Turkey installs security system on Syria’s Afrin border

HATAY, TURKEY - JANUARY 19: Turkey has installed an electronic security system in its southernmost Hatay province on the border with Afrin, a Syrian town presently under the control of the terrorist PYD/PKK, military sources said. Having successfully passed the initial tests by the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK), the first phase of the “Kayi Border Security System” project has now been activated, the source said on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on speaking to the media. Developed by the Undersecretariat for Defence Industries, the system is being installed along a 40-km (24.8-mile) segment of the border with Afrin, and currently the initial 20-km (12.4-mile) part has been completed, the source said, adding that the project would cover the entire borderline with Syria.Entirely Turkish-made, the system immediately alerts the command center when drones, vehicles or humans are approaching the border. The cameras automatically focus on potentially threatening objects and all videos and images recorded at the border are gathered in the center. The system is capable of immediately notifying security forces against all kinds of threats.In case of an attack, the Stabilized Advanced Remote Weapon Platform (SARP), manufactured by Turkey’s major defense company Aselsan, immediately pinpoints the precise location of the attack. The weapon platform then automatically locks on to the target, awaiting the order to shoot.The enhanced detection capabilities of the system also include underground sensors that can detect any object approaching the border as well as all attempts to dig underground tunnels.The installment of the top-notch security system comes as a substantial contribution on top of the construction of a modular wall being erected to prevent all cross-border infiltrations from Syria. (Footage by Erdal Turkoglu/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)