Rally held to show support for Turkish military operation in SyriaColonel Halil Akar ( C ) collects applications from Eastern Turkistani people to join the Turkish army and fight in the Turkish operation in Syria , during a rally in Istanbul , Turkey , 22 January 2018 . According to media reports , the Turkish army is conducting an operation named ' Operation Olive Branch ' in Syria ' s northern regions against the Kurdish Popular Protection Units ( YPG ) forces which control the city of Afrin . According to YPG media channels , bombings by the Turkish military killed at least 10 people earlier on the same day . Turkey classifies the YPG as a terrorist organization . EPA / ERDEM SAHIN ▶ 기사 제보 및 문의 ▶ 기자 와 1 : 1 채팅    ▶ 평창동 계 올림픽 영상 공모전