The Ministry took action! Insolent attack on the Turkish flag will not go unpunished.

The Minister of Justice, Yılmaz Tunç, announced that an investigation has been initiated by the Ankara Public Prosecutor's Office regarding the attacks on the Turkish flag in the areas of Syria that have been cleared of terrorism, as seen in the images on social media.

Minister Tunç stated in his social media post that images of attacks on the Turkish flag in the northern part of Syria under the control of the Turkish Armed Forces were circulating on social media platforms.

INVESTIGATION INITIATED REGARDING THE UGLY ATTACK

Tunç stated that an investigation has been initiated ex officio by the Ankara Public Prosecutor's Office under Article 300/1 of the Turkish Penal Code, which regulates the crime of "insulting the symbols of state sovereignty," and said, "Disrespect and ugly attacks on our glorious Turkish flag, which gets its color from the blood of our esteemed martyrs, are unacceptable."

WHAT HAPPENED?

Following the incident of a 5-year-old girl being sexually abused by a foreign national in the Melikgazi district of Kayseri the previous evening, the events that started in the city spread to the other side of the border. Incidents occurred in the areas of Syria that are under the control of the Turkish military through the Euphrates Shield and Peace Spring Operations. In a video shared on social media, provocateurs were seen trying to enter a building used by the Turkish army, while the soldiers tried to disperse the demonstrators by firing warning shots into the air. The footage also showed attacks on Turkish trucks and vehicles with Turkish license plates, as well as disrespectful attacks on Turkish flags.