Rally held to show support for Turkish military operation in SyriaAn Eastern Turkistani young man holds a banner that reads ' we are ready and waiting for the order ' while others hold flags and shout slogans in support of the Turkish military 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