Thousands of people gathered at Taksim Square in Istanbul to protest the opening of the US Embassy in Jerusalem and the bloody clashes on the Gaza Strip during which dozens of Palestinians were killed and thousands wounded by Israeli forces on Monday.
Turkish protestors walked through Istanbul’s central streets carrying banners that read « Al Quds belongs to Palestinians, » the Arabic name of Jerusalem and Palestinian flags, they also chanted the slogans « Damn Israel! », « Damn America! », « Killer Israel and its accomplice the United States. »
İstanbul’da Kudüs protestosu https://t.co/piThlUE51D pic.twitter.com/60VPGv50Qx
İstiklal Caddesi’ndeki İsrail ve ABD karşıtı eylem birkaç bin kişinin katılımıyla gerçekleşti: pic.twitter.com/uNuAs0JnQs
Kudüs protestosu https://t.co/mvhHYSyYGH
Anadolu Gençlik Derneği’nin « ABD’nin İsrail işgalini resmileştirmeye yönelik hamlesine karşı Özgür Kudüs’ün yanında olmak için” bir araya gelme çağrısı üzerine yüzlerce kişi saat 19:00 itibarıyla İstanbul Taksim’de bulunan Tünel Meydanı’nda bir araya geldi. pic.twitter.com/3yfycFVIbG
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The demonstration in Istanbul was organized by the Anatolia Youth Union, the Memur-Sen trade union organization and the NGO Human Rights, and Humanitarian Aid Fund (IHH). The associations called on the residents of Istanbul to gather in Taksim Square in protest against the new US Embassy « aimed at legitimizing the Israeli occupation » and to support « free Jerusalem.”
