500,000 people took part in the pro-Palestinian march in Istanbul.

About 500,000 people in Istanbul took part in a pro-Palestinian rally in support of residents of the Gaza Strip. This was reported on January 1 by The Times of Israel newspaper.

The demonstrators waved Turkish and Palestinian flags, chanting "We will not be silent, we will not forget Palestine."

It is specified that representatives of more than 400 civil society organizations attended the rally, one of the organizers of which was Bilal Erdogan, the youngest son of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

"We pray that 2026 will bring good to our entire nation and the oppressed Palestinians," said Bilal Erdogan.

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At the same time, the movement mobilized about 7,000 fighters to regain control of the Gaza Strip.

Last October, thousands of people protested in support of the Gaza Strip in Sydney, Australia. It was clarified that, according to the organizers, 30 thousand people took part in the action. Then the protesters marched through the blocked streets of the city, holding Palestinian flags in their hands.

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