{"id":538854,"date":"2021-05-24T17:20:24","date_gmt":"2021-05-24T21:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=538854"},"modified":"2021-05-24T17:20:25","modified_gmt":"2021-05-24T21:20:25","slug":"fact-check-does-this-video-show-the-turkish-army-in-palestinian-territory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-video-show-the-turkish-army-in-palestinian-territory\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Does This Video Show The Turkish Army In Palestinian Territory?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-does-this-video-show-the-turkish-army-in-palestinian-territory%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=538854&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1229342830-scaled-e1621684021783.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>A video <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/olasukanmiarabmoney\/videos\/1736450889899482\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Facebook<\/a> purportedly shows Turkish military forces arriving in Palestinian territory.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Verdict: False<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The footage actually shows a military convoy in Turkey in 2018.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Fact Check:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Armed conflict broke out between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas earlier this month, the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/africa-middle-east-israel-palestinian-conflict-health-coronavirus-pandemic-41d515a273b54187d429887a3ae9d9e8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Associated Press<\/a> reported. A ceasefire between the two took effect early May 21, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2021\/05\/20\/israel-gaza-conflict-latest-updates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Washington Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The video in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/olasukanmiarabmoney\/videos\/1736450889899482\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 14 Facebook post<\/a> shows military vehicles rolling down a street with crowds on either side. One of the vehicles has a Turkish flag clearly displayed on it. At one point in the video, a man dressed in black can be seen standing on a vehicle while speaking.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlhamdulillah the Turkey Army has arrived in Palestine,\u201d the caption <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/olasukanmiarabmoney\/videos\/1736450889899482\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">claims<\/a> the video shows. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2021\/05\/19\/fact-check-egypt-palestinian-flag-pyramids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Does This Image Show Egypt Projecting The Palestinian Flag Onto The Pyramids?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In reality, the event depicted in the footage didn\u2019t take place in Palestinian territories or Israel. The Turkish news outlets <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iha.com.tr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ihlas News Agency<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/aksutvhaber\/about\/?ref=page_internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aksu TV Haber<\/a> posted videos of the same event from different angles on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ihacomtr\/videos\/1291419517626934\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=l1S95T3hssE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a>, respectively, on Feb. 13, 2018. The two outlets reported in the captions that the videos showed people in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Kahramanmara%C5%9F,+Turkey\/@36.9327682,36.4140179,8.21z\/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x152dddbc3d7a1a47:0x8e9bdcea1291516f!8m2!3d37.5752755!4d36.9228223\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kahramanmaras<\/a>, Turkey, bidding farewell to a military convoy that would proceed to the border for Operation Olive Branch.<\/p>\n<p>The man dressed in black who appears to be speaking atop the military vehicle can be seen in all three videos. Also visible in the videos is a storefront of the Turkish cellphone operator <a href=\"https:\/\/www.turkcell.com.tr\/english-support\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Turkcell<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Launched in January 2018, the Turkish military\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-turkey\/airstrikes-pound-syrias-afrin-as-turkey-launches-operation-olive-branch-idUKKBN1F90RS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Operation Olive Branch<\/a> sought to remove the Kurdish militia group YPG from the Syrian city of Afrin and surrounding areas, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-middle-east-43447624\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BBC News<\/a>. Forces supported by Turkey gained complete control of Afrin\u2019s center in March of that year, the outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-middle-east-43447624\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Check Your Fact didn\u2019t find any evidence in media reports of a Turkish military convoy entering Palestinian territory <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=Turkey+military+Palestinian+2021&amp;ei=9JerYPnrF_Ln_QaBlqzIAQ&amp;oq=Turkey+military+Palestinian+2021&amp;gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAM6BwgAEEcQsAM6BQghEKABOggIIRAWEB0QHlCdkAFYhJcBYLKaAWgCcAJ4AIABgAGIAZUEkgEDNS4xmAEAoAEBqgEHZ3dzLXdpesgBCMABAQ&amp;sclient=gws-wiz&amp;ved=0ahUKEwj5tZP7pOLwAhXyc98KHQELCxkQ4dUDCA4&amp;uact=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">in May 2021<\/a> or as part of Operation Olive Branch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=Turkey+military+Palestinian+%22Operation+Olive+Branch%22&amp;ei=CZirYOLMCY7H_Qb0oKT4CQ&amp;oq=Turkey+military+Palestinian+%22Operation+Olive+Branch%22&amp;gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAMyBQgAEM0COgcIABBHELADOggIIRAWEB0QHjoFCCEQoAE6BwghEAoQoAE6BQghEKsCUJdjWKmeAWDooAFoAnACeACAAbsBiAHUFJIBBDMwLjGYAQCgAQGqAQdnd3Mtd2l6yAEIwAEB&amp;sclient=gws-wiz&amp;ved=0ahUKEwii9YaFpeLwAhWOY98KHXQQCZ8Q4dUDCA4&amp;uact=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">in 2018<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan recently criticized President Joe Biden\u2019s administration\u2019s approval of a potential $735 million arms sale to Israel, Reuters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/turkeys-erdogan-condemns-biden-approval-arms-sales-israel-2021-05-17\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a>. Erdogan had previously advocated that action be taken against Israel amid its recent conflict with Hamas, according to the news organization.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video shared on Facebook purportedly shows Turkish military forces arriving in Palestinian territory.Verdict: False The footage actually shows a military convoy in Turkey in 2018. 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