Turkish president's supporters deploy a giant portrait of Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Akçakale The Turkish president's supporters deploy a giant portrait of Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Akçakale, a day after the Syrian town of Tell Abyad, located just across the border, was taken by Ankara-backed fighters. Turkey continues its assault on Kurdish-controlled areas in northeastern Syria. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES