istanbul-based revolutionary forces of syria show what appear to be turkish fighters advancing into a frame -- efraim>> most turks at -- appear to support. our correspondent in istanbul tells how all of branch is being perceived back home. >> war on every channel. the military operation in syria is the top story on television. very patriotic, hardly critical. it seems to support operation all of branch, and this teahouse no one thinks the offensive is a mistake. >> the terrorists were looking for an opportunity to divide the country, but we won't let them. >> we are fighting against isis and other groups. those who don't want to help us should at least not stand in our way. >> our army fighting in power and strength and i hope that with the help of a lot we will take home victory. >> we will win, i'm absolutely sure of it. >> turkish politicians agree and it's not just the ruling party that supports the offensive in syria. opposition leader says he also backs the operation as does the head of a new party that wants to challenge president erdogan in the next election. she tweeted she is praying for a

terrorists at least fifty one civilians including seventeen children have been killed in fighting near efraim stephanie checker joins us now from kilis on the turkey syria border so there's a lot to cover staff let's start with the operation in a frame what's the latest there that we know. well it's relatively quiet were in the same location as yesterday behind us i'll just get to show you where that intensive fighting was going on yesterday you can see the mountain you could probably see that white wall that so the wall turkey built with syria a lot of airstrikes there yesterday were shell artillery rocket fire going out from here to those locations we have seen some jets in the sky today we've heard some explosions in the distance but it's nothing as intense as it was yesterday what turkey is trying to do at the moment is to push the wipe away from its borders in that province but of course that has a toll there's been relentless shelling in some areas airstrikes of course and we do know civilians are being affected turkey says it's not targeting civilians it's only targeting white position