assad regime must be urgently overthrown because a leader engaging in a massacre cannot have legitimacy. Turkey also showed exceptional hospitality to the Syrian people in terms of humanitarian help, taking in millions and spending billions. Nearly half of Syrian refugees are residing, receiving education or working in Turkey. But Turkey also tried not to actively involve itself in the war at the same time. It did not provide military aid or heavy weapons like Iran and Russia. Because getting involved in a war that is ongoing in a country that has a huge border with Turkey could undermine the stability of the country.Consequently, Turkey refrained from jumping into a war with a shortsighted plan that does not include the fight against the Assad regime on its agenda, which was the main source of the rise of ISIS. Moreover, Turkey did not omit the YPG from the list of terrorists or equip them with heavy weapons because the YPG, which is currently fighting in Kobani, is a wing of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). And the PKK did not remove its militants from Turkey though the resolution process requires it. It is not certain whether those weapons will one day be turned against Turkey. This thought is not unfair, as the PKK killed three Turkish soldiers only two days ago.However, articles that charge Erdoğan with hating Kurds have appeared in some Western media outlets recently. Interestingly, in a news video by ISIS showing the hostage John Cantile, Cantile said, "Kurd-hating Turkish President Erdoğan." How refreshing to see PKK media outlets, the New York Times, the Guardian and ISIS reaching the same conclusion.All joking aside, Turkey abstained from a military operation in Tall Abyad, another Syrian city across from the Turkish border that was invaded by ISIS in January. For the same reasons, the country refrains from direct intervention in Kobani. But it is evident that the country has been more generous to Kobani in terms of military and weapon aid. In reality, the charge of "enter Kobani or you are a Kurd-hater" is neither realistic nor right. If Erdoğan were hostile to Kurds, he would not have taken the bravest steps in the Kurdish issue in the Republic's history. He negotiated with the PKK, welcomed Kurdish refugees and gave YPG militants access to treatment in Turkey. Everyone is trying to attribute a certain position to Turkey by manipulating the condition of the Kurds. Turkey, meanwhile, struggles to find its way in the middle of this turmoil without compromising its inner peace.