ISTANBUL

The Turkish Defense Ministry announced on Tuesday that an investigation had been launched into a terrorist YPG-linked attack on the Turkish flag along the Nusaybin-Qamishli border line located between Syria and Türkiye.

“An administrative investigation has been launched into the attempt by terrorist organization sympathizers to cross the closed border gate in Nusaybin and the attack on our flag at the border gate,” said the ministry in a statement on the Turkish social media platform NSosyal.

Earlier, Türkiye's communications chief Burhanettin Duran called the attack on the Turkish flag an “open provocation targeting the nation’s peace,” adding that the action shows “dark forces aiming to sabotage the goal of a terrorism-free Türkiye.”

“Those who plan and execute such actions must know that every threat to the security of the Republic of Türkiye and every villainy against our sacred values will be met with the most resolute response,” he underlined.