On Friday, I visited the refugee camp in Diyarbakır where the majority of the Yazidis live - a people who escaped from the incursion of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) in the northern Iraqi town of Sinjar and took refuge in Turkey two months ago. The main camp, which hosts 4,300 refugees including 1,700 children in 600 tents, was established on a plantation that is used as a picnic area. A total of 100 tents were provided by the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency of Turkey (AFAD), while the remainder was supplied by the Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality and some nongovernmental organizations. However, they are inadequate in number. Some families are living under trees, while the winter is quickly approaching. It is almost impossible to live in a tent under harsh winter conditions, much less under a tree. When I asked a municipal official what they will do about this situation, he said container houses are needed and that governmental support is essential.The second refugee center in Diyarbakır is a university building that is allocated to the Diyarbakır Chamber of Commerce. This one is smaller and has a total capacity of hosting 157 people including 77 children, 40 women and 40 men. Those who are in a tighter spot are taken to this camp where they are rendered services by the Chamber of Commerce. When I entered the building, women and children suddenly gathered around me. Against all odds, there was a vivid smile on their faces. A woman in a red dress caught my eye; when I asked her what she had experienced, she started to vocally say, "They [ISIS] suddenly came and attacked everywhere and all of us. They abducted women and youth and shot 200 children dead in front of our eyes."It is beyond the understanding of a human being to fathom ISIS's brutality as it is an army of monsters that supposedly oppresses people for the sake of religion. One cannot help but think that, after hearing about events such as this, whether this is the end of humanity. After visiting the camps, I met with the Agriculture Minister Mehdi Eker, who was reviving the deep-rooted tradition of the watermelon festival - a good way to occupy Diyarbakır with liveliness and happiness instead of terrorism, grief and death.The grim reality of refugees prevails the city. No ministers have visited the camp so far, and when I asked for an explaination, Eker told me that the municipality literally kidnapped these people from the hands of the state and did not send them to the camp designated by AFAD in Mardin's Midyat. The reason for this is because the Midyat camp is where Arabs stay and Yazidis do not want to stay with Arabs. When I shared this with Eker and Diyarbakır's new governor, they said that they respect the sensitivity of the Yazidis and would see what they can do.The day after, Eker amended his schedule and visited the camp, holding conversations with Yazidis victimized by ISIS and shared their sorrow to show that the Turkish state was on their side.Following this meeting, I met with the minister, who was deeply concerned about these people's troubles, and I gained the impression that the state would embark upon building a container city for them. While the fire in the Middle East grows every passing day, it poses great problems for Turkey, a country that is already at stake. Despite all the challenges, the state is embracing everyone without discrimination.Initiating and maintaining an influential dialogue is very important in order to avoid any misunderstandings. The misperception that the Turkish state does not help the Yazidis has obviously flourished through the lack of dialogue and understanding. Mehdi Eker has taken the first initiative in order to disprove these arguments and to prove that the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) lends a helping hand to everyone indiscriminately. Now, these steps should be fruther maintained and bolstered.