Thousands of protesters marched in Istanbul, Turkey, on Wednesday in support of Hamas terrorists and to condemn the killing of the Islamic fundamentalist group’s leader, Ismail Haniyeh. killed He was in Iran early Wednesday morning.
Turkish protesters I waved. A banner with a photo of Haniya and the words “Martyr Haniya, Jerusalem is our cause, your ways are our ways.”
Protesters declared their support for the brutal “resistance” in Gaza, waved Palestinian and Turkish flags and burned at least one Israeli flag.
Slogans such as “Killer Israel get out of Palestine” were shouted during the demonstrations. [sic]”Salute Hamas and continue the resistance,” and “The Zionist dogs will get their comeuppance.”
The demonstrations in Türkiye Adjusted Statements were issued via social media, including a joint statement by Palestinian activist groups, trade unions and Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AK), condemning Israel’s “destruction of Palestine.” [sic].”
Some protest groups called on Turkey to ban US and Israeli forces from using Incirlik Air Base, a NATO radar site and strategically important base in southern Turkey.
The protests have also included violence in Turkey’s eastern province of Batman, including attacks on stores and restaurants with ties to the US and Israel, including a Starbucks and a Burger King, where Turkish police investigated reports that mobs had attacked customers.
The pro-Hamas demonstrations were met with criticism from the Turkish government. Condemnation Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan responded to the “brutal attack in Tehran” by calling Haniyeh his “brother” on social media and calling the assassination a “despicable act.” He also suggested Turkey was prepared to invade Israel on behalf of the Palestinians.
