Fact Check: Turkey hoists its flag in Damascus, Syria? Know how true this video is

New Delhi: Relations between Syria and Türkiye have been full of turmoil for a long time. Since the Syrian civil war began in 2011, Türkiye has been supporting opposition groups fighting against the Syrian government. Amidst the news of conflict, some misleading news and videos about these two countries are also going viral on social media. A video is being shared on Twitter claiming that Turkish invaders have hoisted their flag in Damascus, Syria. During investigation by the alert team, this claim was found to be misleading.

What is the claim with the video?

This video has been posted on Twitter with the handle Syrian Girl. The Turkish flag is being hoisted in the video. Posting the video, the handle reads, ‘Turkish invaders have hoisted their flag in Damascus, Syria.’ This post has been reposted by 296 people. See the tweet-

The same tweet has also been made from the handle named XCOP-

What is the truth of the video?

To find out the truth behind this video, when its screen shot was searched through Google reverse image search, we found a link to the news of ‘TurkeyToday.com’ website. This link also contains the same video which is being shared on social media. The heading of the news is- Turkish Embassy in Damascus reopened after 12 years. Click here to see the news

The news reads, ‘Turkey has reopened its embassy in Damascus, Syria after 12 years. The Turkish flag was raised on 14 December 2024. This happened after the fall of the Ba’ath Party regime in Syria. This move marks a major change in relations between Türkiye and Syria. Türkiye will now try to help in the reconstruction of Syria.

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According to the news, ‘Turkey closed its embassy in 2012 due to increasing tension in Syria. At that time civil war broke out in Syria. Now the embassy is reopening after the fall of the Ba’ath Party regime. Pictures of flag hoisting at the Turkish Embassy in Damascus have also surfaced. Turkish news agency AA has released these pictures. The ceremony took place at 5:34 pm on 14 December 2024. See the post of Turkish news agency AA-

conclusion

The video of Turkish flag being hoisted is being viral on social media with misleading claims. This video is of the Turkish Embassy in Damascus, Syria, which was reopened after 12 years. During investigation by the alert team, the viral claim was found to be misleading.