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."
TWEET: Jerusalem protest in Istanbul
TWEET: Thousands take part in anti-Israel and anti-US protests on Istanbul's Istiklal Street
TWEET: Jerusalem protests
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"
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.”