The violence intensified this week following allegations of the molestation of a 7-year-old Syrian girl in Kayseri on Sunday. The incident sparked retaliation against Syrians in multiple cities, resulting in widespread property damage and assaults. At the same time Turkish trucks and soldiers were attacked in Turkish-occupied Syrian Areas.
Violent protests erupted in Syria’s northwestern regions controlled by Turkey, leading to clashes between armed demonstrators and Turkish forces in Afrin, leaving seven dead and over 20 injured. In Antalya, a 17-year-old Syrian, Ahmet Handan El Naif, was killed by a fascist mob.
Turkish intelligence also captured Protestors in northern Syria who burned the Turkish flag and forced them to appologize and kiss the Turkish flag and humiliate them.
In a recent speech, President Erdoğan blamed groups linked to "terrorist organizations" for the unrest, vowing to expose those responsible. “We will not give in to racist vandalism,” Erdoğan declared.
Erdoğan said last Friday that a meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to restore bilateral relations was possible. Turkey had severed ties with Syria after the Syrian civil war in 2011 and supported the rebels who wanted to topple Assad.