Turkish youth joins extremist groups in Syria

Young people from the southern cities of Turkey go to war in Syria to fight against the government of that country.

"Hundreds of young Turkish citizens have joined the radical extremist groups, including Al-Qaida, to fight against the regime of Bashar al-Assad," a Turkish radical newspaper reported. According to the report, about 200 young people aged between 18 to 30 went to Syria from the Adiyaman province, Bingul, Bitlis, Boatman, Shanley, Orff and Diyarbakir. In order to earn money and to join jihad Turkish youth joins extremist groups "Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant " (Ash- Sham) and anti-Nusra in the cities of Aleppo and Damascus. "Some fathers of these young men have gone to Syria in search of their children. Several organizations in the border cities of Turkey are brainwashing young people by showing them extremist films and encourage them to fight against the Syrian government," the newspaper writes.