<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">In an unexpected event, a character resembling Syrian President Bashar al-Assad appeared, sparking a wave of controversy and discussions in the media and social networking sites. </p><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:800/450;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/754cb5a6-7efc-441f-b842-a9feaffa1319.webp" ></figure><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:1600/900;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/3498b998-1863-4ba7-90eb-f604c5b1686f.webp" ></figure><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">Bashar al-Assad lookalike stirs controversy</span></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The lookalike, who was photographed in Türkiye, attracted attention due to his features being very similar to Assad's, which led many to wonder about the reason for his appearance and his possible use in media campaigns.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Comments varied between those who considered it a mere coincidence, and those who saw it as having certain political or social implications.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The video showed a man resembling a lion, and the camera captured him leaving a store in the Kurdish-majority city of Diyarbakir in southeastern Türkiye.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The video has garnered millions of views so far and has been widely circulated. </p><figure class="media"><oembed url="https://x.com/alaan_sa/status/1866394672341635507?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1866394672341635507%7Ctwgr%5E9a341055f1e6c386bc70e095ba5e8b371055cd2f%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eremnews.com%2Fentertainment%2Fn9i0iog"></oembed></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> It is noteworthy that Moscow had announced that it would grant asylum to Assad and his family, and the Kremlin said that this measure was a "personal decision" by President Vladimir Putin.</p>