Thousands rally across Turkey to show solidarity with Palestinians, call for action
As we’ve been watching those horrific scenes come out of Gaza in the last few hours, thousands of people have gathered across Turkey in sporadic protests – the largest one [is] … in front of the Israeli consulate here in the city of Istanbul.
People have been coming in the last few hours as they’re hearing the news. They’re coming out in the streets to show their solidarity, show their anger, to vent [over] what they call their frustration for the inaction of not just their country, but the entire Muslim world.
And these protests have continued throughout Friday.
These protesters standing outside the Israeli consulate [are] chanting slogans in favour of Palestinians, in favour of Gaza, against Israel, and also urging their government to do more. There have been fiery speeches here by various leaders.
It is past midnight here in Istanbul and the number of people and the chants that we’ve been hearing here continue to grow.
Demonstrators gather after Friday prayers in solidarity with Palestinians in Istanbul, Turkey [Dilara Senkaya/Reuters]
