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 protestosuhttps://t.co/piThlUE51D pic.twitter.com/60VPGv50Qx
— Sputnik Türkiye (@sputnik_TR) 14 мая 2018 г.
TWEET: Jerusalem protest in Istanbul
İstiklal Caddesi’ndeki İsrail ve ABD karşıtı eylem birkaç bin kişinin katılımıyla gerçekleşti: pic.twitter.com/uNuAs0JnQs
— Elif Sudagezer (@elifsudagezer) 14 мая 2018 г.
TWEET: Thousands take part in anti-Israel and anti-US protests on Istanbul's Istiklal Street
Kudüs protestosu https://t.co/mvhHYSyYGH
— Elif Sudagezer (@elifsudagezer) 14 мая 2018 г.
TWEET: Jerusalem protests
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
— Elif Sudagezer (@elifsudagezer) 14 мая 2018 г.
TWEET: At the request of the Anatolia Youth Union hundreds of people gathered at Taksim Square in Istanbul at about 7:00 p.m. to come together to "stand beside free Jerusalem and against the US invasion and Israeli occupation"
— Elif Sudagezer (@elifsudagezer) 14 мая 2018 г.
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.”