The regime of Bashar al-Assad was overthrown at the end of the 13-year civil war in Syria. After the opposition forces took control of the capital, Damascus, people across the country took to the streets to celebrate, while Assad fled to Russia. INTERESTING MOMENTS IN MERSINAssad's overthrow was also met with joy by Syrians in Turkey. One of the provinces where Syrians took to the streets was Mersin. A Syrian who was touring the streets of Mersin on his motorcycle attempted to escape from a checkpoint upon seeing the police. At that moment, losing control of his speed, the individual drove his motorcycle towards the police and was fined. The Syrian motorcyclist, who shared the footage on his social media account, wrote, "we got fined."
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