Pro-Palestinian protests continue in Istanbul after Friday's prayers

(20 Oct 2023)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Istanbul, Turkey - 20 October 2023
1. Various of protesters praying outside Beyazit mosque in Istanbul
2. Wide of protesters chanting UPSOUND (Arabic) "God is great," and holding a big Palestinian flag
3. Mid of protesters waving Palestinian flag and chanting UPSOUND (Turkish) " (Prophet) Muhammad's army filled Beyazit square."
4. Mid of protesters chanting UPSOUND (Turkish) "Damn Israel and it's collaborator USA."
5. Mid of protesters waving big flag and chanting UPSOUND (Turkish) "A salute to the resistance from Istanbul, to Gaza."
6. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Recep Goker, 65-year-old pensioner:
"Unfortunately, there is nothing we can do from here other than praying and saluting the resisting Hamas in Gaza. However, I believe that there is a lot we need to do. If 80 million of us gathered on all the streets, believe me, the Zionist murderers there would tremble with fear."
7. Mid of protesters praying
8. Close of protest
9. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Cengiz Ozdag, 53-year-old pensioner:
"We, as Muslims, as their (Palestinians) brothers, are here to support them. We are here to stop this oppression and genocide, and we are here to invite all Muslim states of the world to awaken."
10. Various of protesters burning an effigy of Benjamin Netanhayu, Israel's Prime Minister
11. Wide of protesters chanting UPSOUND (Turkish) "Murderer Israel, get out of Palestine."
12. Mid of protesters chanting UPSOUND (Turkish) "Eye to eye, blood to blood. Revenge, revenge."
13. Wide of protesters
14. Mid of a sit-in protest in Eminonu square in support of Palestinians, protesters reading the Quran, singing an Islamist song and waving Turkish and Palestinian flags
15. Mid of sitting protester, right, holding up sign reading (Turkish) "There is genocide in Gaza."
16. Mid of protester holding up sign reading (English) "This is a flagrant war crime!"
17. Mid of protester during sit-in
18. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Ayse Muzeyyen Tasci, protester:
"For 3 days, we will hold silent sit-in protests in every city of Turkey, especially in Istanbul. In this protest, we are calling out to the whole world. We are calling out to global organizations, the United Nations, politicians, everyone by saying 'Stop this massacre of women and children. Stop this genocide,' we are calling out to the whole world. As women with conscience, we want to appeal to the whole world."
19. Mid of protesters holding signs, sign in back reading (Turkish) "Landowners are returning to their home.", sign on left reading (Turkish) "Don't close your eyes to genocide.", sign on center reading (English) "Not settlers, occupiers!", and sign to right reading (English) "Imagine someone killing your children in front of your eyes."
20. Mid of protester holding up two signs that read (Turkish) "We are with you, Palestine, until Jerusalem is free."
21. Various of sit-in protesters

STORYLINE:
Thousands of people have staged protests outside mosques in Istanbul following Friday prayers on Friday, in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.

Protesters set an effigy of the Israeli prime minister and an Israeli flag on fire.

Those affiliated with Islamic groups, waved Turkish and Palestinian flags, held up placards and chanted slogans denouncing Israel's actions in Gaza.

"Stop the genocide!" and "Murderer Israel get out of Palestine" some of the placards read. About a dozen men, wearing red-stained doctors' coats, carried dolls depicting dead babies, to protest the hospital blast.



Israel withdrew its diplomats from Turkey on Thursday over security concerns, officials said.




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